Weird Universe Archive
December 2014
December 3, 2014
Subconscious Menu
Pizza Hut is testing a new "subconscious menu" in some of its UK restaurants. Just look at the food choices on the screen of the tablet, and the eye-tracking technology will determine which food your eyes are lingering over longest. [wash post]This made me think of Paul's post from a few days ago about the octopus in the farm yard, which demonstrated that our eyes "dwell on objects that are discrepant with expectations." So if there's an octopus on the menu, you'll just have to eat octopus pizza.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Dec 03, 2014 -
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Category: Food, Psychology, Eyes and Vision
Car with Thatched Roof
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 03, 2014 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Hobbies and DIY, 1960s, Cars
December 2, 2014
Barbecue Salad
Perhaps this would taste good. But without having tried it, the idea of tomato jello just doesn't sound appealing to me.However, here's a person who's actually made the stuff!
Posted By: Alex - Tue Dec 02, 2014 -
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Category: Food, Jello
If America Dies…
Not exactly a question I had ever previously thought to ask.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 02, 2014 -
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Category: Death, Nature, PSA’s, Advertising, 1970s, North America
December 1, 2014
Stolta the Moose
There aren't many famous moose, except for Bullwinkle who doesn't count because he's fictional. So because Stolta achieved some fame in Sweden, that might make her the most famous moose in the world!After her mother was accidentally killed by a train (circa 1900), Stolta was adopted by a lineman and raised like a tame horse. She pulled carts and sleds, including sleds carrying tourists. And in 1907 her fame was forever secured when she won a harness race against trained horses over an ice-covered lake. Some more info and pictures of Stolta at Nordic Thoughts.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Dec 01, 2014 -
Comments (6)
Category: Animals, 1900s
Mystery Illustration 3
This "futuristic" plane was:
1) conceived in the 1920s to occur in the 1940s
2) conceived in the 1930s to occur in the 1950s
3) conceived in the 1940s to occur in the 1970s
4) conceived in the 1950s to occur in the 1980s
The answer is here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 01, 2014 -
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Category: Futurism, Air Travel and Airlines, Yesterday’s Tomorrows
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