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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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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The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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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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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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