The DIY efforts of a small number of wannabe cyborgs have allowed them to hear sound, see ultraviolet light and echolocate like a bat.
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A supercomputer took 40 minutes to model …
A supercomputer took 40 minutes to model one second of brain activity! The most accurate simulation of the human brain ever has been carried out, but a single second’s worth of activity took one of the world’s largest supercomputers 40 minutes to calculate.
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There are special bins in Mexico City wh …
There are special bins in Mexico City where when you put your dog poo in it, you get free WiFi. The more poo, the longer the free WiFi.
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There’s a computer marketed to the Amis …
There’s a computer marketed to the Amish. It has no Internet, no video, no music.
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In 1851 when the refrigerated ice machin …
In 1851 when the refrigerated ice machine was patented, the large ice-importing industry ran a smear campaign against the technology, calling it immoral.
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All GPS units sold in the civilian marke …
All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are traveling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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There’s a proposal to build an undergro …
There’s a proposal to build an underground park within an old station in New York, lit by daylight transported by fiber optic cables to allow trees and grass to grow.
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The University of Tokyo are developing a …
The University of Tokyo are developing a technology that allows tactile feedback from holograms.
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Soldiers are developing relationships wi …
Soldiers are developing relationships with their battlefield robots, naming them, assigning genders, and even holding funerals when they are destroyed.
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90 to 95% of mobile phone sales in Japan …
90 to 95% of mobile phone sales in Japan were waterproof because Japanese young girls are so fond of their mobile phones they even use them in the shower.
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