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minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoThey would be too powerful without it. They were close to an industrial revolution, which would have been a major tipping point in world history.
minus-squareYTG123@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoDidn’t some guy in Egypt invent the steam engine but see no use use for it?
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoYou probably mean Hero of Alexandria’s aeolipile If they didn’t treat it like a toy, they would defifnitely realize they can increase the efficiency using pistons and make a practical device like a pump.
They would be too powerful without it. They were close to an industrial revolution, which would have been a major tipping point in world history.
Didn’t some guy in Egypt invent the steam engine but see no use use for it?
You probably mean Hero of Alexandria’s aeolipile
If they didn’t treat it like a toy, they would defifnitely realize they can increase the efficiency using pistons and make a practical device like a pump.