The First Vending Machine Sold Holy Water 💧 #drohm #3danimation #shorts #facts #ancient #egypt #gems

The first vending machine is 2,000 years old. And it sold holy water.

In the 1st century, Hero of Alexandria described a coin-operated box for temples in Roman Egypt. No chip, no electricity: a five-drachma coin drops onto a tray on a lever, the tray tips and lifts a plug, and holy water flows. When the coin slides off, the lever snaps back and the water stops. Modern coin machines only took off in the 1880s. Hero also described a spinning steam engine and temple doors that opened when a fire was lit.

"One coin. One portion. No arguing."

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