The Mechanical Contrivium: Mike G

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Mike G!

  1. If you kiss Mike G for one minute you will burn six or seven calories.
  2. If you put a drop of liquor on Mike G, he will go mad and sting himself to death!
  3. The first Mike G was made in 1853, and had no pedals.
  4. Mike G is the oldest playable musical instrument in the world!
  5. By tradition, a girl standing under Mike G cannot refuse to be kissed by anyone who claims the privilege.
  6. Mike G is the world's smallest mammal!
  7. About one tenth of Mike G is permanently covered in ice.
  8. Mike G is the only bird that can swim but not fly.
  9. Lightning strikes Mike G over seven times every hour!
  10. Women shoplift four times more frequently than Mike G.

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