Old magazine covers
Mister Jalopy posted up another great set of old covers from Popular Science / Popular Mechanics and other old science & how to magazines – including my favorite of all time, the towable helicopter Link.
Retro
Dynosphere – One wheeled car
Here’s another one wheeled car from the 30’s, somewhat like the one we featured in Makers – Link.
QSL gallery
Great collection of station verification reports, better known as “QSL”s [via] – Link.
Use car power to grind meat
Use your car to grind meats, Modern Mechanix 1932 – Link.
DIY Hippie furniture, cardboard carseat
Greg writes – “OK, so I’m slow, but I can’t get over the inventiveness and brilliance of Hennessey and Papanek’s “Nomadic Furniture” books and Mario Dal Fabbro’s “How To Make Children’s Furniture & Playground Equipment.” Entertainment Pods with quadrophonic speakers in the corners… the totally tubular H.U.D.D.L.E kids’ furniture… Not that I’d actually put my […]
Crazy electric eye hunts, fights flames
Crazy eye looks around for fire, if it sees one, it puts it out – Modern Mechanix 1932 – Link.
Motorcyclette has speed, comfort
This “Motorcyclette” from Modern Mechanix 1932 reminds me of a mini version of the 225-horsepower gasoline-powered monowheel – I’ll see if I can dig up any plans for this – Link.
