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Posted on Tuesday, 17 June 2008  |
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Toyota or Toy Yoda?
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Alright this is some old news to share with you guys. In 2001, Jodee Berry of Panama City, Fla., sits with her toy Yoda at her lawyer’s office. Story goes like this, Berry the former Hooters restaurant waitress, was promised a new Toyota for winning a beer sales contest. Berry was blindfolded led to the restaurant’s parking lot and received her award, instead of Toyota, she was awarded with Toy Yoda (the little green dude from Star Wars).
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| Posted on Saturday, 31 May 2008 |
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Camera Flashes at Brooklyn Bridge
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700 people were lined at the length of the Brooklyn Bridge before its 125th birthday. All of them bring along their cameras and created the wave of flashes with the cameras across the bridge from Brooklyn to Manhattan. Video after the break.
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| Posted on Thursday, 24 April 2008 |
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World’s Largest Abacus
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This is the 18 foot long (5.5 meter) Thai abacus, the world largest non-electric calculator. It is used by a Thai pharmacist in the resort town of Rayong, 205 km (127 miles) southeast from Bangkok. The owner uses it to calculate drugs bills and it is said to be faster than a normal calculator.
[via Redferret]
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| Posted on Monday, 28 January 2008 |
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Skydiving From The Edge Of The World
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In 16th August, 1960, Joe Kittinger lifted off from the earth in a helium balloon called Excelsior III and rose to a height of 102,800 feet that’s around 31,300 meters. Once he reached the edge of the space, he jumped off with his parachute. He is the first man in the world who did the skydiving from the edge of the world. Check it out after the jump.
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| Posted on Friday, 25 January 2008 |
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The Pistol Ring
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Can you imagine having this on your finger? This is the “Ring Pistol”, uses small ammo and fires at the push of a small trigger. It is an antique, not for sale. Take more looks after the jump.
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| Posted on Tuesday, 20 November 2007 |
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History: Bowling Pin Boys c. 1910
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Do you know that bowling is an ancient sport game? Archaeologists have discovered primitive bowling balls and pins in an Egyptian tomb dating to 5200 BC. But the pinsetter was invented by Gottfried Schmidt in 1936 so you are thinking how the pins are reset before that. Yes, they have pin boys that time. The picture above is from Library of Congres showing pin boys working in Subway Bowling Alleys, 65 South St., B’klyn, N.Y. Hmm… wondering how much was the pay for a pin boy that time.
[via Neatorama]
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| Posted on Tuesday, 13 November 2007 |
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Nokia’s phone history timeline
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How many Nokia phone you have use? 5, 10, 20? Check out this image showing the Nokia’s phone history timeline, from 1982 – 2006. Wow! Click the image to enlarge.
[via New Launches]
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| Posted on Monday, 12 November 2007 |
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History: The World’s First Railplane System from the 1920s
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In the 1920s, there was actually a futuristic-looking railplane system. It was built by George Bennie. The system was propeller-driven and designed to make daily trips to and from Glasgow / Edinburgh. This is railplane had a speed of 120mph. But unfortunately, the project was canceled due to World War II. More pictures and video after the jump.
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| Posted on Sunday, 11 November 2007 |
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History: The Mil V-12 (World’s Largest Helicopter)
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The Mil V-12 was developed by the Soviet Union during the 1960s. It is a gigantic aircraft that had a maximum takeoff weight of 231,485-pounds and featured dual rotors, at the end of each wing. It was said a failure as it is too large and poor maneuverability. There were two prototypes were built. Video after the jump.
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| Posted on Tuesday, 06 November 2007 |
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History: Philips N1500 Video Cassette Recorder
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Back in 1972, this is when Philips released their N1500 video cassette recorder. It was large and used half-inch tapes, mounted on co-axial reels. It got a maximum recording time of 60 minutes. The N1500 was $1249.52 that time and soon they released the N1502, new version which features a digital timer. More pictures after the jump.
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