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10 Instrumental Innovations That Didn’t Change the World

By Wesley on October 15th, 2009

innovation 10 Instrumental Innovations That Didnt Change the World

Every once in a while an instrument comes along that changes the way people listen to music. The electric guitar, pioneered in the 1930s, paved the way for rock and roll. The synthesizer made the piano portable and interesting, at least to the 80s. Other musical innovations have been less success. The following are 10 musical instruments that made the world collectively shrug and say, “Meh”. Read the rest of this entry »

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5 Disasters That Could Have Been Avoided

By Wesley on July 18th, 2009

disastergirl 5 Disasters That Could Have Been Avoided

Some disasters are unavoidable. Hurricanes, earthquakes, meteor strikes: only mad scientists are blamed for these mishaps. Sometimes fate decides to go ahead and give people a good spanking just for shits and giggles. Other times, its our own damn fault. Read the rest of this entry »

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