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Fast

—devadutta @ October 1, 2012

Homes in the U.S got this. Where?


Take that, Toyota!

—devadutta @ September 30, 2012

This is the first _____ car. Fill in the blank with one or two words.

Cracked by: Rogi, Sumanth Patlolla, Anjul, Supritha Maiya, manoj, KK, Prabhu, Nihal, mankuTimma, Ananth, Dibyo and vinayaknp

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Lohner Porsche, the first hybrid vehicle.


Smooooth.

—srikanth @ September 29, 2012

This is exactly what it looks like, but what is it, or who are they?

Cracked by: vinayaknp, Sumanth Patlolla and Manish Achuth

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MIT’s chemistry genius inventing a non-stick coating for the inside of bottles.


Liquid (no crystal) display

—srikanth @ September 28, 2012

One of the coolest looking contraptions I’ve seen in a while. What’s this device called?

Cracked by: vinayaknp, Sumanth Patlolla, Manish Achuth, KK, Supritha Maiya, Prabhu and Rogi

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Eidophor, a very cool looking projection system that was invented in the late 1930s.


Bullet The Blue Sky (or blue box)

—srikanth @ September 27, 2012

Who investing in who?

Cracked by: Sumanth Patlolla, Prabhu, Manish Achuth, KK, manas, Supritha Maiya, Rogi, kriskingle, mankuTimma and Aparna

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Bono and The Edge from U2 investing into DropBox


Apple'esq?

—devadutta @ September 26, 2012

What are interfaces like this known as?


White and glassy. Need any more hints?

—devadutta @ September 25, 2012

Who designed and “owns” this?


Whiiirrrrllllllllll

—devadutta @ September 24, 2012

Identify


Returning the favor

—devadutta @ September 23, 2012

What is blocked out?


Fold diagonally, flip, fold again

—devadutta @ September 22, 2012

What is special about this bi-cycle?