So, people.
I don't start threads very often, as I usually need to have a good reason to do so. During my most recent hunt for good fallouty stuff on the internet, I came across an awesome site. A site devoted to old technological ideas, some of which are in use today.
And then, there's the other ones. The ones that are so absolutely batshit crazy that one wonders if LSD wasn't invented in the thirties.
Behold Modern Mechanix!
Note: Please refrain from hotlinking images from that site, as it's certainly going to cause a lot of bandwidth trouble for the webmaster.
On another note, I think these failed technological ideas are an excellent reflection of the human condition. As Hunter Thompson put it, "One of God's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die. "
I don't start threads very often, as I usually need to have a good reason to do so. During my most recent hunt for good fallouty stuff on the internet, I came across an awesome site. A site devoted to old technological ideas, some of which are in use today.
And then, there's the other ones. The ones that are so absolutely batshit crazy that one wonders if LSD wasn't invented in the thirties.
Behold Modern Mechanix!
Note: Please refrain from hotlinking images from that site, as it's certainly going to cause a lot of bandwidth trouble for the webmaster.
On another note, I think these failed technological ideas are an excellent reflection of the human condition. As Hunter Thompson put it, "One of God's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die. "
