Technology Facts
Fun facts about all things to do with technology, such as technological advancements and humanity's application of science in the field of technology.
There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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Mico headphones read your brainwaves and select music based on your state of mind.
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All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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A small airplane can fly backwards.
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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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Attics were invented in Attica.
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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