We are building a 10,000 Year Clock. It’s a special clock, designed to be a symbol, an icon for long-term thinking.
Category Science/Tech
In the 15th century, Satanic automata wigged out churchgoers
In her article “Machines in the Garden,” Jessica Riskin discusses the use of automatons for religious purposes. Some of my favorite examples include mechanical devils intended to frighten church visitors into obedience
Endless Summer
Rick Hilgert’s 1995 “wave generating apparatus” is essentially a giant horizontal centrifuge, a 25-foot tubular tank that’s spun until the water hugs the wall.
This creates “a continuous simulated ocean-type wave that will allow one to participate in body-surfing, boogie-boarding and/or surfboarding.”
What could go wrong?
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1954 Karlsson Cat Levitator
Flickr user Mr. Thinktank posted this “invention” for levitating cats.
Cats love anti gravity. I bet you didn’t know that. This device was invented by Swedish immigrant Per Karlsson in the early 50s, and a small series was produced in Wellington for a while. But people didn’t go for it as much as Karlsson had hoped; maybe because they didn’t fancy having the cat hover around too much. In case you’re wondering what the little cap with the “antlers” is the cat is wearing on its head, it’s the mind reader. The cat steers the machine with her thoughts, because, how else would she.
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China bans Time Travel
It’s the basis for some of the greatest sci-fi moviesof all time — The Terminator, Back to the Future, Black Knight, just to name a few.
But if you ever find yourself in China wanting to check out what Bill and Ted were up to last week, forget it. Time travelling is banned.
CONSPIRAPORN! 