Aug 10 2005

The Motorcycle Was Invented By….

Published by gringod at 9:54 am under GSF600 (Bandit), GSX-R750

I just read about an interesting feature on Google in which you can get Google to “fill in the blanks”. You simply type in a sentance and put an asterisk where you want the blank filled in. I found this out from the Google blog and the example query they give is “The parachute was invented by *“.

SO I thought that I would give it a go and tried searching for “the motorcycle was invented by *“. As luck would have it this not only tells you who invented the motorcycle, it is also a perfect example of why information found on the internet should be taken with a pinch of salt. Apparently the motorcycle was invented by the following people:

  • Gottlieb Daimler in Germany in 1885
  • Sylvester H. Roper in 1869
  • Howard Roper in 1867

This feature of Google is also pretty good for looking up jokes, such as “how many * does it take to change a light bulb“. However, I’m not sure how many people will find the second result very funny!

3 responses so far

3 Responses to “The Motorcycle Was Invented By….”

  1. # Matt Ingyon 12 Aug 2005 at 3:39 pm

    Speaking of motorcycles, you never really went into detail about what happened to yours in Norway…

  2. # gringodon 12 Aug 2005 at 4:03 pm

    I haven’t gone into details about my adventures in Norway as I haven’t yet got my motorbike back yet… well it has only been 6 weeks since I returned

  3. # Matt Ingyon 13 Aug 2005 at 4:45 pm

    6 weeks to get your bike back – hmm – now I’m very curious!

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