How Leeches Predicted Storms 😮

How does one even think of this??

Human beings can pet any species and use it to our advantage.

"sees the word storm used" no comments with vergil "say what now?"

The Tempest Prognosticator, invented by George Merryweather in 1850, used 12 leeches in rainwater-filled bottles. As storms approached and air pressure dropped, leeches climbed tubes, triggering whalebone mechanisms to ring a central bell. More rings indicated a stronger storm. It was displayed at the 1851 Great Exhibition but wasn't widely adopted. Fascinating Victorian tech!

What's approaching?

A Storm was approaching?

they be leeching off of leeches

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my spattern recognition senses are tingling

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Genius

A genius tactic

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These nineteenth century inventions are fascinating.

Until today, I don't trust weather apps but I would do on that masterpiece

Interesting

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@grok 解説

Give context @grok

Ah ah

How is possibility.

@grok , how it is works , and where it is holding

@grok is this true?

Insane technology

Whose invention was this? @grok

The Tempest Prognosticator, also known as the leech barometer, was invented by British doctor George Merryweather in 1850. It used leeches' sensitivity to atmospheric changes to predict storms.

That’s great technology to set such alarm

When a storm approached, the leeches became agitated, climbed out of the water, and triggered hammers that rang the bell.

Tell more about it @grok

This is so interesting

The first known use of leeches to predict storms was in 1850, when George Merryweather invented the Tempest Prognosticator, a device using leeches to ring a bell before bad weather. It was exhibited in 1851.