They Can Send a Man to the Moon But...

This gets said often. By me. Or my mother.

"They can send a man to the moon, but they can't make a CD case that can be opened in less than eight minutes."

"They can send a man to the moon, but they can't make a trash bag that's big enough for the garbage can."

"They can send a man to the moon, but they still can't design a phone charger that will work for every cell phone!"

Well not anymore kids. According to the Freakonomics blog, a universal cell phone charger will go into production next year. Check out the full story here, or the press release.