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The Skeptics Guide #926 - Apr 8 2023

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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The Life and Times of Marty Cooper

Martin Cooper and designer Rudy Krollup created their working prototype three months. It took 10 years until 1983 for the first commercial model of that phone to be available for purchase. The Dynatac 8000X weighed 2.5 pounds, 1.1 kilos, 9 inches tall, but 23 centimeters tall. And guess how many phone numbers I could store? Three. 30. That's it. Tap your maxed out.

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