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Offline rusty

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OT: Now for something really strange...
« on: May 05, 2013, 06:51:59 PM »
From 1890

First someone invents a new technology.

Then someone thinks up something *Really Weird* to use it for...
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Offline Aunt Phil

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Re: OT: Now for something really strange...
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2013, 11:13:45 PM »
Makes those metal plated baby shoes look a whole lot less stupid.

I wonder if the corpse could be wired with a lamp socket?
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Re: OT: Now for something really strange...
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2013, 04:57:55 AM »
Id like to read any comment that went along with the picture if there were any, interesting
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Re: OT: Now for something really strange...
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2013, 12:07:33 PM »
Full article (Mostly just describes the 'new' process)

Scientific American, Volume 64 , P227, Apr 11, 1891

http://books.google.com/books?id=PoQ9AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA227#v=onepage&q&f=false
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Re: OT: Now for something really strange...
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2013, 05:03:32 PM »
Thanks
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