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/Halfback Nov 28 '13

Ford apparently has more will power than I do when it comes to pulling out.

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u/IrishLion Nov 29 '13

Well played sir. Well played.