A few years ago Pauline built a complicated four-legged giant walking machine. Twelve feet high, cube in shape, not very smart or nimble, but it did shuffle along slowly.

几年前，波林制造出一个结构复杂的特大型四足行走机器，高12英尺，方方正正的，既不聪明也不敏捷，但它确实拖着脚慢慢地挪动了。

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He did not always get it right the first time, either--the first Mac lacked enough memory, was a commercial failure and led not only to layoffs but to Jobs' own ouster in 1985. 2000's PowerMacG4 Cube was also a high-priced flop.

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And just for fun, we brought you the world's largest Rubik's Cube mosaic -- which stands over 13 feet high by 200 feet wide and is made from 85, 794 cubes.

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These ice-cube-size crystals are grown slowly in ovens heated as high as 1, 800 degrees Fahrenheit, adding just one centimeter in a day.

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