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Vintage remote control car (RC car)

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Found this unused RC car which has been staying in my storage cabinet for many years already. To my surprised, everything is still intact and the condition of it still looks good despite it's long age. There was no battery leakage in the battery compartment and there is no cracks on the body. To my curiosity, I decided to give it a test. I place a 9 volt batteries into the remote control unit and place another 2 double AA batteries inside the RC car itself. At first, the car could move fast enough and I decided to place a little motor oil on the wheel shaft of the car. After that, I let the car spin upside down for awhile to ensure that the motor is able to pick up its speed before placing the car upright. With those actions taken, the car is able to drive fast. From the test drive, I found out that this car can only drive straight and reserved to the right. In the past, RC cars can only move in a few directions unlike now where RC cars can move in various direction lik...

Vintage Cassette Story Book

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Back in the past, there were fewer electronic devices or electronic games that teach children about pronunciation, reading and also keep children entertain. The way in the past is manual teaching or by reading out loud. This cassette story book teaches children in the past about pronunciation and also reading. Children can first try to play the cassette tape and at the same time listen to the pronunciation. The words spoke during the playing of the cassette is the same as the words printed on the physical book. This is really a good innovation in the 1990s that can help to train and entertain children. I remember using this when I was about 4 to 5 years of age as I recall that I was bad at pronunciation HAHAHA. There were actually a lot more of this cassette book which I have kept in the past. I guess most of them have been given away already and now it is leaving this piece.  This set is from the year 1994 and was given to me by my cousin. I plan to keep this item ...