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Sunday, November 03, 2013
Amazing images of Robert F. Kennedy on the campaign trail
Images quarried and selected By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Ed.
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Saturday, November 02, 2013
Project 1794/WS 606A, a/k/a The Avrocar: the U.S.-made UFO
By Jack Brummet, Alien Lore/UFO Ed.
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The Avrocar in storage at the Smithsonian Institution in 1984.
Project Project 1794/WS 606A, a/k/a The Avrocar, never really went anywhere or got past its early test phases. In the end, it ended up being a hovercar proptotype.
The test models suffered from dangerous oil leaks that resulted in three fires, and eventually the staff were afraid of the machine, even when they were safely nestled in an observation booth of bullet-proof glass and quarter-inch-thick steel. A final, and disastrous engine test in 1956 involved a Viper jet engine "running wild" and convinced the agencies involved that a less dangerous test vehicle was necessary.
A second Avrocar logged about 75 flight hours, but was also a failure; it couldn't lift itself safely more than a few feet off the ground, and its bulbous design caused unbearable heat and screaming exhaust noise, which made it impractical for the military. One person pointed out that, although it was a technical failure, its design was a rubber water skirt shy of being the world's first hovercraft,
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Project Project 1794/WS 606A, a/k/a The Avrocar, never really went anywhere or got past its early test phases. In the end, it ended up being a hovercar proptotype.
The test models suffered from dangerous oil leaks that resulted in three fires, and eventually the staff were afraid of the machine, even when they were safely nestled in an observation booth of bullet-proof glass and quarter-inch-thick steel. A final, and disastrous engine test in 1956 involved a Viper jet engine "running wild" and convinced the agencies involved that a less dangerous test vehicle was necessary.
A second Avrocar logged about 75 flight hours, but was also a failure; it couldn't lift itself safely more than a few feet off the ground, and its bulbous design caused unbearable heat and screaming exhaust noise, which made it impractical for the military. One person pointed out that, although it was a technical failure, its design was a rubber water skirt shy of being the world's first hovercraft,
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Friday, November 01, 2013
Raise giant frogs (circa 1936)
By Jack Brummet, Animal Husbandry Ed.
Raise Giant Frogs
A New, Uncrowded Industry
Good Profits – No Competition
Each pair of “Nufond Giant” breeders lay 10,000 eggs every year. With modern methods, up to 90% turn into frogs.
Each pair of “Nufond Giant” breeders lay 10,000 eggs every year. With modern methods, up to 90% turn into frogs.
Giant frogs sell up to $5.00 per dozen everywhere. Think of the profit possibilities! Competition is unknown because the wild supply is practically exhausted.
Backyard Pond Starts You
Backyard Pond Starts You
A small backyard pond 20×25 feed with a little bank space is all you need to start. The pond is very shallow; little water is needed. Expand with the offspring.
Any kind of drinking water is suitable. Running water is not required. Flowers, lilies and plants make the pond very attractive.
Any Climate Suitable
Any kind of drinking water is suitable. Running water is not required. Flowers, lilies and plants make the pond very attractive.
Any Climate Suitable
“Nufond Giants” are a hardy breed of “North American” bull-frogs. You can raise them in the North or South, even in Canada.
Costs Little to Start
A frog pond is easy to make. There is nothing to buy except fence! You even raise the food right in the pond with the frogs! What other livestock offers you such advantages?
WORLDS LARGEST FROG MARKET
As originators of canned frog legs, we have developed the largest market for frogs in the world. Our products are on sale in principal cities throughout the country.
As originators of canned frog legs, we have developed the largest market for frogs in the world. Our products are on sale in principal cities throughout the country.
Write for our big, illustrated frog book. It explains our money-making proposition in detail.
AMERICAN FROG CANNING COMPANY
Dept. 119-A New Orleans, Louisiana
Dept. 119-A New Orleans, Louisiana
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Auto-Brewery Syndrome
By Pablo Fanque, Beverage Ed.
This story was reported on NPR in September, 2013. Whew.
"A 61-year-old Texas man admitted to a hospital not long ago appearing to be falling-down-drunk even though denying having had even a single drink was discovered to be unintentionally manufacturing beer in his stomach. "
"With 'Auto-Brewery Syndrome,' stomach-based yeast automatically ferments all starches (even vegetables or grains) passing through, converting them into ethanol. Normally, natural stomach bacteria control the yeast, but if, for example, antibiotics had inadvertently eliminated the bacteria, the yeast would prevail. The case was reported in a recent International Journal of Clinical Medicine."
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Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Smokey the Clown on Chinese Fire Fighting
By Jack Brummet, Ephemera Ed.
This is a fascinating article, not so much because of Smokey the Clown, but because of the discussion of Chinese Fire Departments halfway through the article. From the Owosso, Michigan Argus-Press, September 15, 1932:
This is a fascinating article, not so much because of Smokey the Clown, but because of the discussion of Chinese Fire Departments halfway through the article. From the Owosso, Michigan Argus-Press, September 15, 1932:
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Who said it? Abba Eban, or Winston Churchill?
By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Ed.
This quotation is usually attributed to Winston Churchill. NPR recently pointed out that "so many American politicians have misattributed this quote to Churchill that we can't count them. "
NPR says that a version of this—"Men and nations behave wisely when they have exhausted all other resources"—was first uttered in March 1967 by Israeli diplomat Abba Eban. He never actually mentioned America. Since then, the quote has made the rounds and been quoted, misquoted, and requoted until it has evolved, with even the speaker's name changed, sort of like the parlor game telephone.
"You can always count on the American people to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all other possibilities."
This quotation is usually attributed to Winston Churchill. NPR recently pointed out that "so many American politicians have misattributed this quote to Churchill that we can't count them. "
NPR says that a version of this—"Men and nations behave wisely when they have exhausted all other resources"—was first uttered in March 1967 by Israeli diplomat Abba Eban. He never actually mentioned America. Since then, the quote has made the rounds and been quoted, misquoted, and requoted until it has evolved, with even the speaker's name changed, sort of like the parlor game telephone.
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Miss Atomic Bomb 1957 - Lee Merlin
Mona Goldwater, Pageant Ed.
“Copa Room showgirl Lee Merlin poses in a cotton mushroom cloud swimsuit as she is crowned Miss Atomic Bomb 1957 photograph. Above-ground nuclear testing was a major public attraction during the late 1950s, and hotels capitalized on the craze by hosting nuclear bomb watch parties, which usually included the dubbing of a chorus girl as Miss Atomic Bomb. Merlin was the last and most famous of the Miss Atomic Bomb girls”
- Las Vegas Sun
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