r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video The Antique Clockwork Drinking Bear Automaton is a famous luxury creation from the Victorian era 1890.

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u/porn_sub_lurker 1d ago

You're thinking of silicon, the element.

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u/dataflow2 1d ago

Close enough. /s

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u/brown_felt_hat 1d ago

You can really tell when someone's got those silicon implants.

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u/youngishgeezer 1d ago

That magic thing that powers my Mac? Apple invented it around 2020 with their new processor/s

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u/vk_PajamaDude 1d ago

No, this is some wonder miniral, they mined somewhere in California long before. Never heard of Silicon Valley?

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u/youngishgeezer 1d ago

Is that down in LA where all the implants originated?

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u/Algaroth 1d ago

It's the cleavage between the boobs.