A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
27
Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
56
An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
12
A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
16
Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
80
Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
250
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
210
