Inventions
Follies of the Mad Men #24
And now, something different for this series: a video titled DESIGN FOR DREAMING.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 07, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Domestic, Fashion, Futurism, Inventions, Technology, Sex Symbols, 1950s, Cars
Worst. Crackers. Ever!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 21, 2008 -
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Category: Animals, Business, Products, Food, Inventions, Stupidity, 1960s
Poo-Pourri
Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 20, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Products, Domestic, Hygiene, Excrement, Inventions, Scatology
Dog Gas Masks
Posted By: Alex - Wed Aug 20, 2008 -
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Category: Animals, Inventions, Military
Atragon
Recently I watched the 1963 Japanese SF flick ATRAGON. I knew I was in true weirdo territory when the undersea empire of Mu turned out to be ruled by Cyndi Lauper.Not really, but check out the gal in the pink wig in this trailer for the film.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 16, 2008 -
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Category: Boats, Explosives, Fashion, Hair Styling, Inventions, Movies, Science Fiction, 1960s
Smoking-Cessation Lighter
Maybe I'm not understanding the invention, but it seems to me to be exactly the same as the electric-shock lighters that have been a favorite of pranksters for years. Except that the patent dresses up the prank with some scientific mumbo-jumbo. And instead of being conditioned not to smoke, wouldn't a smoker simply learn not to use that lighter? (Thanks to Sherry Mowbray!)
Posted By: Alex - Mon Aug 11, 2008 -
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Category: Inventions, Patents
Goatee Saver
Plus it can also double as a Hannibal Lecter costume for Halloween.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Aug 10, 2008 -
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Category: Hygiene, Inventions
Robotic and Redneck Stonehenge
Steve Norris has built a Stonehenge Robotic Digital Clock. I don't think it would work so well as a bedside timepiece (the whirring of it might keep you up at night), but it would definitely be something you could show off to your friends. It would be even cooler if a version of this were built that was the actual size of Stonehenge. (via OhGizmo!)
Posted By: Alex - Tue Aug 05, 2008 -
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Category: Buildings and Other Structures, Inventions, Technology, Video
Riding the Rails
My local newspaper has a great article about a fellow who restored the vehicle pictured to the right.
I imagine a Farelly Brothers movie in which the hero confounds the bad guys by making his unpredictable escape in such a vehicle--at a whopping 5 MPH!
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 04, 2008 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Collectors, History, Inventions, Technology, Travel, Transportation, 1950s, Cars
Annoying Gadgets
We all love gadgets. Except for the truly useless and frustrating devices. Those we hate and ridicule. The Japanese actually have a term and category for such items: Chindōgu.Recently, while browsing through the catalog for WHATEVER WORKS, I found two examples of Chindōgu.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 30, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Products, Domestic, Food, Inventions, Travel, Hotels
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