Ancient Technologies We Still Can’t Replicate In 2021

Automated Doors

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You may think that there’s no way an ancient civilization had automatic doors, but you’re wrong! The Greeks had them before all of us!

In the 1st century, a fire would be lit to generate heat to pressure in brass vessels. The vessels would then pump water in holding containers, acting as a weight to open the door.

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