Lego ancient greek computer

Oldest computer recreated from Lego...

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1. jojotin 1 year ago

I bet that if the greek engineers from 100 bce would see this, they'd depressed. I can imagine their version took a bit more time than the lego one :D That's one hell of an intelligent and amazing lego construction >:)

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2. banzemanga 1 year ago

Wow, how the heck ancient Greek come up with the knowledge for such technology?

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3. datastreamdude 1 year ago

how cool that this design is 2000 years old, hard to believe almost.

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4. Platonic 1 year ago

if ancient Greeks had legos.... the world will be different :)
you can see also
The History of the Antikythera Mechanism (vid 5929)
Antikythera Mechanism (vid 5928)

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5. sltvtr 1 year ago

Sience is now the cover for grown-ups to play Lego? :)

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6. c0mmanderKeen 1 year ago

#1 I bet they'd be proud, seeing their device being reconstructed 2000 years later ! I'd be. What a legacy to leave behind !!!

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7. Reaperdaddy 1 year ago

@#2 the Predators explained them how, like they did for the azteks. (for cultural references ,check the movie Alien Vs Predator) ;)

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8. LeonPSP 1 year ago

Video is good but the music makes it 10 times more EPIC !

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9. MrGood 1 year ago

When can I buy the LEGO box set so I can make my own?

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10. irishgek 1 year ago

Wow lego never dull in the hands of a genius !

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11. Bream73 1 year ago

Hells yeah! Amazing piece of mechanical engineering for that time. And all to track the celestial events ...

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12. Rigel 1 year ago

the inception music multiplies the coolness of the video by over 9000

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13. Skeesicks 1 year ago

muusstt...buyyy...leeegoo....noooww

Man, I wish I had internets when I was 10 years old, bet I would have built some wicked stuff whit this kind of inspiration.

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14. medicino 1 year ago

Technology is in our genes.

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15. therippedpage 1 year ago

looks like lego has a new kit coming out

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16. Onlyodin 1 year ago

Prior art - this video is proof that lego was around 2000 years ago >:)