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What are your favorite Greek inventions?

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Mine is the water mill hands down! This revolutionized so many things and made a huge impact!! What is your favorite Greek invention?

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My favorite invention that the ancient Greeks created is democracy! 🇬🇷 🇬🇷
 
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Ok, as an engineer, especially one that is particularly interested in computers, my favourite invention is the Antikythera mechanism which is on display in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.

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Vangelis said:
Ok, as an engineer, especially one that is particularly interested in computers, my favourite invention is the Antikythera mechanism which is on display in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.

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Woah...I can't believe they have the original one, so cool
 
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The fire pump!!
 
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Yess!! It's the best, so good.

The Antikythera Mechanism is also a truly remarkable invention.

I didn't know Greeks invented the windmill? I do know that some of my best photographs taken in Greece have involved windmills.
 
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k_tsoukalas said:
Yess!! It's the best, so good.

The Antikythera Mechanism is also a truly remarkable invention.

I didn't know Greeks invented the windmill? I do know that some of my best photographs taken in Greece have involved windmills.
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The Greeks invented everything, directly or indirectly
 
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