tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post1022048615247342832..comments2024-03-28T16:31:54.494-04:00Comments on Borepatch: We can build it better ... out of LegoBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-15227228332027438562014-04-21T18:35:28.257-04:002014-04-21T18:35:28.257-04:00I think a lot of people fail to understand how exc...I think a lot of people fail to understand how exciting a discovery the antikythera mechanism was. <br /><br />Gears and intricate cogworks and such like didn't show up again until the 14th century. <br /><br />This thing would be like finding a working airplane in a Columbus-era shipwreck. Gooberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07358115439453465833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-55872176043381274622014-04-21T13:37:46.070-04:002014-04-21T13:37:46.070-04:00Goober, it was for predicting eclipses.Goober, it was for predicting eclipses.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-22233034804044749942014-04-21T13:24:54.339-04:002014-04-21T13:24:54.339-04:00Just curious...
did they ever figure out what the...Just curious...<br /><br />did they ever figure out what the antikythera mechanism was for? Gooberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07358115439453465833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-64965382599910822162014-04-21T12:40:35.662-04:002014-04-21T12:40:35.662-04:00That is just flat neat... :-)That is just flat neat... :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-45304560268782804712014-04-21T11:05:06.074-04:002014-04-21T11:05:06.074-04:00Hmph. I spent all those years learning digital log...Hmph. I spent all those years learning digital logic and programming, when I should have been playing with Lego. Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04813274491601970838noreply@blogger.com