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Radio Waves, now being used to create jets of plasma, matter so hot all the electrons are stripped away from the atoms. I'd guess this didn't get quite that hot.
Posted by Baughbe on 05/09/12 at 11:57 AM
I missed! I thought I recognized Theremin but I was hot on the trail.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/09/12 at 11:57 AM
If I read the explanation correctly, this is a crude microwave.
Posted by Bill M on 05/09/12 at 12:35 PM
It is a diathermy machine.
Posted by GrayMatter on 05/09/12 at 01:03 PM
I thought it was to keep hair from growing on the palm of your hand ... hehehehe 🐛
Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 05/09/12 at 01:50 PM
Every kid wants one of those for when they want to miss school.
BD, you won't have that problem if you leave that thing alone! 😉
BD, you won't have that problem if you leave that thing alone! 😉
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 05/09/12 at 02:57 PM
It's a "pattycake" machine - you know:
"Pattycake, pattycake, baker man..."
"Pattycake, pattycake, baker man..."
Posted by KDP on 05/09/12 at 03:54 PM
Danger Will Robinson...
R2's grandpa?
Scientists in Japan just perfected this. It strokes your face as you fall asleep.
R2's grandpa?
Scientists in Japan just perfected this. It strokes your face as you fall asleep.
Posted by Todd on 05/09/12 at 03:59 PM
It's the prototype for the Dyson AirBlade.
Posted by TheCannyScot in Atlanta, GA on 05/09/12 at 04:53 PM
I recognized it. I was treated (in the eighties) with such a machine. It was supposed to help develop extra cartilage in my bad knees. I think it did work (I can ride a bike nowadays).
Posted by Jeroen on 05/10/12 at 02:04 AM
But do you have hair on your palms??
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 05/10/12 at 02:40 PM
The problems were with my _knees_, so yeah, I grew the 'normal amount of hair on my palms' as a teenager.
(Well, the captcha says: turn14, like it knew what I was writing. How about that?)
(Well, the captcha says: turn14, like it knew what I was writing. How about that?)
Posted by Jeroen on 05/11/12 at 02:07 AM
Wow! oldest gadget pic, lovable.
Posted by rags6 on 05/19/12 at 04:15 AM
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Category: Technology | 1930s