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12 Bizarre Vending Machines - Oddee.com (strange vending machines) Vending machines are everywhere, delivering just about anything you can think of, from eggs to lobster. In Japan they are as commonplace as temples, bicycles, and karaoke booths; there are over 5.6 million vending machines, 1 for every 20 people. Meet some of the strangest we've found around the world. Used Schoolgirl Panties Vending Machine Japan declared illegal in 1993 to sell used schoolgirl panties in vending machines, yet many locals and travelers still see them around. Live Lobster Vending Machine You can find this one in Osaka.

Live Bait Vending Machine No more messing around with the chum bucket! Egg Vending Machines Ready for breakfast? Pizza Vending Machine For just £3.30 you can dig your teeth into an instant steaming 9" pizza pie! Umbrella Vending Machine Seen in Tokyo. Soccer Ball Vending Machine Can't find something to kick around? Porn Vending Machine Talk about instant gratification. French fries, prawns and nuggets Vending Machine Battery Vending Machine Tie Vending Machine. One red paperclip. The paperclip that Kyle MacDonald traded for a house. The website One red paperclip was created by Canadian blogger Kyle MacDonald, who bartered his way from a single red paperclip to a house in a series of fourteen online trades over the course of a year.[1] MacDonald was inspired by the childhood game Bigger, Better, and the site received a considerable amount of notice for tracking the transactions.

"A lot of people have been asking how I've stirred up so much publicity around the project, and my simple answer is: 'I have no idea'", he told the BBC.[2] Trading timeline[edit] MacDonald made his first trade, a red paper clip for a fish-shaped pen, on July 14, 2005. He reached his goal of trading up to a house with the fourteenth transaction, trading a movie role for a house. This is the list of all transactions MacDonald made:[2] See also[edit] Straw Millionaire References[edit] Notes[edit] Bibliography[edit] External links[edit] www.randomhouse.co.uk – Random House One Red Paperclip book page.

MEN IN BELTED SWEATERS. ELEGANZA. The Bay - Rainbow. 70's.... Fashion? Videogamesexevolution.jpg (JPEG Image, 1700x600 pixels) - Scaled (83. I have concluded that all cats are psychopathic. The Quick 10: Little-Known Second Verses of Children’s Songs. Either I had a really short attention span as a kid and never made it past the first verse of a song (which is entirely possible), or there are some obscure lyrics to the songs we all know and love. Here are a few examples. 1. I’m a Little Teapot. “I’m a clever teapot, Yes it’s true Here let me show you What I can do I can change my handle And my spout Just tip me over and pour me out!” 2. Do Your Ears Hang Low? I’m impressed that a children’s song contains the word “semaphore.”

Do your ears hang high? 3. Last night as I lay on my pillow Last night as I lay on my bed Last night as I lay on my pillow I dreamed that my Bonnie was dead 4. In a cavern, in a canyon, Excavating for a mine Dwelt a miner forty niner, And his daughter Clementine Light she was and like a fairy, And her shoes were number nine, Wearing boxes, without topses, Sandals were for Clementine. 5. The next verses include telling the captive bird that after his head, his beak, neck, back, wings, feet and tail will follow. 6. 30 Old PC Ads That Will Blow Your Processor | Information Technology Schools. Posted by admin in technology Mar 31st, 2010 Many people today either are too young to have ever seen some early pc’s or have forgotten what they looked like and how much they cost.

Today we complain about the cost of a laptop running 2Ghz with 4GB ram for a cost of $ 400.00, however it wasn’t that long ago that laptops and pc’s were priced quite a bit higher. Here are 30 Old PC ads that will make you laugh and possibly appreciate what you have today. 10MB Drive for $ 3398.00 Today you can get a 1TB drive for $ 85.00 1TB is about 100,000 times larger than 10MB — This is an early Laptop, with 64K of memory Today laptops have 2 to 4 Gig of memory 4GB is about 64,000 times larger than 64K — Here are two disk systems, 80MB for $ 12K and 300MB for $ 20K Today you can get a DVD that holds 4Gig for $ .75 each A 4GB DVD is about 14 times larger than a 300MB Disk — Here is a 16K RAM Memory Card, $ 495.00 Today you can get 4GB RAM for $ 99.00 4GB Ram is about 256,000 times larger than 16K — Delicious.

10 Of The Strangest Unclaimed Airline Baggage Items Ever Found.