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This egg-like device can detect earthquakes. It's great for when you're stuck in a cave or you're playing Survivorman in your backyard and you want to make sure you don't get crushed by crumbling bedrock. It is also a radio, a LED flashlight, a multi-device charger (cell phone, camera, etc.), and lets out a screeching siren noise in case you're really in a crunch, like if hyenas are gnawing at your ankles.
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Posted by: dilpreet | February 03, 2007 at 12:30 PM
hi i am edgar santiago from peru
are interesting in the radio i need 5 radios wath is the price
in the future i neded more radios like
100
200
or 500
wath is the price for this
amounts
i waithing you response
greetz from peru
trukdo@hotmail.com
Posted by: Trukdo | September 20, 2010 at 10:07 AM