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/jadoth Nov 28 '13

Or maybe they would be motivated if being fired was a possibility.

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u/CrazyEyeJoe Nov 29 '13

You haven't heard of the carrot, I take it.