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Archimedes built a giant mechanical claw to sink ships.
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00:00Archimedes built a giant mechanical claw to sink Roman warships.
00:05How did a shoreline crane lift heavy timber hulls entirely out of the churning water?
00:10Most people think it used brute force winches, but simple muscle power could never fight the ocean.
00:17A massive iron grapple swung out from the city wall, hooked the bow, and flipped the vessel upright.
00:23The sudden gravity drop flooded the deck instantly, proving that Archimedes built a giant mechanical claw to sink Roman warships.

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