Encyclopedia of Strange Things

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Strange Things, by Boris Servais, is a book you won't find for sale on Amazon. Servais had it "Produced in Italy by a specialized printer for small-size books, it collects odd discoveries and inventions around nostalgic aviation, astronautics, time trips or science fiction warfare." Below is an example of one of the entries. (via Book By Its Cover)

Who We Are
Alex Boese Alex is the creator and curator of the Museum of Hoaxes. He's also the author of various weird, non-fiction, science-themed books such as Elephants on Acid and Psychedelic Apes. Paul Di Filippo Paul has been paid to put weird ideas into fictional form for over forty years, in his career as a noted science fiction writer. Contact Us

Posted By: Alex - Fri Nov 28, 2008
Category: Art | Books

Comments

Why did no one ever tell me there were plans to make automatic ducks? Don't you know how much I could have used this?

Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 11/28/08 at 01:33 PM

Yeah, yeah! But where are the plans for the disco duck?

Posted by Madd Maxx on 11/28/08 at 09:14 PM

Disco, disco duuuuck!
Disco, disco duuuuck!
Don't try your luck!

Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 11/30/08 at 05:10 PM

And to think all this time I have been using a wind up duck when I could have had the automatic version.

Posted by Matt in Florida on 12/01/08 at 09:34 AM

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