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[Michael J. Hußmann]

Toby G Levy (tobylevy at juno.com) wrote:

> Yes, Vaucanson actually built a duck that could excrete feces, and it was
> a marvel of the day

While his mechanical duck could pick up grain and excrete feces, there's
considerable doubt as to whether it actually digested the food picked
up, as Vaucanson suggested. Most likely, the "feces" were already inside
the duck and automatically excreted after a few minutes.

- Michael


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