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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-19-07 07:00 PM
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The Ten Greatest Hoax Gadgets of All Time
10 Great Snake-Oil Gadgets
By Rob Beschizza November 17, 2007 | 8:41:32 PM

Some gadgets change the world. Others don't. These ones, however, are very effective at one thing in particular: teleporting money out of customers' pockets.



More:
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/11/10-awesome-gadg.html

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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-19-07 07:11 PM
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1. Funny, you'd think that Diebold voting machines would be in the Top Ten.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-19-07 07:13 PM
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2. You should submit that one to Wired! That's GOOD! n/t
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artemisia1 Donating Member (343 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 12:26 AM
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9. No, because they performed exactly as designed. /eom
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hvn_nbr_2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-19-07 07:40 PM
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3. I liked the "non-Hertzian frequencies"
I think they have something to do with massless matter and dark photons.
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A-Schwarzenegger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-19-07 07:41 PM
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4. Television.
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rjones2818 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-19-07 07:59 PM
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5. I would have thought Hillary's inevitability would be listed!
:evilgrin:

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FtWayneBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-19-07 10:45 PM
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6. $49.95 solar powered clothes dryer:
25' of 1/4" cotton rope and a dozen clothespins.
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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 12:18 AM
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Edited on Tue Nov-20-07 12:29 AM by eppur_se_muova
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 12:24 AM
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8. Supply-side economics
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 07:20 AM
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11. I love this comment to the article...
Edited on Tue Nov-20-07 07:20 AM by IanDB1

Of course dowsing works. For Heaven's sake.

Don't you know that when dowsing the rods actually transform into Jesus' femurs, and Jesus crosses his legs when his bladder is full - the principle behind dowsing. The Vatican calls this 'transubstancelocation'.

Heathens. Boy are you nay-sayers ignorant.

Posted by: Barlow | Nov 19, 2007 4:18:14 PM
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 12:52 AM
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10. I enjoyed that very much. Thank you.
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Tesha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-20-07 08:15 AM
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12. I'm really disappointed that the Darkness-Emitting Diode (DED) didn't make the cut. (NT)
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