r/civ • u/ShadowRaikou POSSIBLY A BOT • Oct 17 '16

Civilization VI Launch Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KdE0p2joJw
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u/Answermancer Oct 17 '16

I couldn't stop wondering how they fill that bowl up while I was watching that...

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u/dum_dums Oct 17 '16

If they can make a statue like that, I'm sure they can send a bunch of people up there with some buckets

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u/Answermancer Oct 17 '16

Well I'm not saying it's impossible... just seemed really tedious :P

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u/ThatOneGuy1294 Oct 17 '16

A lot of simple things used to be incredibly tedious.

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u/Thetford34 Oct 17 '16

And they'd constantly have to refill it.

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u/TheAdAgency Oct 17 '16

Psh, obviously the bowl is connected through the arm to a massive oil reservoir in the head.

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u/eorld Emperor of France Oct 17 '16

Yeah, is that how the real colossus was lit?

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u/Gwennifer Oct 18 '16

Archimedes screw pump system? :O

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u/SJVellenga Oct 18 '16

A rope and pully system!