Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| 20070164626 | FUEL-CELL COMPRESSED-AIR SUPPLYING DEVICE A fuel-cell compressed-air supplying device 6 includes a centrifugal compressor 12 provided in a casing 11, and a bearing device 14 for supporting a rotation shaft 13 of the compressor 12. The bearing device 14 includes a... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20060147137 | Bearing member for supporting an elastic support element Annular bearing member for supporting a support element that comprises elastic material and that when installed is under pressure and that is in the area of a suspension strut, whereby the bearing member comprises a material that has a greater hardness than the material... | 07/06/2006 |
