By Rebecca Marino.

By Rebecca Marino.

In 1903 Dr Julius Neubronner patented a miniature pigeon camera activated by a timing mechanism. The invention brought him international notability after he presented it at international expositions in Dresden, Frankfurt and Paris in 1909–1911. Spectators in Dresden could watch the arrival of the camera-equipped carrier pigeons, and the photos were immediately developed and turned into postcards which could be purchased. More pigeon-cam photos, including some of the pigeons themselves, on The Public Domain Review. /via

In 1903 Dr Julius Neubronner patented a miniature pigeon camera activated by a timing mechanism. The invention brought him international notability after he presented it at international expositions in Dresden, Frankfurt and Paris in 1909–1911. Spectators in Dresden could watch the arrival of the camera-equipped carrier pigeons, and the photos were immediately developed and turned into postcards which could be purchased.

More pigeon-cam photos, including some of the pigeons themselves, on The Public Domain Review. /via

Hidden Rooms and 'Dead' Spaces →

A MeFi post about “… (a) long-forgotten “hidden” rooms in houses and other buildings and (b) “dead space” in houses, e.g., large unfinished areas behind walls that are only perhaps discovered years later.”

Chock full of oddities. Like this one about a recently constructed dungeon found in old abandoned house. The house was mysteriously burned down before the police could complete their investigation.

The Washington Redskins logo redone by Wes Kull for his Gridiron League project: Gridiron League is a collection of idealized NFL insignias that pay tribute to each team’s history and geography in a period-specific aesthetic that glorifies the Vince Lombardi-era […] Many NFL franchises — Patriots, Broncos, Rams, Lions — have updated their uniforms and logos to a swooshed-out, dropped-shadowed, and more commercial-ready image, ignoring a good deal of their team’s heritage and the original rough-and-tumble character that the league stood for. The mud, blood, and grass stains that smeared across the varsity-style lettering and colors of jerseys past […] Via Cameron Moll

The Washington Redskins logo redone by Wes Kull for his Gridiron League project:

Gridiron League is a collection of idealized NFL insignias that pay tribute to each team’s history and geography in a period-specific aesthetic that glorifies the Vince Lombardi-era […]

Many NFL franchises — Patriots, Broncos, Rams, Lions — have updated their uniforms and logos to a swooshed-out, dropped-shadowed, and more commercial-ready image, ignoring a good deal of their team’s heritage and the original rough-and-tumble character that the league stood for. The mud, blood, and grass stains that smeared across the varsity-style lettering and colors of jerseys past […]

Via Cameron Moll

In Which I Fix My Girlfriend's Grandparent's WiFi and am Hailed as a Conquering Hero →

You’ve probably already read this, but just in case … 

What do you get when you mix below-freezing air temperatures, frigid northwest winds from Canada, and ocean temperatures hovering around 39 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4 to 5 degrees Celsius)? Paved highways of clouds across the skies of the North Atlantic. Photo and text comes from NASA’s Earth Observatory. Found on Bobulate.

What do you get when you mix below-freezing air temperatures, frigid northwest winds from Canada, and ocean temperatures hovering around 39 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4 to 5 degrees Celsius)? Paved highways of clouds across the skies of the North Atlantic.

Photo and text comes from NASA’s Earth Observatory. Found on Bobulate.

The boy and I went for a little hike in the snow today. Followed that up with some snowball fighting.

The boy and I went for a little hike in the snow today. Followed that up with some snowball fighting.

Volkswagen Type 166 Schwimmwagen. I’m pretty sure I had a Matchbox car of this as a kid. /via

Volkswagen Type 166 Schwimmwagen. I’m pretty sure I had a Matchbox car of this as a kid. /via

“Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue!”
Steve McCroskey
By Margaret Bernhardt.

By Margaret Bernhardt.

Carl with motormatic 1964 by ripcordjerry.

Carl with motormatic 1964 by ripcordjerry.

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