Submitted by emsot t3_1098uax in askscience
UnarmedSnail t1_j4527gk wrote
Reply to comment by BaldBear_13 in Why are coastlines crinkly near the poles but smooth in the tropics? by emsot
They had chemical batteries that would be connected to statues of Zeus that would shock when touched. They had primitive steam engines that would spin up when boiling water was heated inside them. They had the archimedes screw. Complex machines for milling,stamping, grinding. If someone had known of all these pieces and thought to combine these technologies to actually do work then you have an industrial revolution.
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