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Tipu's Tiger (thelemmy.club)
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https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/tipus-tiger

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipu_Sultan

You haaaave to read about Tipu Sultan and Tipu's Tiger. A vital part of studying history here for us. I must've read about him first in first grade or so.

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[-] KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipu's_Tiger

"Tipu's Tiger, Tippu's Tiger or Tipoo’s Tiger is an 18th-century automaton created for Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (present day Karnataka) in India. The carved and painted wood casing represents a tiger mauling a near life-size European man. Mechanisms inside the tiger and the man's body make one hand of the man move, emit a wailing sound from his mouth and grunts from the tiger. In addition a flap on the side of the tiger folds down to reveal the keyboard of a small pipe organ with 18 notes."

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