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Tom McIntyre
02-25-2001, 10:21 AM
Archimedes did patent a pump that consisted of a tubular screw that could be used to lift water from a stream into a canal. :smile: Of course he also discovered bouyancy or at least characterized it.

Is there anything odd about the watch that would possibly represent a patent feature?

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