by Terr_ on 3/4/2025, 1:24:40 AM
by readthenotes1 on 3/6/2025, 7:35:51 PM
by kibwen on 3/6/2025, 4:39:31 PM
Great video and animations, along with very interesting food for thought in the possible arguments for this solution over a proportional solution.
by swagasaurus-rex on 3/6/2025, 11:51:35 PM
Can anybody provide a tldr? A 40 minute video isn’t going to fit in my itinerary.
That reminds me of the hydraulic MONIAC computer [0]. ("Monetary National Income Analogue Computer")
Or perhaps the ancient greek"hydraulic telegraph" [0], which (sadly) was not a pipe-based communication system, but two independent pre-calibrated water-clocks. The signals were sent by flaming torch, but by measuring the duration of the light more information could be sent.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillips_Machine
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_telegraph