nerdfighter13
Prince of the Universe
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Funny Screenshots: Part Deux
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Abegweit
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CocoIsKing28
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Yes, Heron invented it. They even had a railroad somewhere in the Middle East in Greek influenced territory. What a pity noone ever put one and one together
Greeks also had working automatons (machines), IIRC, although I doubt they ever built a walking robot.
Oh yeah, I didn't want to say anything about the automatons because I only saw it on a History Channel show, so...
But it seemed kinda legitimate, and they seemed really ingenious.
Abegweit
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Saying Heron invented the Steam Engine is exactly as accurate as saying that Leonardo da Vinci invented the helicopter. Or that Jules Vernes invented the space ship.Yes, Heron invented it. They even had a railroad somewhere in the Middle East in Greek influenced territory. What a pity noone ever put one and one together
Greeks also had working automatons (machines), IIRC, although I doubt they ever built a walking robot.
strijder20
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Well, just my luck I didn't say that, eh?
(Also, I negligently used 'invented' instead of 'discovered' - but the meaning should be clear)
Heron's discovery was not useful, even with development, for locomotive propulsion, I think is the point. It might have given some other clever Greek the idea for eg low-pressure pumping engines and led - eventually - to the locomotive... but it didn't.
But it could've. And what is civ about, but what could've happened?
Right, but even if it did, Heron wouldn't have invented Railroad. He wouldn't even have invented Steam Power. He's not Stephenson, he's not Watt, and he's not even Newcomen; he'd be the equivalent of one of the 17th century experimenters leading up to Newcomen, who even a railway nerd like me has to look up the names of on Wikipedia.
Mmm... okay. I misinterpreted that.
Abegweit
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In truth, it seems that he didn't invent or discover anything. He described a toy, probably used in temples and probably invented a hundred or more years before his time. The sophistication of the device was roughly on the level of spinning a pinwheel over the spout of a tea kettle. Not a steam engine at all.
CocoIsKing28
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Jeesh, did I do that?(Not a Steve Urkel quote) It was merely an addition to the steampunk joke. You Civvers are quick to chose sides and argue points, aren't ya? 
strijder20
Wallowing in irony
But a toy working on steam power, and I didn't claim more than that.
And yes, Heron didn't invent the railroad. The railroad was in an entirely different place and Heron didn't even know about it.
(It was just using gravity to move carts downhill in tracks, IIRC)
Actually, you also said "What a pity noone (sic) ever put one and one together", but Heron's invention would have been no use combined with the...
I think "railroad" implies powered traction. Horse traction would be a "wagonway"; gravity, an "inclined plane".
ETA: ahem, so, screenshots? Sorry.
2manygentlemen
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I dunno if Boudica's a credit to his people. Perhaps her people.
hoplitejoe
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Dat related username.
CocoIsKing28
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Before I read the caption, I thought the joke was that the Roman leader was saying that...
dalamb
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It can be both!
CocoIsKing28
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From After Alex:
Wow, that was useful.
Spoiler :
Wow, that was useful.
nerdfighter13
Prince of the Universe
Well, at least their defenses didn't go up.
UnforcedError
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Which mod is that? Are you sure that building siege is effective? Can they do at least some collateral damage? 
(I'm sure it has a logical explanation though. At the sight of the cats the innocent citizens will automatically begin building additional barricades or something
(I'm sure it has a logical explanation though. At the sight of the cats the innocent citizens will automatically begin building additional barricades or something - Status
