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Secret
Secret It told her that I knew a secret about her. She looked at me solemnly and answered quietly with a tone of hope in her voice, ” you don’t…” “I do, but it is okay”, I assured her. She stared...
View ArticleThe Lost Art of Ice Harvesting
When ever I hear about a dying industry being bailed out to “preserve a way of life” I always think of the massive ice harvesting industry that disappeared almost overnight once modern refrigeration...
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Americans Living In Latvia
In mid January 2014 my wife, son and I moved to Latvia for a 6-month stay. My wife is teaching at Vidzeme University here on a Fulbright Fellowship. A number of friends and family have asked me about...
View ArticleConfuse A Dog
I enjoy watching this magician confuse these poor dogs with a simple disappearing treat trick. You can see their little doggy brains struggling to make sense of what happened. It is interesting how...
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Wonderful 1970s Space Colony Art
I just love these gorgeous imaginings of space colonies from the 1970s. These are the kinds of scenes that filled my imagination when I read Varley’s Rolling Thunder, Bova’s Saturn or Nivan’s...
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Chuck Norris Protects Latvians from Junk Mail
Sticker seen on a mailbox: It translates to: “Please! DO NOT THROW unaddressed items! Chuck Norris knows where YOU live. “ Notice how they Latvianize his name to Caks Noriss.
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Bell Labs Announces Communication Technology Breakthrough
Bell Laboratories announced today an amazing new breakthrough in hands-free texting technology. Product team leader Mr. A. Bell explained, “we saw that people were getting more and more frustrated...
View ArticleCold Jet Uses High Speed Jet of Dry Ice to Strip Clean Materials
I had no idea that this was a thing. The Cold Jet machine shoots tiny pellets of dry ice at 600 to 1200 feet per second to effectively strip clean any surface it hits. When the pellets hit a surface...
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Stunning Animal Fantasy Photographs with Real Animals
The Russian photographer Katerina Plotnikova takes incredible photographs with human models and real exotic animals. The results are stunning – like fairy tales brought to life. The potentially deadly...
View ArticleFlying a 1938 Schulgleiter SG38 glider
Very cool, and just a little bit terrifying! Found on [Sploid]
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