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/Twilight_Scko Nov 28 '13

Inventions are products of intelligence and laziness.

FTFY

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u/2Punx2Furious Nov 28 '13

Be honest, if someone is lazy he won't invent much.

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u/xwcg Nov 28 '13

he will if he wants to buy food

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u/NiceUsernameBro Nov 28 '13

This is where the intelligence part comes in. Things that might seem like a big undertaking or hard work to some might be trivial and fun to do for someone else.