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Starr Elementary students have their own special pencil vending machine. For a quarter, students can buy a pencil, gumball machine-style. Where the quarters go is where the fun starts.

Learn how to create a simple pencil welding machine for soldering at home with this easy DIY guide. Using basic materials like a pencil, solder, wire, and a 12V DC power supply, this practical ...

In the short video, you see a bright red box with coin chutes reminiscent of a bubble gum machine. A colorful sign reads, "Mini Print Vending Machine." Underneath art depicting a single fried egg ...

Vending-machine businesses require minimal investments and are low-maintenance to operate. Eventually, they can generate passive income if you outsource the daily upkeep. Vending machines have ...

As part of a kickstart quest, you must collect thermite from an Outlaw vending machine or from a Go Bag. Unfortunately, vending machines aren’t always marked on the map and they can run out of ...

New York City health officials on Monday unveiled the city's first public health vending machine, featuring free drug paraphernalia and anti-overdose meds for addicts. The big blue box was ...

A couple said they purchased a vending machine to rake in some extra cash and were shocked at the profitability of the snack-on-demand business. After spending $315 on snacks, plus the cost of the ...

Canada-based University of Waterloo is racing to remove M&M-branded smart vending machines from campus after outraged students discovered the machines were covertly collecting facial-recognition ...

While no country can compete with Japan in terms of sheer vending machine mania, even here in the U.S., vending machines have become much more varied. If you think vending machines only sell ...

Peyton Vaughn, 7, selects a book July 17 from the vending machine at the Rancho Cordova Youth Center, while three other students wait for their turn. Hannah Poukish hpoukish@sacbee.com The main ...

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