The Omeo is a wheelchair based on Segway technology which allows users to move hands-free at a max speed of 20km per hour. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://omeotechnology.com/theomeo/
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WTF Fun Fact – AOL’s CD Domination
At one point in the 1990’s, 50% of all Compact Discs production in the world was dedicated solely to creating AOL install/sign-up discs. They spent over $300 million on discs and acquired a new subscriber every six seconds. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2010/12/27/aol-discs-90s/
WTF Fun Fact – NASA Sextant And Slide Rule
On NASA’s Gemini XII flight, the computer docking system failed and Buzz Aldrin (who did his doctoral thesis at MIT on line-of-sight orbital mechanics) successfully calculated the docking trajectory using a sextant and a slide rule. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/gemini-xii-crew-masters-the-challenges-of-spacewalks
WTF Fun Fact – Thomas Jennings
In 1821, an African American business owner named Thomas Jennings invented the dry cleaning process and was one of the first African Americans to be granted a patent. He used the proceeds from his invention to buy his wife and children out of slavery. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_L._Jennings
WTF Fun Fact – Uber In London
In 2014, some 4,000 black taxi cab drivers brought parts of London to a standstill, protesting against Uber. Ironically, this led to an 850% increase in downloads of Uber on the day. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27799938
WTF Fun Fact – Mankind Mostly Explores Outwards
Mankind has probed nearly 14 billion miles outward from Earth via Voyager I, but has only drilled 7.5 miles into Earth itself. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.space.com/17688-voyager-1.html & https://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/01/tech/mantle-earth-drill-mission/
WTF Fun Fact – TempleOS
Terry Davis was a schizophrenic programmer who spent 10 years of his life programming a DOS-like operating system called TempleOS. He did so because God told him to build a successor to the Second Temple in the form of an operating system. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis
WTF Fun Fact – Pine Roots For Jet Fuel
Towards the end of World War 2, the Japanese began to use pine oil from pine tree roots to fuel their airplanes. Heating the roots and distilling the pine oil took 12 hours and only resulted in ~4 percent crude fuel. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_fSaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA258&lpg=PA258&dq=pine+tree+sap+japan+airplanes+ww2&source=bl&ots=A4mzEMlgAt&sig=ACfU3U1_WZom0qKd86pF_ZJcoGmFy8nzfw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj67OHlvoPnAhUBTBUIHbWUDfMQ6AEwGHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=pine%20tree%20sap%20japan%20airplanes%20ww2&f=false
WTF Fun Fact – Four Year Old Finds Gold
In 2009, a four year old British boy and his father were searching a field in Hockley with his father’s metal detector and discovered a 16th century golden pendant estimated to be worth $4 million. – WTF Fun Facts