Technology Facts

    Random Technology Facts

    There are 58 Technology Facts!

    Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
    70
    Hitachi's ATM that Sterilizes and Irons Bills
    In the mid-90s, Hitachi produced an ATM that sterilized bills by heating them to 200 degrees Celsius, then ironed them before dispensing.
    4
    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
    184
    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
    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
    24
    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.
    10
    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
    41
    Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
    25