The ancient computer that simply shouldn't exist

An ancient machine found in a shipwreck stuns the modern world. What was the mysterious device used for? How can it be so advanced?

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[ayaannaeem]

the production quality is INSANE nowadays 🙌👏

[bryandesannico]

Every comment section to a fern video:

Discussing the subject covered in the video < comment about how great the quality/production of his videos have been.

[markosdelaportas]

The mechanism was recovered by sheer luck during that exploration in 1901 as it was thought to be just a stone and almost thrown back into the sea! Thank you for making this video! Hopefully the Greeks fund more such archeological projects in the future!

[Croco_G]

11:15 "Like strangely many people today" 🤣

[ahmedeisa]

When you're about to eat some food and fern uploads, W combo

[Whytho]

Theres actually more documentation that came out about the machine since the YouTuber and watchmaker Clickspring started making a real replica using period accurate tools. He made several videos going over his build. He actually took a multi year long pause in the series to help write a paper on his findings. The synopsis of the new findings can be found online. It basically states that the supposition of the 365 day Egyptian calendar was incorrect. The tool was actually very accurate and depicts the 364 day lunar calendar. Please do a follow up so people will know that it actually was accurate for the time period.

[spydorocraft]

The quality of your animations is just flabberghasting

[thetep]

12:02 Thank you for the clarification. I always hate it when media keep saying that ancient science and technology were much more advanced than today's. Totally disrespect the great minds who have shaped the current world for us. There are many better ways to praise, e.g. standing on the shoulders of giants.

[qBedwars]

The quality of these videos is simply just insane

[Beautiful-ModelBarbara-Hut-sj]

"The UNIVERSE is Heliocentric"
I know you surely meant Solar System, but I still found that funny

[too_cool_for_taxes]

11:17 adding “strangely” in that sentence is so based

[mx.fuzzypants]

11:38
“Only to realize that Mercury is in f•••ing retrograde”
Holy shit I was not ready for that jumpscare I’ve never heard Fern curse before

[economicfreedomfighter]

11:35 The narrator definitely has a complex relationship with his birthday and Mercury being in retrograde

[TabFox]

I really needed this video. I love this artifact and have been looking for a good video to watch about the antikythera mechanism

[QONAR_THE_GREAT]

11:25 - of course people do strangely Google what Mercury was doing on 04.20.69 ... Nice

[Max-lndu]

Ive heard of this machine a few years prior and find it so unbelievable mindblowing. Not only did they build mechanical stuff, but also this. To be 100% precise (the machine), you need to know also the relative mass/size of a planet. As they surely didnt know that before, this thing couldnt be 100% precise. How ever, building such a crazy calculator 2000 years ago and then never seen afterwards is still pure madness.

[murda.kade.]

Jesus Christ these comments are annoying. Nobody even talking about the content in video, just the quality of it 😂

[Twentypoint]

I watch A LOT of YouTube and you guys are the best by far. The attention to every aspect of production is very satisfying to me. Please keep it up!

[ethantalbot]

I spent the last few days binge-watching the videos on this channel and the increase in production quality I've found to be the most pronounced in the models of the people.
Going from blank smooth heads and minimal physical differences between people to the near-identical replications of the people being talked about has been astounding to watch. The hard work is certainly paying off and y'all should be proud of your accomplishments.

[thestomache]

fern: let's make a sophisticated science video
some cutter at 11:26 : let's make the date 4/20/69