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news.cnet.com - 3/27/2009

Chechan soldiers' Flinstonian phone charger

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(Credit: English Russia) Earlier Thursday, we brought you the DIY arcade cabinet , a feat of great ingenuity. But now I find this: a homemade, DIY, dynamo-powered cell phone charger. According to English Russia (one of the greatest sites on the Web,) Chechan soldiers made it to keep their ...

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