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Principia Discordia => Techmology and Scientism => High Weirdness => Topic started by: Telarus on December 10, 2010, 01:12:58 AM

Title: Antikythera Machine recreated with Legos!
Post by: Telarus on December 10, 2010, 01:12:58 AM
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2010/12/worlds-oldest-computer-recreated-in-lego.html


That's pretty damn impressive.
Title: Re: Antikythera Machine recreated with Legos!
Post by: Jasper on December 10, 2010, 01:31:36 AM
"The best toy humankind has ever invented" is right.  Damn.
Title: Re: Antikythera Machine recreated with Legos!
Post by: Bruno on December 12, 2010, 08:38:50 PM
Yo, Lego Antikythera Machine.

I'mma let you finish, but MIT had the best computer built from toys (http://www.retrothing.com/2006/12/the_tinkertoy_c.html) of all time.


Of. All. Time.
Title: Re: Antikythera Machine recreated with Legos!
Post by: Don Coyote on December 12, 2010, 09:34:22 PM
Quote from: Jerry_Frankster on December 12, 2010, 08:38:50 PM
Yo, Lego Antikythera Machine.

I'mma let you finish, but MIT had the best computer built from toys (http://www.retrothing.com/2006/12/the_tinkertoy_c.html) of all time.


Of. All. Time.

OK, that wins.
Title: Re: Antikythera Machine recreated with Legos!
Post by: Phox on December 12, 2010, 09:41:37 PM
Quote from: TGB on December 12, 2010, 09:34:22 PM
Quote from: Jerry_Frankster on December 12, 2010, 08:38:50 PM
Yo, Lego Antikythera Machine.

I'mma let you finish, but MIT had the best computer built from toys (http://www.retrothing.com/2006/12/the_tinkertoy_c.html) of all time.


Of. All. Time.

OK, that wins.



:aaa:

Words... cannot... do justice...
Title: Re: Antikythera Machine recreated with Legos!
Post by: Cain on December 13, 2010, 07:11:24 AM
Legos?  Isn't that a Greek island?