Pocket Ironer

From the archives of All things Ironing - Ironing Gadgets.

You are about to go in for that important interview and notice the crease on your sleeve isn’t quite razor sharp. The impressive tie you chose just for this occasion could be just a bit flatter.

 

No problem. Just reach into your pocket and activate your Pocket Ironer. Your personal standby ironer is ready to spring into action to make sure you put your best wrinkle-free foot forward.
 

The Pocket Ironer is compact.

The Pocket Ironer is versatile and easy to use.

Battery powered, the Pocket Ironer can be conveniently charged with a USB cable directly from your computer and comes with a clip attachment to hold the crease for easier ironing. 

 

The Pocket Ironer measures just 100mm x 60mm x 18mm and weighs in at only 60 grams.

The manufacturer claims that anything you wear that folds and can use a little extra ironing can be put right at a moment's notice.

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17 billion dollars

Opinion
 

Yesterday, I posted my thoughts about the 12 billion dollar hole in the government's budget. This morning, the finance minister Penny Wong announced that the estimated budget shortfall is now going to be 16 to 17 billion.
 

Finance Minister Penny Wong announcing the good news

At this rate, Paul Keating's prediction of a Banana Republic so many years ago seems like paradise.

 

Obviously, not being the first person to ask them selves this question, I followed a few links on the internet to find some graphics to illustrate just what a billion dollars looks like. To illustrate, I found these graphics courtesy of The Society Pages.

 

This is what 1 Million Dollars looks like.

  

 

This is what 100 Million Dollars looks like.

  

  

This is what 1 Billion Dollars looks like.

 

 

 

and this is what 17 Billion Dollars looks like.

 

 

 

" I think we need a bigger hole..."

Osca

12 billion dollars

Opinion.

 

Recently, our Prime Minister announced a 12 billion dollar shortfall in the government budget and it got me thinking. Just how much is 12 billion dollars exactly?

 

$12,000,000,000.00

 

"It's here somewhere..."

 

It is such a large number, one finds it difficult to wrap one's brain around.

 

Depending on the industry, some people earn less then or close to $20.00 an hour. At 12 billion dollars, such a person could have a job for 480,000 years. That's almost seven thousand lifetimes.

 

Even at $100,000.00 a year, considered to be a good income that most of the population only dream of, one could earn such income for 120,000 years.

 

or

 

a hundred and twenty thousand jobs for a year. Gone !

 

It seems incredible to me that such numbers can be announced by our government so casually, as if everything is just fine. Oh, we made a mistake in our calculations a half a year ago. Oh, it's not really our fault, the dollar is too high. But we want your vote in September. Trust us, we know what we are doing.

Osca.