Friday Ephemera

The Tail Gunner and Catzilla: King of the Monsters. // Dog washing machine also works on cats. // A horse and a man, rotated in 4 dimensions. // How to make a three-pendulum rotary harmonograph. // Radio dials of yore. // An LED Mohawk helmet. // Mexico’s home for elderly prostitutes. // Young me / now me. (h/t, MeFi) // A gallery of misplaced manhole covers. // Cancer versus nanobots. // Remember cassettes? // Navigate house and techno. // The art of UFO. // Father Ted in Lego, in Gaelic. // Robot fish. // Plankton. // A brief history of the paperclip. // The perils of AutoSmiley. // And some table magic from China.

Comments

[carbon based lifeform]

But can autosmiley do OMG and ROFL?

[David]

I quite like how it doesn’t seem to distinguish between a genuine smile, a nervous smile and an exasperated grimace. So the more it malfunctions, the more the user will grimace, causing the malfunction to escalate. I suspect the time-saving benefits may have been overstated.

And then there’s the whole issue of beard interference.

[dw]

This cat owner loves Catzilla.

[TDK]

I see you edited out the spin cycle section from the pet washing machine video!

[Roue le Jour]

Looks like you've busted the radio dials, David.

[WTP]

UFO. My 5th grade obsession. Thanks. I claim to be the only fan on this side of the Atlantic of both UFO (the TV series) and The Jam (the mod band, for my fellow Yanks). Anyone care to prove me wrong?

[JuliaM]

The news that they are remaking 'UFO' isn't exactly welcome, given their efforts with other iconic properties. I still shudder at the thought of the big-screen 'Avengers' flop...

Still, if they retain the theme tune, all will be well!

[David]

Yep, the theme music’s about the only part of the show that stands up. I watched a couple of episodes recently and was stunned by how awful they were. My memories of childhood viewing lied to me, quite badly. I suppose it’s like Doctor Who – the premise is more interesting than the actual execution.

[newbie]

"I still shudder at the thought of the big-screen 'Avengers' flop..."

And the Thunderbirds remake. Owch.