Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for June 26, 2015
June 25, 2015
June 27, 2015
Transcript:
In what country other than Australia or kangaroos found? Tree kangaroos inhabit the rain forests of New Guinea! I don't believe it! UC Irvine and Australian chemists have successfully developed a way to un-boil an egg! George Mason University engineering students Viet Tran and Seth Robertson have invented an extinguisher that can put out fires with soundwaves.
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Templo S.U.D. about 9 years ago
So how does a sound wave extinguish a fire?
linsonl about 9 years ago
Like blowing a candle out.
derdave969 about 9 years ago
I’m wondering about the egg. Why do you want it unboiled? What, if anything, can you do with it afterward? Is it just as it came from the chicken or is it unboiled but useless?
stlmaddog5 about 9 years ago
Unfortunately the sonic fire extinguisher also causes the user to go deaf.
CeeJay about 9 years ago
So, are kangaroos like cats……they can climb up a tree but they can’t get down?
chromosome Premium Member about 9 years ago
Maybe the fire department should equip themselves with trombones.
english.ann about 9 years ago
I wonder if sound waves could extinguish grease fires or electrical fires as well.