April 2019
April 11, 2019
Pressure Gauge Watch
Called the PSI watch, it's designed to look like a pressure gauge. So much so that the markings on the dial indicate units of pressure rather than time. And there's only a single hand, which rests at the 0 mark.So how can you use it to actually tell the time? That's a little complicated. First you need to press the button on the side, then the needle will move three times: first to the hour, then to the ten minute group, and finally to the single minutes. You need to do this each time you want to know the time.
The intended market for this, I assume, is either people who like weird watches, or people who really like pressure gauges.
Available from Tokyoflash for $189.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Apr 11, 2019 -
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Category: Technology
Cabaret Girl
Very educational if you wish to open your own club.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 11, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Entertainment, Fashion, 1950s, United Kingdom
April 10, 2019
Burning Baseball Fields
Although the practice is not advised, apparently it's fairly common for people to try to quickly dry out wet baseball fields by dousing them in gasoline and burning them.One such case was recently in the news: "Baseball field closed due to 'poor decision' to douse it in gas, set it on fire"
@GameTimeCT @amityathletics @SPBowley
— NortonAmityTeacher (@AmityNorton) April 6, 2019
Field Maintenance at Governors Field in Ridgefield. First responders currently on scene. Game being moved? Environmental Hazard? pic.twitter.com/9eKd2JcBJC
But youtube offers up many more examples.
via reddit
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 10, 2019 -
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Category: Sports
The Seminal Pastille
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 10, 2019 -
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Category: Patent Medicines, Nostrums and Snake Oil, Nineteenth Century, Genitals
April 9, 2019
How to become Rich ‘N Famous
Change your name, of course.
Mason City Globe-Gazette - Mar 31, 1981
As far as I can tell, Thomas Clark Twyman never did live up to his changed name. Actually, it’s not even an original gag. I found several musicians (such as the one below, from Australia) calling themselves Rich N. Famous.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Apr 09, 2019 -
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Category: Odd Names, 1980s
The Ohwadas and their Tattoos
An instance of the Formerly Weird becoming No Longer Weird.
Original article here.
More pics here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 09, 2019 -
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Category: Art, Eccentrics, Museums, Foreign Customs, 1980s, Asia
April 8, 2019
Denim Panties
More denim weirdness. Designer Y/Project has come out with denim panties. On social media, people have nicknamed them “Janties” (short for Jeans Panties). They're available from retailer SSense, for $315. From their website:
Posted By: Alex - Mon Apr 08, 2019 -
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Category: Fashion, Underwear, Denim
The Incassomat
Foto source.
In 1936, banks invented “the Incassomat” or “robot cashier”, a machine to facilitate deposit making and withdrawals, to improve record keeping and reduce human errors in transactions. Soon, banks piloting it realized the cost of operating it was too high compared with the benefits of error correction.
Text source.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 08, 2019 -
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Category: Money, Technology, 1930s
April 7, 2019
Women of Canada Bras
Bra-maker Simons recently apologized for its line of bras named after prominent Canadian women. For example, they had the Beverley bralette, named after former Chief Justice of Canada Beverley McLachlin. The Flora, named after Flora Macdonald, Canada's first female minister of Foreign Affairs. And the Stella push-up bra, named after social activist Stella Lord, who fought against poverty in Nova Scotia.Some of the women are still living and hadn't been contacted for their consent. Plus, the link between lingerie and chief justices, social activists, etc. seemed unclear to just about everyone. Noted Marketing professor Ken Wong: "This is marketing at its worst... Somebody there probably said, 'We need to connect our product to this empowerment movement.' But what they failed to consider is will people find it offensive and insulting."
More details: msn.com
Posted By: Alex - Sun Apr 07, 2019 -
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Category: Advertising, Underwear
Follies of the Madmen #421
Perfect today for our climate-change world!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 07, 2019 -
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Category: Armageddon and Apocalypses, Business, Advertising, Nature, 1960s, Alcohol
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