Video: Ex-Presidents Spring To Life And Talk Tech With Us
February 12th, 2010 admin
Hear ye hear ye hear ye. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln have sprung from the pages of history, crossing time and space and the great beyond to talk to us about…gadgets? Yes gadgets! For Presidents Day 2010 The Father of Our Country and the Great Emancipator tag team to discuss tech that would have made their lives easier in the 18th and 19th century. Chopping down a cherry tree? Agony with a piddly hatchet but short work for G.W. and his Stihl MS 230 CE chainsaw . When Abe was looking for a non-messy way to succeed his beard from his face, he grabbed a Norelco Turbo Vacuum Beard Trimmer to suck up his errant clippings. Mary Todd was so pleased. And speaking of domestic quarrels don’t get Martha Washington started on George’s poor oral hygiene. That…
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