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Wednesday, 3 March 20211919 Amusement Park Ride Allows You to Die in a Sitting Position
Tuesday, 2 March 2021
From Electrical Experimenter magazine, December 1919:
“In the circus we are used to seeing a person “loop-the-loop” or turn a somersault in mid-air while in an automobile, the vehicle and its passengers landing right side up on a properly inclined platform, down which it glides to earth. Our artillery experts can compute with extreme accuracy the trajectory of various projectiles, both large and small, and thus it should be quite possible, with the aid of modern mechanical engineering technique, to build one of these aerial passenger rocket amusements successfully. The gun out of which is the shell or rocket, with its human cargo is shot, may be operated by compressed air, by powder, or it may be an electromagnetic gun.”
[Found here. Click the link above for .pdf of the issue.]
Vespertilionizing Hot Links
Sunday, 28 February 2021
I’ll Always Remember Hawaii, Cyril Lefbevre (?) (2011) I don’t know anything about the musician other than he appears elderly and plays un Ukulélé MOTU français.
This is a herd of llamas in Khipu.
A lot of people pointing at things.
Lost your cursor arrow? This will find it.
When an apple doesn’t taste like an apple.
Packouz & Diveroli were the inspiration for War Dogs (2016).
UMPD brutality left him “mentally and emotionally tormented with an experience that will last a lifetime.” 😀
If Ivory Soap is 99 and 44/100% pure, what’s in the other 0.56%?
[Top image found in the curser finder linked above.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Free Range Cage Chicken
Thursday, 25 February 2021
Seems to be an advert for a product called ChickenOrb.
Here’s a training video.
[h/t Pam M. via Facebook.]
Dogs in a Theater.
Wednesday, 24 February 2021
Nothing Much Happened Today.
Monday, 22 February 2021
Tonitrophobic Hot Links
Sunday, 21 February 2021
Village of Love, Nathaniel Mayer & The Fabulous Twilights (1962)Village of Love was Nathaniel “Nate Dog” Mayer‘s first hit, recorded when he was 18. After his six year stint with Fortune Records, his whereabouts were often unknown as he would disappear into the East Detroit ghettos, sometimes for years. Apparently he’d had a rough time, too – in 2009 he recorded The Puddle.
Don’t worry [h/t Mme. J.].
Glorioso Albeneida, Bus Driver.
This snot was put on paid leave.
Altocumulus Lenticularis Duplicatus.
4K resolution images of the surface of Mars.
Orangutan offered to help man stuck in mud.
[Top image: Peruvian bus race, no explanation found, h/t Nate L.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 668 – Deadly Serious
Friday, 19 February 2021
All animations are by “Deadly Serious” artist Kajetan Obarski, aka Kiszkiloski.
Hi. My name is Kajetan Obarski and I create short animations about my true love to the mankind, death, nihilism and totally random stuff. If you want to support me and my work consider becoming my mommy on Patreon and tip me some of your unwanted money.
You can also support me and my work by purchasing tote bags and art prints of half-naked skeletons. Tip me via PayPal. Buy me a coffee or two. Whatever works.
Tote bags and prints: society6
Stickers and stuff: redbubble
Buy me a coffee: ko-fi
PayPall: kiszkiloszki@gmail.comThanks!
[.Gif animations found here.]
ArtooDeco
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
Kurt Zimmerman visits schools with his droids to inspire young minds, and does hospital visits to cheer up young patients. Artoo Deco is capable of movement under radio control, and with an in-built sound-system that makes cool, droidish noises.
[Images and caption found here; h/t Dale W. via Facebook.]
Let’s Pretend it’s Mardi Gras
Tuesday, 16 February 2021Mardi Gras has been ruined for the 2nd year in a row. Thank God USA Today has a list of the 10 Best Ways to Celebrate Mardi Gras at Home.
1. Decorate in green, gold and purple.
Dare to be ugly.
2. Have a seafood boil.
Eew.
3. Eat a king cake.
Okay.
4. Mix a Mardi Gras martini.
Okay with that also. Oop, made a mistake. Let’s try another one.
Whoopsie. Did it again. Let’s make three and see which one is best. Then we’ll make that one.
Uh-oh…
5. Make a shoebox float.
Then look at it.
6. Learn some Cajun French.
Gitcha gitcha gris-gris gumbo yaya. Done.
7. Snack on some MoonPies.
Got it.
8. See some house floats.
Mardi Gras without the flashers, but a good excuse to keep your Christmas lights up.
9. Dress up your dog.
No. It embarrasses you and annoys the dog.
10. Take a virtual tour of Mardi Gras World.
It’s kinda cool in a 2nd grade field trip kinda way, but it’s virtual so it’s more like shopping for mattress covers online.
Enough of that nonsense. Let’s do this instead.
