• @[email protected]
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    83 days ago

    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.

    • YTG123
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      13 days ago

      Didn’t some guy in Egypt invent the steam engine but see no use use for it?

      • @[email protected]
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        12 days ago

        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.