Friday Ephemera

Baby bangs. // The clap-off bra. When time is short. // The $6 foot-long black hotdog. // Ways to say “beer.” // A brief history of wiretapping. // Swing of note. // Japanese schoolgirl with an electromechanical exoskeleton. // How to make slime. // Waterspout, Florida. // How clothes should fit. // Cat wedding, 1914. // Alfred Hitchcock explains the MacGuffin. // It’s a law, like gravity. // Attention UFO enthusiasts. // New York’s summer of ’69. // A stylish radiophonograph. // Frank Zappa plays the bicycle. (h/t, Coudal) // Piglet, ice cream and parasol. // And Kate reminds us why San Francisco’s public transport is second to none. 

Comments

[mlrosty]

The baby wigs are slightly disturbing. It's the thought someone out there buys them.

[Spiny Norman]

Japanese schoolgirl with an electromechanical exoskeleton.

Why does that make me laugh? And why do I expect "Rule 34" to be invoked?

[David]

mlrosty,

The baby wigs are slightly disturbing.

But they’re “the perfect choice for casual or dressy occasions.”

Spiny Norman,

And why do I expect “Rule 34” to be invoked?

Hey, I just compile these things in a spirit of high-minded curiosity and/or mild bemusement. I leave the fetishistic subtext to others.

[carbon based lifeform]

Puppy cam.

http://explore.org/#!/live-cams/player/service-puppy-cam

[Sam]

The clap-off bra.

Not to be worn at concerts then. Or anywhere people clap.

[Ted S., Catskill Mtns., NY, USA]

Did The Clapper ever make it to the UK?

[Tim Newman]

Something for the ephemera:

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/07/what-happens-when-you-mix-ammonium-chromate-mercuryii-and-set-it-on-fire/

[rxc]

What does Laurie Penny think about the Clap-off bra?

[Sam]

Something for the ephemera:

WTF... is it Cthulhu?

[Anna]

The $6 foot-long black hotdog.

No. Just no.

Something for the ephemera:

"Kraken! Kraken!" :D

[Jason]

SCIENCE!!! http://youtu.be/L6dzUOYTQtQ

[Bgc]

Printed sugar...

http://www.ignant.de/2013/07/18/3d-printed-sugar/

[cm]

Frank Zappa plays the bicycle.

Wow. In return, Jimmy Page plays skiffle. Aged thirteen.