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Separated after birth: our products and their animal lookalikes!

Raphael Knecht
19.9.2016
Translation: machine translated

Lame as a turtle, the zebra stripe, at a snail's pace or your silly behaviour (gets on my nerves). Who doesn't know them, the good old animalistic proverbs, comparisons and metaphors? I would like to introduce you to a few products below that we sell but should actually be in the zoo or in the wild.

Ninja Turtle

Admittedly, I don't really understand why I don't compare one mouse with another mouse - it's like comparing apples with pears. Or mice with turtles. Nevertheless, I think my comparison is more appropriate and to be honest, mouse-mouse comparisons are so dull and boring! I simply lacked the challenge. Yes, the properties of the two objects don't really match either: On the one hand, the lightning-fast mouse that glides silently across your mousepad, and on the other, the cosy, cool turtle that ploughs its way powerfully like a mighty shell. And yet: on closer inspection, even you have to admit that the two could be twins. [[image:6408581]]

"I think I spider!"

The classic reaction of all arachnophobes: "Oh my God, that's horrible and absolutely disgusting", then a loud, bloodcurdling scream, followed by the familiar cloud of dust from cartoons, which is usually left behind when hastily disappearing from the danger zone. I can reassure you that these are just words and images - just reading this text (or buying the WLAN router) will not bring you a spider and the extremely unsettling tickle you are feeling on your neck right now certainly has a completely plausible and rational explanation. By the way, to all "Where's Walter" fans: The real Spiderman is on the left-hand side of the following picture. [[image:6408609]]

Kitten small, walked alone...

After the web of fear, sweat and hate that I spun in the previous section, I would like to take all maltreated souls back to cloud nine and the land of sugary sweet dreams. Although this comparison contradicts the reasoning behind the first comparison, I am forced to resort to such a crude trick. The haters will hopefully understand me or excuse this faux pas for once and all cat picture aficionados will praise me to the skies anyway. Finally, to give the whole thing a factual note: The great thing about the article presented is also that we can offer all those who keep a rather shy cat as a pet a genuine burdock with this product. [[image:6408619]]

Flat as a flounder

Both are extremely flat and you can squeeze them to your heart's content - I don't really know if you should or should not do this with a flounder! Although it would certainly be a lot of fun with such a moist, slippery surface structure. And Surface owners are guaranteed to agree with me when I postulate that its display texture also takes on forms and viscosities that nobody would wish for as a result of the touch function in such hard and busy times... I speak from experience, believe me. [...] (In this case, this sequence of characters means "plenty of room for interpretation"). [[image:6409039]]

Snake

The next shocker follows: many have already been able to put the spider trauma behind them, so the snakes come into play. It's not easy with me today, I know - sorry! Anyway: these things finally made their way into a world-famous mobile game a long, long time ago and thus to international fame. And you also needed a cable to charge them back then. But then they ran for what felt like 4 weeks without having to be recharged even once. Did you also imagine and wish as children that future mobiles would have an almost unmeasurable battery life? Haha, you thought wrong - the never-ending story is and will remain just a story, a myth, a fairy tale... much to the chagrin of all energy savers, do-gooders and eco-pirates. [[image:6409200]]

99 balloons

Of course, the seahorse doesn't need them - but I, for example, would be happy if I had to be under water for that long. Unfortunately, the product's technical counterpart is not waterproof, but otherwise it is actually quite useful. For example, you can take thousands of underwater shots with it and despite the limited iPhone memory, there are no limits to your photography skills and desires. It's great, this little thing. And by that I mean both the iBridge and the seahorse. Because the latter is not only used as a swimming badge in primary school, but it is, for example, the male species that carries the offspring, these animals are almost undisputed masters of hide-and-seek and - like chameleons - can control and move their eyes separately. Yes, if you consciously pay attention at school, you will really learn something! [[image:6409484]]

Black Hawk Down

The sun is shining, it's warm and everyone is sitting outside. Every now and then, I take a well-earned lunch in the great outdoors and watch the flying skills of numerous dragonflies. They hover in the air and over the water like jet-black helicopters, never taking their eyes off their surroundings... Even if a tiny crumb of bread from my sandwich falls to the ground completely unnoticed, the James Bonds or spies among the insects will notice it. Similar to when I'm travelling with my own drone on a secret mission. Dear FOCA and valued police readers: This is a purely inspirational article and not intended to be taken entirely seriously. However, you are of course very welcome to visit me to check whether I am complying with the applicable aviation laws and rules to ensure privacy. I'll put the coffee on, okay? [[image:6409700]]

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When I'm not stuffing my face with sweets, you'll catch me running around in the gym hall. I’m a passionate floorball player and coach. On rainy days, I tinker with my homebuilt PCs, robots or other gadgets. Music is always my trusted companion. I also enjoy tackling hilly terrain on my road bike and criss-crossing the country on my cross-country skis. 

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