A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
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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.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
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