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10 old things that still work (10 photos)
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Do you believe that things can run forever?
1. More than 111 years at the fire station in Livermore, California is burning the oldest light bulb. Moreover, its burning almost continuously - except for the case when it is turned off for exactly one week.
2. For several years, Harry Cox continues to use a vacuum cleaner 1904 model year. This unit he found in a landfill near the plant running.
3. In the kitchen Rosemary Kinghorn "live" modest refrigerator that her family bought 77 years ago. During all this time an old cooler had not been repaired, and continues to perform well.
4. The oldest operating computer is also occupies a room in the Ikeda Memorial Hall (Japan). FACOM 128B was established in 1958 and is still functioning without exceeding performance banal calculator.
5. After the Second World War was created several models of humanoid robots, one of the first among them was our hero. He bought a 19-year-old Tony Sayle on sale for $ 20. Tony himself later modified some of the details for your robot toy and eventually ended up in the far corner of the garage. After 45 years, a retired officer of the Royal British troops pulled out of the iron "friend", smeared with oil, changed the batteries ... and the robot went!
6. Still continues to operate TV Marconi in 1936. Three weeks after the beginning of the TV coverage in the UK the price of the TV was 100 pounds, and today it is already equal to 5,000 pounds.
7. In 1932, in Asheville (Ohio) appeared designed local resident Teddy Bor traffic. Since then, the device continued to work unchallenged until 1982 was not transferred to the city museum. Now the traffic is the oldest in the world.
8. The oldest workable car was built in 1884 in France for the Count de Dion. And in late 2011 at an auction in Pennsylvania Hershey gave him 4 to 6 million. Dollars.
9. If you want to feel the spirit of history, then you should stay at the Hoshi Ryokan in Japan. He survived 1,300 years and 46 generations of owners. The traditional-style rooms are made complex, a living room, lounge, spa, restaurant, theater.
10. The oldest cinema is considered Helios Welt-Kino-Theater, opened in 1909 in Szczecin (Poland). The ticket then cost only 2 penny.
1. More than 111 years at the fire station in Livermore, California is burning the oldest light bulb. Moreover, its burning almost continuously - except for the case when it is turned off for exactly one week.
2. For several years, Harry Cox continues to use a vacuum cleaner 1904 model year. This unit he found in a landfill near the plant running.
3. In the kitchen Rosemary Kinghorn "live" modest refrigerator that her family bought 77 years ago. During all this time an old cooler had not been repaired, and continues to perform well.
4. The oldest operating computer is also occupies a room in the Ikeda Memorial Hall (Japan). FACOM 128B was established in 1958 and is still functioning without exceeding performance banal calculator.
5. After the Second World War was created several models of humanoid robots, one of the first among them was our hero. He bought a 19-year-old Tony Sayle on sale for $ 20. Tony himself later modified some of the details for your robot toy and eventually ended up in the far corner of the garage. After 45 years, a retired officer of the Royal British troops pulled out of the iron "friend", smeared with oil, changed the batteries ... and the robot went!
6. Still continues to operate TV Marconi in 1936. Three weeks after the beginning of the TV coverage in the UK the price of the TV was 100 pounds, and today it is already equal to 5,000 pounds.
7. In 1932, in Asheville (Ohio) appeared designed local resident Teddy Bor traffic. Since then, the device continued to work unchallenged until 1982 was not transferred to the city museum. Now the traffic is the oldest in the world.
8. The oldest workable car was built in 1884 in France for the Count de Dion. And in late 2011 at an auction in Pennsylvania Hershey gave him 4 to 6 million. Dollars.
9. If you want to feel the spirit of history, then you should stay at the Hoshi Ryokan in Japan. He survived 1,300 years and 46 generations of owners. The traditional-style rooms are made complex, a living room, lounge, spa, restaurant, theater.
10. The oldest cinema is considered Helios Welt-Kino-Theater, opened in 1909 in Szczecin (Poland). The ticket then cost only 2 penny.
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