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Which object did Cambridge researchers monitor with the first webcam?

  1. AA coffee potCorrect
  2. BA server cabinet
  3. CA laboratory door
  4. DA weather vane
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Researchers watched the Trojan Room coffee pot from their desks so they would not walk over and find it empty.

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Which object did Cambridge researchers monitor with the first webcam?

  1. A coffee pot
  2. A server cabinet
  3. A laboratory door
  4. A rooftop weather vane
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Answer: A coffee pot. Researchers watched the Trojan Room coffee pot from their desks to avoid an unnecessary trip when it was empty. The feed was later made available on the internet.

Sources: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory and Guinness World Records.

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