#aeolipile

[ogeecircleman]

Historical Anachronisms: A Journey Through Mysteries and Advanced Technologies

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[5ecardaday]

Explosive Aeolipile (Wondrous item, Uncommon)

This metal sphere is a radical take on an ancient steam engine. A small ceramic sphere is held above a bronze tripod. As an action you can cause a flame to ignite beneath the sphere, heating the liquid inside and causing it to spin rapidly. After 10 minutes the liquid in the sphere reaches such a temperature that it explodes, dealing 5d10 piercing damage and 5d10 fire damage to each creature in 30 feet. Smothering the flame before this time stops the process.

Last of these converted artifacts, we have the Aeolipile, a... card I honestly didn’t know existed. As it turns out though, an aeolipile is a very awesome first-century invention by Hero of Alexandria, which was an ancient precursor to the steam engine. I struggled to figure out how to make this good and keep it an aeolipile, then decided, why bother making it good? So instead you have this weird exploding spinny.... thing. Enjoy!

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[nyxqueen97]

Was I supposed to know ppl invented steam power during Greek/egyptian times or was I gonna find that out myself?

[artofheatherhudson]

Couldn't stop thinking about it, wound up #drawing a new version of the #aeolipile #artistproof #sketch using a different kind of #ink #pen. As one does. For #reasons. #mtg #artistsofinstagram #magic

[engineeringhistory]

An illustration of a Aeolipile, described by Hero of Alexander in the first century AD. The aeolipile is thought to date back to the 3rd century BC, but its first complete description of moving parts appears in Hero's text. While used as a novelty device rather than a source of vehicular power, Roman engineer Vitruvius recognised this as an important insight into weather physics.

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