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ICYMI: Sound wave sewer checks, the feminized phone and more

Evading sewer line clowns since 2016.

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Updated Sat, Jul 16, 2016, 9:00 AM

Today on In Case You Missed It: A town in Maryland is checking for clogs in sewer lines with a sound wave system funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. And a Chinese-made smartphone is geared towards women in the most condescending of ways.

In TL;DR, be sure to read up on Tesla's newest, 'low-cost' car. As always, please share any interesting tech or science videos you find by using the #ICYMI hashtag on Twitter for @mskerryd.

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