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And his name was literally Hero
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... in the 1867
Jesus fucking wept.
Context needs to be a requirement in this community.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero_of_Alexandria?wprov=sfla1
A vending machine that dispensed a set amount of water for ablutions when a coin was introduced via a slot on the top of the machine. This was included in his list of inventions in his book Mechanics. When the coin was deposited, it fell upon a pan attached to a lever. The lever opened up a valve which let some water flow out. The pan continued to tilt with the weight of the coin until it fell off, at which point a counter-weight would snap the lever back up and turn off the valve.
Someone patented that near year 0? Jesus!
Hey, because of a drunk monk there is no year 0! (Well 0! yes but 0 no)
It was actually a clever way to prevent year-0 exploits.
Thanks for teaching me something new. I had never considered the factorial of zero before
But you did know a monk forgot the year zero!
this post was submitted on 18 May 2026
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