Technology Facts

    Random Technology Facts

    There are 58 Technology Facts!

    There are only 14 blimps in the world.
    69
    A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
    16
    Bluetooth Name
    Bluetooth Name
    Bluetooth is named after the Danish King Harald "Bluetooth" who ate so many blueberries that his teeth stained blue. The wireless protocol is named after him because of his ability to unite warring Scandinavian factions, just as Bluetooth unites wireless devices. The Bluetooth logo is also a combination of the King's runic initials.
    30
    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 first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
    120
    To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
    308
    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
    19
    The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
    24