July 2009
July 3, 2009
Forgotten and Unseen Electronics Part 27
If you sleep on the bus or train you can buy this. It's a sleep mask called the Noriko-san which has a scrolling display on it to tell people where your stop is so they can wake you up at the right time. It was made by Pyocotan (an inventor from Japan). I can't find a site where you can buy it but I did the find the site of the inventor:http://www.pyocotan.com/
Posted By: phantomspy1 - Fri Jul 03, 2009 -
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Early Slapstick and Boxing Cats
The more of these early Edison clips I see, the more convinced I become that the great inventor was a prankster nerd.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 03, 2009 -
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Category: Humor, Comedians, Pranks, Martial Arts, Cats, Nineteenth Century
American Artifacts
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 03, 2009 -
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Category: Frauds, Cons and Scams, Medicine, Nineteenth Century
July 2, 2009
the Simpsons Psychedelia
A nice video collection of the 10 best Simpsons' trips:
Posted By: StanFlouride - Thu Jul 02, 2009 -
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Vintage drug ads
Ahh, the good old days when you could buy dexedrine, opium, marihuana, cocaine, or heroin at the pharmacy.Delightful collection of old pharmaceutical ads:
http://www.pharmacytechs.net/blog/old-school-medicine-ads
And for those especially fussy kiddies, there's Nembutol suppositories!
Posted By: StanFlouride - Thu Jul 02, 2009 -
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Celebrities Faces Upside Down
WARNING:"Once viewed, the image cannot be erased from memory only over-written"
Definitely SFW but still assuredly highly unsettling, a photoshop contest to turn celebrity faces upside down:
http://www.freakingnews.com/Celebrities-Upside-Down-Pictures--2433.asp
Miss Thora Birch:
Posted By: StanFlouride - Thu Jul 02, 2009 -
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Breath-taking wave photography
The art of Clark Little, mostly taken from within the curl of waves, is amazing:http://www.clarklittlephotography.com/gallery/
Posted By: StanFlouride - Thu Jul 02, 2009 -
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Atlas Obscura
A compendium of the World's Wonders, Curiosities, and EsotericaConveniently displayed with Google Earth:
http://atlasobscura.com/
(shown) image from an Indian sculpture garden in Ireland
Posted By: StanFlouride - Thu Jul 02, 2009 -
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Own your own Space Shuttle
Well, the replica nose of one anyway.From Space Toys Inc., priced in the "if you have to ask..." range for sale or rent:
http://spacetoys.com/proddetail.php?prod=RFS13
Also available-
Mission Control cabinets
Full Scale Space Shuttle Mid Deck
Space Shuttle Exteriors
Get yours today!
Posted By: StanFlouride - Thu Jul 02, 2009 -
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Biblical Re-enactments
Here Peggy Lee plays Salome and Dean Martin plays John the Baptist.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 02, 2009 -
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Category: Celebrities, Food, Religion, 1940s
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