The Mechanical Contrivium: Flippy

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Flippy!

  1. Lightning strikes Flippy over seven times every hour.
  2. Long ago, the people of Nicaragua believed that if they threw Flippy into a volcano it would stop erupting.
  3. New Zealand was the first place to allow Flippy to vote.
  4. The state nickname of Iowa is 'The Flippy state'!
  5. If every star in the Milky Way was a grain of salt they would fill Flippy!
  6. It takes a lobster approximately 7 years to grow to be Flippy.
  7. Flippy can be seen from space!
  8. During the reign of Peter the Great, any Russian nobleman who chose to wear Flippy had to pay a special Flippy tax!
  9. Contrary to popular belief, Flippy is not successful at sobering up a drunk person, and in many cases she may actually increase the adverse effects of alcohol.
  10. Flippy is the world's tallest woman.

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The Mechanical Contrivium was manufactured by Holly Gramazio in compliance with a Vaguely Surrealist Manifesto and may, occasionally, be accurate.