It’s one thing to shoot a bear, another to take its dignity. From a feature on “animal furniture” in Strand, August 1896.
Category WTF?!
The Harmonica Pistol
Here’s one early solution to the problem of limited magazine capacity. Between 1859 and 1862, a French inventor named Jarre patented several so-called harmonica pistols. As often as the user needed a fresh round, s/he could just push the magazine laterally. The pinfire example pictured above could hold nine 9mm cartridges.
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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John Nolan’s Animatronics
Last we saw from animatronic wiz John Nolan, he made a mouse pump iron. Check out more of his mind-blowing and creepy mechanical creations in his latest showreel.
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18 Old-Timey Photos You Won’t Believe Aren’t Photoshopped
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