Ewww!!! Burgers Made From Mosquitos [video]
Published May 24, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Burgers, cheap protein, cooking, dining, food, gastronomy, gourmet, grilling, gross, hamburger, insect, Mosquito, video
Mug Shots From The 1870s
Published May 23, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: crime, history, picture, pic, photography, criminal, law enforcement, justice, mug shot, wild west, petty criminal, outlaw, culprit
BuzzFeed presents a collection of 26 mug shots from the 1870′s along with the (not so) horrendous crimes committed by these outlaws. Robert Charlton (pictured below), for instance, was imprisoned for four months for stealing two pairs of boots.
Read about the other 25 culprits HERE
Part Of Patient’s Skull Replaced With Plastic From 3D Printer
Published May 22, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: 3D printer, additive manufacturing process, artificial skull, bone-like, EOS P800, medicine, OPSCD, OsteoFab, OsteoFab Patient Specific Cranial Device, osteopathic, Oxford Performance Materials, PEKK, polyetherketoneketone, research, Scott DeFelice, skull, Skull deformity
At the beginning of March of this year, a radical surgery was performed on an American patient: 75 percent of his skull was replaced with a 3D printed implant. The company that produced the implant, Oxford Performance Materials, made the announcement though offered little detail about the patient or the procedure. The surgery was given the green light by the Food and Drug Administration in February.
The implant is called the OsteoFab Patient Specific Cranial Device (OPSCD) or OsteoFab for short and is made from polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) thermoplastic through an additive manufacturing process. This material is not only biocompatible but is bone-like and will not interfere with x-ray scanning. After the patient’s skull was 3D scanned, the custom-made implant was printed using an EOS P800 laser sintering 3D printer. By generating the implant layer by layer, details can be added that promote the attachment of bone and surrounding cell growth.
Bit Of History – 1986 Shuttle Disaster
Published May 21, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: NASA, history, Illinois, Missouri, space exploration, St. Louis, newspaper, Granite City, Ronald Reagan, space shuttle, Globe Democrat, President Reagan, Saint Louis, Madison, Cape Canaveral, 1971, 1986, Francis Scobee, Christa McAuliffe, Judith Resnik, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis, O-ring, Dr. Alice Purdes, Sydney Shedd, Marvin Owca, William Papa, Sam Economy, Andy Economy, Challenger disaster, Michael Smith, picturephone, picture phone, 8-track tape, eight track, space shuttle challenger
I just uploaded four newspaper pages from the the day that the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on take-off in January of 1986. The crew member who is most remembered is teacher, Christa McAuliffe. Also added a few odds and ends of local news. Of particular interest are tech-related stories from 1971 that feature the picturephone and bootleg 8-track tapes.
Local odds and ends HERE and HERE
Homepage of my classic newspaper site HERE
Baseball Player Handles Heckler – [video]
Published May 20, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Baseball, funny, Heckler, humor, MLB, talking glove, Tony Gwynn Jr., ventriloquist, video
This two year old video of Tony Gwynn Jr. shows one way to handle a heckler with incredible humor.
World’s Smallest Desert Is In Canada
Published May 17, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Canada, Carcross Desert, geography, glacial lake, sand dune, travel, World's Smallest Desert, Yukon
According to Wikipedia, the Carcross Desert, located in Northwest Canada, is the smallest desert in the world at about 1 mile square. It may not be an actual desert, but it is a curiosity.
Carcross Desert Wikipedia page HERE
1927 Tour Of London In Color [video]
Published May 16, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: 1927, England, London, sightseeing, tourism, travel, UK, video
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