Card No. 44

The answers

1. Since 1888

   The Star Ferry across Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour

   Still going

   Still crossing, but short on money. It lost about HK$100 million from 2018 to 2023, and in March 2026 it asked the government for a fare rise of about 30%.

2. Since 2010

   Microsoft's Kinect motion camera for Xbox

   Done for 2017

   Microsoft ended production on October 25, 2017. At launch it sold 8 million units in 60 days, a Guinness record for fastest-selling consumer electronics device.

3. Since 1952

   American Bandstand, a TV dance show from Philadelphia

   Done for 1989

   American Bandstand ended October 7, 1989, on the USA Network after 3,002 episodes. Dick Clark hosted from 1956 until its final season, when David Hirsch took over.

4. Since 1805

   A granite face on a New Hampshire mountainside

   Done for 2003

   The Old Man of the Mountain, first written about in 1805, fell in the early hours of May 3, 2003. Nobody noticed it was gone until about 10:30 that morning.

5. Since 1996

   MapQuest, the online maps and directions site

   Still going

   MapQuest is still around. In September 2026 it finally added public transit directions, covering nearly 2,000 cities.