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The Invention of the Parking Meter

The Invention of the Parking Meter
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This is a pilot mokumentary short satirical series Unauthorized History of inventions by Izzy Avrahami and Erga Netz.

You might think that the parking meter was invented in 1935 by Carl C. Magee in Oklahoma City, OK. but when you watch the documentary will be surprised to learn that the meter is actually in the desert of Sahara, in the 15th century.

It had a strange story, which is revealed in this mokumentary.

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Izzy Avrahami, as the mad professor, describes the long history of political exploitation of his people.

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