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The folding machine gun, disguised as a flashlight

by admin19.06.20172010/07Leave a Comment on The folding machine gun, disguised as a flashlight
The folding machine gun, disguised as a flashlight
Folded, it’s a high-tech flashlight

 
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The Machine that Detects Gay People

by admin17.03.20172010/02Leave a Comment on The Machine that Detects Gay People

The Machine that Detects Gay PeopleThe fruit machine was used in Canada in the 1950s and 1960s to identify homosexuals and purge them from government jobs. Continue reading “The Machine that Detects Gay People”

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The marvelous talking machine of 1845

by admin09.01.20172013/07Leave a Comment on The marvelous talking machine of 1845

The marvelous talking machine of 1845
Was a small person hidden inside?
Did he use a ventriloquist?

Although it may have looked and sounded like a magic trick, no deception was used to create Joseph Faber’s Euphonia. Continue reading “The marvelous talking machine of 1845”

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The machine that looks like magic

by admin10.10.20162012/03Leave a Comment on The machine that looks like magic

The machine that looks like magic
It might not, however, be able to clean the
ketchup and mustard from this man.

It’s a real product with real applications, but if you saw it in a magic show, you’d think it was an amazing trick. Continue reading “The machine that looks like magic”

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The Harry Potter fart machine prank

by admin01.08.20162013/01Leave a Comment on The Harry Potter fart machine prank

The Harry Potter fart machine prank
Movies require all sorts of specialized equipment.

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The “money making machine” scam

by admin05.10.20152012/02Leave a Comment on The “money making machine” scam

The "money making machine" scam
"This machine turns out real, 
bona-fide currency of the realm! Continue reading “The “money making machine” scam”

Tagged : machine / making / money / scam

A puzzling Rube Goldberg machine

by admin23.09.20132012/12Leave a Comment on A puzzling Rube Goldberg machine

A puzzling Rube Goldberg machine
No more oversleeping – 
a Rube Goldberg cartoon
(Click to enlarge)

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A machine that cuts off its own head

by admin18.09.20132011/05Leave a Comment on A machine that cuts off its own head

A machine that cuts off its own headIt’s also possible to be a human and successfully 
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