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Decorate their walls with prints inspired by ancient technology. Perfect for inspiring curiosity and sparking conversations about engineering's roots.
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"I don’t know what your invention’s called, but it’s really irritating."
'It's one of these new phones that takes photographs.'
'I'd explain how the TV, VCR, DVD, surround sound home entertainment system works...but I don't know.'
Reinventing the Wheel
The Invention of the Wheel
'Trevor was the first rep at the office to have a portable computer.'
"Go ahead and laugh, but this baby hasn't crashed since 1961."
The Final Chapter.
"It called a smart phone. Cool, but no service."
'Peter Rabbit and his sisters, Floppy Disc and Mopsy.'
"Goodnight Tommy, sleeptight, watch the millenium bugs don't bite."
"It's another e-mail from your folks. You know, this would be a whole lot easier if you'd just tell them about the Web."
Gramaphone Man.
'Built in obsolescence: Mini with a wind up gramophone.'
"This thing isn't working."
Developing the boomerang.
"Yes, I believe I was one of the first dentists to use computers!"
"Grandma, somebody wants to talk to you, but I can't get your phone off this cord."
'Nice, but I see it more as a gadget than a real invention.'
"Alexander Bell? Louis Daguerre here - I have an idea that may enhance your telephone invention...!"
My grandparents used this to play music. It actually has a needle that allows a track around the record surface. Oh, it's groovy!
Censorship
"V.C.R's programmed"
"Hey, you're cute, you must give me your number."
'You've got E.I.E.I.O mail'
Man from 'Printing Industry' riding on the speeding computer
"Poor guy..he just got a 'Dear John' fax!"
"Just relax and hold still."
Swalkman
Computer...Computee
Digital Dinosaur
"If I get this phone completed, fire will follow."
Busker ignored because of the rise of MP3 players.
'It does everything a smart phone does.'
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