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The Museum of Hoaxes is dedicated to promoting knowledge about hoaxes. (Click here for opening hours, etc.) On our blog we post about dubious- sounding claims, and whatever else strikes our fancy. The site is also home to the Hoaxipedia (the museum's online encyclopedia of hoaxes), the Hoax Forum, and the Top 100 April Fools' Day Hoaxes.
The museum was created in 1997 by Alex Boese. He's assisted by a staff of deputy curators and docents. Alex is the author of three books, most recently Elephants on Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments (which has nothing to do with hoaxes). Check out the list of the Top 20 Most Bizarre Experiments of All Time for a preview.
The Museum of Hoaxes is dedicated to promoting knowledge about hoaxes. (Click here for opening hours, etc.) On our blog we post about dubious- sounding claims, and whatever else strikes our fancy. The site is also home to the Hoaxipedia (the museum's online encyclopedia of hoaxes), the Hoax Forum, and the Top 100 April Fools' Day Hoaxes.
The museum was created in 1997 by Alex Boese. He's assisted by a staff of deputy curators and docents. Alex is the author of three books, most recently Elephants on Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments (which has nothing to do with hoaxes). Check out the list of the Top 20 Most Bizarre Experiments of All Time for a preview.Prankplace.com
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Fidobag
Here's an odd product from Samsung-Italia. It's the Fidobag. The site explaining the Fidobag is in Italian, but apparently it's a suitcase that will respond to the voice of its owner and come at their command (that would be useful for finding a bag in an airport). Also, if someone tries to steal your bag, all you need do is call out and the Fidobag will start to 'bark' at an intensity of 197.5 decibels, thereby stunning and exposing the would-be thief. Gizmodo offers a more complete translation of the site. Although the Fidobag does seem like it would be useful, it just seems way too odd to actually be real.
Posted By: Alex | Date: Mon Nov 01, 2004 | Permalink |
Total Comments: 8
Category: Exploration/Travel, Technology
Category: Exploration/Travel, Technology
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You're gonna have to have some vocal chords or some whistle to make it hear at 450 metres.
Also I'm trying to imagine: So I try to steal this thing and it's starts to growl....so WHAT. What's it gonna do bite me????
Even if it were real: not a very good design
Posted by Paul on Mon Nov 01, 2004 at 04:56 AMAlso I'm trying to imagine: So I try to steal this thing and it's starts to growl....so WHAT. What's it gonna do bite me????
Even if it were real: not a very good design
197.5 decibels? Considerng the Old Saturn V Boosters on the old Apollo rovckets were rarted at around 130dB, and the dB scale is logarithmic, 197.5 decibels would probably liquify most organic matter in a rather wide radius.
Posted by Mo in Earth on Mon Nov 01, 2004 at 07:34 AMAnd here I am saying it wouldn't work. What WAS I thinking.....
Posted by Paul on Mon Nov 01, 2004 at 08:51 AMThere's no reference to the "Fidobag" on the real http://www.samsung-italia.com website. And if you click on the link to the Fratelli Alfredson (the Alfredson Brothers) it becomes clear that this is a comical farse.
Posted by Bob in Madison, WI on Mon Nov 01, 2004 at 11:35 AM120 dB = threshold of pain
130 dB = air raid siren at 1 meter
140 dB = jet engine
150 dB = instant perforation of eardrum
180 dB = shuttle launch at ground zero
http://www.prorec.com/prorec/articles.nsf/articles/EA68A9018C905AFB8625675400514576
If this thing barks at 197.5 dB it would cause internal organ damage to anybody unfortunate enough to be near it. I don't know of anything that can emit a sound that loud other than a very large explosion. Must be a total hoax.
Posted by ME on Mon Nov 01, 2004 at 03:44 PM130 dB = air raid siren at 1 meter
140 dB = jet engine
150 dB = instant perforation of eardrum
180 dB = shuttle launch at ground zero
http://www.prorec.com/prorec/articles.nsf/articles/EA68A9018C905AFB8625675400514576
If this thing barks at 197.5 dB it would cause internal organ damage to anybody unfortunate enough to be near it. I don't know of anything that can emit a sound that loud other than a very large explosion. Must be a total hoax.
Another item on the sound scale - stun grenades are 175 dB. So that's about 100 times as loud as a flashbang grenade. That would be scary if it were real.
Posted by Matt on Wed Nov 03, 2004 at 07:21 AM"Also, if someone tries to steal your bag, all you need do is call out and the Fidobag will start to 'bark' at an intensity of 197.5 decibels, thereby stunning and exposing the would-be thief."
Shucks, why not just put an atomic bomb in the darned bag?
Posted by Big Gary C in Dallas, Texas on Wed Nov 03, 2004 at 06:11 PMShucks, why not just put an atomic bomb in the darned bag?
Fidobag reminds me of the scene in "Sleeper" where someone gives Woody Allen's character a robot dog named "Rags," and woody asks, "Is he housetrained, or will he leave little batteries on the carpet?"
Posted by Big Gary C in Dallas, Texas on Thu Nov 04, 2004 at 11:21 AMPage 1 of 1 pages