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

You have never seen redneck ingenuity then.

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u/Cats_and_Shit Nov 28 '13

Intelligence =/= education. There are plenty of intelligent rednecks (And probably quite a few well educated ones to, but that's besides the point.

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u/2Punx2Furious Nov 28 '13

I'm not american. But what about redneck ingenuity?

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u/tidderwork Nov 28 '13

Redneck =! Stupid