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        pbjs.setConfig({ pageUrl: https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3529089/watch-when-high-the-antikythera-mechanism });</script><script src="https://d9rde3y35j061.cloudfront.net/script.js"></script><script src="https://htlbid.com/v3/barstoolsports.com/htlbid.js" async></script><script src="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/embed.js" async></script><style>.union__content{font-family:-apple-system,HelveticaNeue,Roboto,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-size:18px;color:#5a5b5d;word-wrap:break-word;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0 5px 32px 5px}.union__content p{padding:0;margin:16px 0 0 0}.union__content img{display:block;width:100%!important;height:auto;margin:16px 0 0 0}.union__content video{display:block!important;width:100%!important;height:auto;margin:16px 0 0 0}.union__content .articleAd{text-align:center;margin:16px 0 0 0;background-color:#f5f5f5}.union__content .htlad__container{display:inline-block}.union__content p a{color:#377dc4}.union__content .oembed__wrapper{margin:16px 0 0 0}.union__content blockquote:not(.twitter-video){display:block;margin:16px 0 0 0;padding:4px 12px;border-left:4px solid #77889a;font-style:italic;background:#f0f4f8;text-align:left;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0}.union__content blockquote:not(.twitter-video) p{font-style:italic}.union__content blockquote,q{quotes:none}.union__content iframe{max-width:100%}.union__content .bs-image-hidden{display:none}.union__content div.hq-image{width:fit-content;margin:0 auto}.union__content span.image-attribution,.union__content span.image-attribution a{color:#757575;font-size:12px;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:.1px;line-height:14px;text-decoration:none;padding:0;margin:0}.union__content .bs-videoPlayer .bs-videoPlayer__container,.union__content video-js,.wp-video{width:100%!important;height:0!important;position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;overflow:hidden;margin:16px 0 0 0}.wp-video video{width:100%!important;height:100%!important}.hq-image video{width:100%!important;height:100%!important}.union__content .bs-videoPlayer__container>iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:none}@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){.union__content,body,html{background:#1c1c1c;color:#f1f1f1}.union__content blockquote:not(.twitter-video){border-left:4px solid #367dc4;background:#272c35}}</style><script>window.addEventListener("applicationDidBecomeActive",(()=>{document.querySelectorAll(".hq-image video[autoplay]").forEach((e=>e.play()))}))</script></head><body class="union__content"><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/mbp9tmX?_showcaption=true" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpLcnAIpVRA&utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=63538_0_watch-when-high-the-antikythera-mechanism&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_63538_0_watch-when-high-the-antikythera-mechanism"></a></div></div></div><p>This one got suggested a few weeks ago but I can't find the person who made the suggestion because the comment got deleted. Sorry about that. Thanks to whoever it was. </p><p>I had never heard of this prior to seeing that comment and pulling up these youtube videos. </p><blockquote><p>The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient Greek analog computer used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses for calendrical and astrological purposes. Dated to around 150-100 BC, it was discovered in a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera in 1901. The device comprises a complex system of gears and has been recognized as the world's oldest known mechanical calculator.</p></blockquote><p>The more and more stuff we learn about things far more advanced than the time period we're lead to believe they're from causes a ton of doubt about just how <em>primitive</em> humans were back then. Or if it was even humans who built these types of things in the first place. </p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/PIy8EMv?_showcaption=true" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqlJ50zDgeA&utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=63538_0_watch-when-high-the-antikythera-mechanism&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_63538_0_watch-when-high-the-antikythera-mechanism"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/BVEJj4U?_showcaption=true" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkL5Wkj1gYk&utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=63538_0_watch-when-high-the-antikythera-mechanism&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_63538_0_watch-when-high-the-antikythera-mechanism"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/TyD6H1y?_showcaption=true" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV3Ac3l4rZs&utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=63538_0_watch-when-high-the-antikythera-mechanism&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_63538_0_watch-when-high-the-antikythera-mechanism"></a></div></div></div><div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div><p></p><p>Keep the suggestions coming. <span style="font-size:12px">Keep them classy. No butt stuff.</span></p><p></p></body></html>

<div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/mbp9tmX?_showcaption=true" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpLcnAIpVRA&utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=63538_0_watch-when-high-the-antikythera-mechanism&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_63538_0_watch-when-high-the-antikythera-mechanism"></a></div></div></div><p>This one got suggested a few weeks ago but I can't find the person who made the suggestion because the comment got deleted. Sorry about that. Thanks to whoever it was. </p><p>I had never heard of this prior to seeing that comment and pulling up these youtube videos. </p><blockquote><p>The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient Greek analog computer used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses for calendrical and astrological purposes. Dated to around 150-100 BC, it was discovered in a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera in 1901. The device comprises a complex system of gears and has been recognized as the world's oldest known mechanical calculator.</p></blockquote><p>The more and more stuff we learn about things far more advanced than the time period we're lead to believe they're from causes a ton of doubt about just how <em>primitive</em> humans were back then. Or if it was even humans who built these types of things in the first place. </p><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/PIy8EMv?_showcaption=true" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqlJ50zDgeA&utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=63538_0_watch-when-high-the-antikythera-mechanism&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_63538_0_watch-when-high-the-antikythera-mechanism"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/BVEJj4U?_showcaption=true" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkL5Wkj1gYk&utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=63538_0_watch-when-high-the-antikythera-mechanism&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_63538_0_watch-when-high-the-antikythera-mechanism"></a></div></div></div><div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/TyD6H1y?_showcaption=true" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV3Ac3l4rZs&utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=63538_0_watch-when-high-the-antikythera-mechanism&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_63538_0_watch-when-high-the-antikythera-mechanism"></a></div></div></div><div id="Article-Ad-Placeholder" data-union-ad></div><p></p><p>Keep the suggestions coming. <span style="font-size:12px">Keep them classy. No butt stuff.</span></p><p></p>

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