Oceans and Maritime Pursuits
When Belgium Invaded England
Very good long article here.
Tip of the hat to pal Peter Danssaert.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 22, 2020 -
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Category: Government, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, War, Reader Recommendation, 1960s, Europe, United Kingdom
Perry Submarines
Hobbyist submarines are pretty oddball. (Not even getting into the territory of drug-smugglers with homemade subs.) Here's a forerunner from 1962.Apparently the company is still going strong. Although they don't make subs anymore.
The restoration of one sub.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Sep 07, 2020 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Hobbies and DIY, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, 1960s
Sea Mail
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 30, 2020 -
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Category: Communications, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Regionalism, Europe
Pronouncing the Scientific Names of Seashells of North America
You can download the MP3 files here. Note: clicking the link does not initiate the download. You choose to do so at the new page.
R. Tucker Abbott begins with a statement sure to dissuade us from listening further. "Actually, there are no official correct pronunciations of these Latin names..."
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 28, 2020 -
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Category: Boredom, Languages, Nature, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, 1960s
Nuke-Powered Commercial Shipping
As we know, this scheme detailed in NEW SCIENTIST never came to completion. But are there, or have there been, other, non-military nuke-powered surface vessels?Yes, a few.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 13, 2020 -
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Category: Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1950s
Charles “Zimmy” Zibelman, the “Human Fish”
Zimmy footage starts circa 1:05
Source.
Source.
Another article here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 23, 2019 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Human Marvels, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Twentieth Century
Mall with Indoor Canal
Singapore mall features indoor canal with rentable boats.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 29, 2019 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Retailing, Asia
The City of Napoleon, Washington State
Today, Chetlo Harbor in Washington State looks pretty much like the picture below, taken from the site of the Chetlo Harbor Shellfish Company.
But in 1910, the location was going to be Napolean, the biggest port in the world!
Source for ad. You can blow up the text to readable size there.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 14, 2019 -
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Category: Frauds, Cons and Scams, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Real Estate, Regionalism, 1910s
The Only Floating Zip Code in the USA
Article here.
Wikipedia entry here.
Good article about other "unique zip codes" here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 07, 2019 -
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Category: Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Postal Services
The War Between the Snipe and the Clam
The rare technique of cut-paper animation, by Hu Jinqing, who just recently died.
The creator's Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 15, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Fish, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Stop-motion Animation, 1960s
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