10 Old Items
That Still
Work
Technology
evolves, changes, improves. But it turns out, there are some old devices that are still in force.
Even despite the fact that several generations of their descendants, the
grandparents are still quite viable. Old
things are sometimes more reliable and survivable than most modern invention.
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 where he works.
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,
I 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 light. Since then,
the device continued to work unchallenged until 1982. It was 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 4.6 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.
