Strange Inventions
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3AM Finds
Strange Inventions: The Anti-Earthquake Bed
Here’s a video of an anti-earthquake (or seismic safety) bed, a Russian invention from 2015. Its majestic 3D recreations let…
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3AM Finds
1925’s Isolator Helmet Might Help You Concentrate Better
What’s that? You tried out NaNoWriMo last month but just couldn’t find the opportunity to sit down and concentrate? Happens to the…
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Odd Corners
The Ghostly Voice of Joseph Faber’s Euphonia
Behold, Joseph Faber’s Euphonia. This curious amalgamation of various mechanical parts was exhibited in December 1845 at the Music Fund…
Strange Patents: The High Five Machine
If there’s one mystery of the universe I’ve never fully understood, it’s what to do when I feel like giving…
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3AM Finds
A Tubular Interstellar Space Craft Patent
Here we have a patent application (US8109471B2) for a “tubular shaped interstellar space craft,” filed on November 14, 2008. It’s…