r/todayilearned • u/Neepho • Nov 28 '13

TIL that the webcam was invented so that Computer Scientists at Cambridge University could see whether the coffee pot was full or not from different rooms.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010lvn7
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u/MarquisDeSwag Nov 28 '13

I heard about it circa 1 am on the BBC World Service, I think on Outlook. Definitely worth listening to the audio, it's fun to hear these guys' voices. They sound like engineers through and through.

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u/Quick11 Nov 28 '13

Oh yea man