Technology Facts

    Random Technology Facts

    There are 58 Technology Facts!

    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
    28
    Game Boy Uses More Computing Power Than First Lunar Mission
    The technology of a single Game Boy exceeds all the computing power that was used to put the first man on moon in 1969.
    241
    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
    46
    Wind Turbine Trees
    Wind Turbine Trees
    After noticing the wind rustling and turning the leaves on trees, French entrepreneur Jérôme Michaud-Larivière designed wind turbine trees that could provide clean energy for urban settings.
    22
    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
    80
    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
    46
    If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
    25
    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
    41