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Japan Woman buys claw machine and learns the secret about how they are rigged Mark Frauenfelder

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Mike Lindell does more dumb stuff Mike Lindell joins Jimmy Kimmel from inside of an arcade claw machine Jennifer Sandlin

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reddit Popcorn ceilings, leaded gas, and other inventions that have "done more harm than good," according to Reddit David Pescovitz

Japan Scotty of Strange Parts takes a tour of Akihabara, Tokyo's geek culture headquarters Mark Frauenfelder

gender Google Manufacturing Robot isn't sure humans belong in tech Cory Doctorow

vending machines Pictorial history of vending machines, from Ancient Greece to today Bob Knetzger

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