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I Was Born Today
On this date I was welcomed into the world as Andrew Logan Bauer. I was a fat baby, but i do not know the exact weight. -
Honda Insight Started Being Produced
The Honda Insight was one of the first hybrid cars. This means that the car uses both gas and electricity to run. They are extremely good for the environment because they are fuel efficient and don't release as many emissions. I also think that the design of these cars is very cool because the back wheel well is covered.
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Creation of Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg, while attending Harvard, somewhat inadvertently created the worlds most famous social networking site. Over time it has grown and developed vastly to accommodate to its many users and changing technology. You can even lay games and individually message other facebook users.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook -
First Soccer Game
This is the first time that I played the sport that I love -
Airbus A380 made first test flight
The Airbus A380 is a very popular commercial airplane. It was made to rival Boeing planes. It has 4 jet engines and 2 levels. It made its first test flight out out Toulouse, France. The fuselage is made out of an aluminum alloy in order to keep its weight down, being such a large plane.
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Caught My First Bass
Started a passion for fishing this day -
1st Generation iPhone Released
Apple CEO Steve Jobs created a product that would change the personal electronics market forever. The iPhone was brilliantly engineered because something with the power of a computer could fit easily in the palm of your hand. Many were doubtful because nobody has created a touch-screen phone like that, but they silenced the haters by selling 6.1 million iPhones.
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Burj Khalifa Was FInished
The Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world to date standing at 828 meters tall. It is located in Dubai and cost $1.5 billion to make. The engineering used to create such a tall building is insane because it starts with a wide 3 pronged base and then transitions to a circular shape towards the top.
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Graduated From Elementary School
5th grade was a tough year... -
1st time out of the country
We went on a family trip to jamacia -
Xbox One released
Many gamers highly anticipated the next-generation Microsoft gaming console. The base level Xbox has one TB of storage which is a huge improvement on 4 gb on the previous Xbox. The interface and graphics were also top of the line. Computer engineers worked hard to make a processor and graphics card that could produce such flawless game play.
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Wireless Electricity
Toyota came out with a wireless charging mat for their electric ran cars (prius). This has been done on a small scale with phone chargers, but as never been able to transfer nearly enough electricity to charge a car battery. This technology utilizes magnetism to transfer the electricity. (date not exact)
http://time.com/3594971/the-25-best-inventions-of-2014/ -
Got My First Car
My dad's 2006 Infiniti G35x sedan -
Soft robots that mimic human muscles
These tiny robots are extremely helpful because they can help immobile people move. Micro engineers made this invention after many failed trials. An application of this technology is in muscle belts, which is used to maintain stability in the torso to help the patient regain motor skills.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161012133120.htm
