I saw this on Boing Boing tonight:
“…The scientific explanations of spaceflight by rocket luminaries like Werner von Braun are well presented, and they make use of little rocket models that are so neat I would consider killing someone to get my hands on them….”
Boing Boing: Excellent DVD set — Walt Disney Treasures Tomorrowland: Disney in Space and Beyond
Author: John
Things Were A Lot Different Back Then…
This is highly disturbing… It’s almost like it was some sort of plot to get rid of the poor people that joined Weight Watchers. None of this stuff could have tasted good.
(Thank you Debi, I dare you to eat any of them ;P )
Weight Watchers recipe cards, circa 1974
United Nuclear – Scientific Supplies
Need some lab grade uranium samples? Want to replace that old Spinthariscope? Do your leftovers need to be wraped in some lead sheeting? This is the place for you!
United Nuclear – Scientific Supplies
Cockney Rhyming Slang
If your going ot watch movies like “Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels” or “Snatch”, it’s good to have a Cockney Rhyming Slang dictionary. Use your browsers search to find out what the Gypsy Nell all the Bubble and Squeak is about.
English to Cockney Slang
Money Origami
The name says it all, you can see how to make a spider, a box, even the classic ring. If you have kids, including something like this in a birthday gift will make you look like a very clever person.
Money Origami
The Human Clock
This is freaking clever. The site updates once a minute with the time displayed via a photo of the time expressed in thins such as numbers on race cars, hand held numbers, even number on four cell phones. Nifty!
The Human Clock – A Photo for Every Minute of the Day