Technology Facts

    Random Technology Facts

    There are 58 Technology Facts!

    Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
    25
    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
    More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
    55
    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
    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
    19
    The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
    2
    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
    28
    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
    80