Well of course. But it's so much more exhibitionistic to go off about it as though everyone else is an idiot.

I call know it all syndrome.

"Science fiction comic books"? What's that? I was there and I don't remember any.

"Coin return slot" - I'm pretty sure that isn't a thing, to quote xkcd.

Wrong, unfortunately. The term "bug" comes from Grace Murray Hopper finding a moth disabling a relay.

Umm, no. You can tell by the circular display that this was the 1940's. That's all they had.

Must have been designed by the wife of Firesign Theatre's Phil Austin.

About the story, it's been done. Robert Heinlein's very first sale, in fact. "Life-line".

Taking f***s back... ah, if only we could.

Spoken like someone who thinks an electron is something about the size and shape of a small pea.

This may be the dumbest comment I have ever read here. And that's a remarkable statement in itself.

This place has soooo jumped the you-know-what.

It's a what? Excuse me???

@RubiksCube: Umm, yah, maybe you missed the news.

I spot a flaw in your logic. I like airplanes, and yet I do not like these. Why would I want a sharp little angly thing sticking out of my *snap*

@DJKGinHD: Ummm... no.

It won't work. If you examine the flame carefully before and after, you'll see that the addition of a piece of wood made no difference at all.

Stay classy, Gizmodo.

Sigh. Urban legends live forever, I guess.

@jitteryjim: Agreed. And I happen to OWN one.