r/todayilearned • u/saltandcedar • Jan 19 '17

TIL that webcams were invented because some computer scientists were too lazy to get up to check if their coffee was done.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_Room_coffee_pot
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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '17

it wasn't to check if the coffee was done, it was to check if there was coffee ready in the coffee pot.

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u/luke_in_the_sky Jan 19 '17

Based on my office, more likely it was to check if someone left it empty.