Monday, October 12, 2026Est. 2026. Most of what's in here is older.
Don't fix it if it ain't broke

Broke or Not? / No. 18

Card No. 18

Monday, October 12, 2026. This is today's card. Play it first, the answers are below.

The answers

  1. Since 1410

    The medieval astronomical clock on Prague's town hall

    Still going

    The Orloj runs, and the apostles come out every hour. Its moon phase is moved by gravity alone, and a 2018 restoration swapped its 1948 electric drive for an 1860s mechanism.

  2. Since 1890

    A water-powered cliff railway between two Devon villages

    Still going

    Running since Easter Monday 1890. Each car has a 700-gallon water tank. Water is let out of the bottom car until the top one is heavier and rolls down, pulling the other up 500 feet.

  3. Since 1873

    Cable-hauled streetcars on San Francisco's hills

    Still going

    San Francisco's cable cars still run. Of the 23 cable car lines built between 1873 and 1890, three are left.

  4. Since 1968

    A cassette tape factory in Springfield, Missouri

    Still going

    National Audio Company still makes about 25 to 30 million cassettes a year, roughly 95% of the world market. It has made tapes for Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish.

  5. Since 1997

    Ultima Online, an online role-playing game

    Still going

    Ultima Online is still up and still getting updates. It launched September 24, 1997, peaked around 250,000 accounts in 2003, and has had a free-to-play option since 2018.