Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for September 14, 2020

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    eromlig  about 4 years ago

    Just to let everyone know, there was never an all-electric airplane that stayed in the air 29 minutes. There was never anyone named Chimmy Joo who made a pair of shoes at age 10. And no one named Veagan Rotaw ever caught a cell phone at age 5.

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    Leroy  about 4 years ago

    Also, Jimmy and his brother Ben invented the Choo-Choo Train.

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    Templo S.U.D.  about 4 years ago

    Was Preston’s phone in a plastic baggy when Reagan hooked it out of the water?

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    sevaar777  about 4 years ago

    Did Mr. Choo charge his mom $700 for her slippers?

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    jpayne4040  about 4 years ago

    Yet, I drop my phone in the sink for a few seconds and it’s done for!

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    Gent  about 4 years ago

    I thought he invented the Choo Choo train.

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    J Short  about 4 years ago

    Unfortunately, the plane need 29 minutes to make it to the runway.

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    Thorby  about 4 years ago

    HOW BIG was that all-electric aircraft.? That would be interesting to find out.

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    Attwater's prairie chicken  about 4 years ago

    On this day in history on September 14 1901 Vice President Theodore Roosevelt is sworn in as the 26th President of the United States upon the death of William McKinley, who was shot eight days earlier.

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    Phil721  about 4 years ago

    The eCaravan with 2000 lbs of battery has a range of about 100 miles, a normal turboprop Caravan carrying 2000 lbs of jet fuel has a range of 1500 miles

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    joefearsnothing  about 4 years ago

    Assuming that they had a pre-planned landing site, I wonder how long it would have flown and what was their speed?

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    joefearsnothing  about 4 years ago

    With a name like Choo, I expected Jimmy to look more oriental!

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    Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray  about 4 years ago

    “Well, it was a modified Cessna Caravan 208B – which can take a maximum of nine passengers. And the test aircraft only had a seat installed for the pilot.”

    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200617-the-largest-electric-plane-ever-to-fly

    A nice article on biofuel from prickly pear cactus:

    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200521-mexican-cacti-a-sustainable-biofuel-from-the-desert

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    bigal666  about 4 years ago

    Jimmy should be grateful his mother didn’t name him “Ah”.

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    NatureBatsLast  about 4 years ago

    Here’s something real, it’s called disaster capitalism and you can watch it right now!

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    Pedmar Premium Member about 4 years ago

    I suppose it would be useful for all those people who want to fly from Kennedy to LaGuardia.

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    dmagoon202ii  about 4 years ago

    I’m surprised a battery couldn’t be made to power the airplane for a much longer time.

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    The Pro from Dover  about 4 years ago

    So were they Choo Choo Shoes?

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