Technology
Clean-O-Pore
Original ad here.
Original ad here.
Read the fascinating history of this device, plus others of the "vacuum suction" mode, at this site.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 04, 2013 -
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Category: Technology, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, 1910s
Delivery Drones
Amazon has announced their intention to eventually deliver small orders by drones. Dominoes Pizza is also talking about the idea for pizza deliveries. If things go down that road we could have some very busy skies!
Posted By: Alex - Mon Dec 02, 2013 -
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Category: Technology
Hohner Tremolo Sextet
Because one harmonica was often not enough to obtain the desired lugubrious and annoying tone, Hohner used to make a model that offered six mouthpieces in one.
Hear it played excellently in the clip below by Paulette. The text for this video at YouTube is in French, and when Google translates it, I can make no improvement.
Paulette self-taught harmonica for many years has blown the 80 candles. For several months she has been practicing music theory with you and Jackie interpreter sight reading this pretty piece "Love me tender"
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 18, 2013 -
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Category: Music, Technology
Mystery Gadget 19
What? Why? How?
The answer is here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 06, 2013 -
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Category: Technology, 1930s
Suicide Machines
Created by artist Thijs Rijker. They're not machines that help people commit suicide. Instead, they're machines that slowly destroy themselves.One machine saws into its own structure, until eventually the saws will reach the engine. Another machine pours sand into its gearbox until the gears wear out.
Perhaps it's a metaphor for the planned obsolescence of modern consumer goods, which are designed to break down or wear out sooner rather than later, so that we constantly have to buy new stuff.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Oct 21, 2013 -
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Category: Art, Technology, Suicide
Cremation and Alkaline Hydrolosis Tour
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 11, 2013 -
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Category: Death, Technology
Windup Razors
Once upon a time, in a simpler age when electricity was expensive or balky, windup razors were popular in Europe and Russia.
In the Space Age, you could even buy the NASA-approved version!
But except for vintage models (a mere $100.00), purely mechanical razors seem to have vanished from the marketplace. Although in this era of environmentalism, it seems they should fulfill a certain demand.
The closest such product I can find cheats by using electricity--though it is hand-cranked!
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 09, 2013 -
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Category: Inventions, Technology, Environmentalism and Ecology, Facial Hair
Build Your Own Dog Stroller
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 18, 2013 -
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Category: Technology, Dogs, Asia
Mystery Gadget 18
Take your best guess first!
The answer is here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 18, 2013 -
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Category: Technology, 1920s
Nintendo Love Tester
Wikipedia explanation.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 31, 2013 -
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Category: Technology, 1960s, Asia, Love & Romance
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