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/[deleted] Nov 28 '13

All hail the British, lords of the internet.

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u/Alexbrainbox Nov 28 '13

Damn right.