Comments for Modern Mechanix http://blog.modernmechanix.com Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:39:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on Cooler Shaves EVERY DAY by Kostikes http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/11/cooler-shaves-every-day/#comment-1061323 Kostikes Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:23:48 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5708#comment-1061323 ? ?????? ????? ???????? ???? ??????? ? ??????? ??? ?????? ?? ???? ???. ??????? ???????. <a> </a> ? ?????? ????? ???????? ???? ??????? ? ??????? ??? ?????? ?? ???? ???. ??????? ???????.

]]> Comment on MI’s All-Aluminum MULTICAR by JMyint http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/09/mis-all-aluminum-multicar/#comment-1061322 JMyint Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:41:15 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5687#comment-1061322 Actually most car/van, light truck/SUV designs today are shared platforms. Car manufacturers may base 4 or 5 different models on a single subframe/power train combination. This is an idea that gets brought up every few years and never really goes anywhere. I mean who really has the room to store even 1 spare car body? Actually most car/van, light truck/SUV designs today are shared platforms. Car manufacturers may base 4 or 5 different models on a single subframe/power train combination.

This is an idea that gets brought up every few years and never really goes anywhere. I mean who really has the room to store even 1 spare car body?

]]> Comment on Bizarre Animal Headgear by Gwyn http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/10/06/bizarre-animal-headgear/#comment-1061321 Gwyn Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:26:05 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/10/06/bizarre-animal-headgear/#comment-1061321 Hi Sydney, i too want to know where to find them. If you find any information, please e-mail me at gwynd@optusnet.com.au Hi Sydney, i too want to know where to find them. If you find any information, please e-mail me at gwynd@optusnet.com.au

]]> Comment on MI’s All-Aluminum MULTICAR by ratpack7 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/09/mis-all-aluminum-multicar/#comment-1061320 ratpack7 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:40:18 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5687#comment-1061320 toronto: The GM "skateboard" has interchangeable body's its not just different models. Its the same concept as this car. if you need a truck you put on the truck body if you want a sports car you put on the sports car body etc... toronto: The GM “skateboard” has interchangeable body’s its not just different models. Its the same concept as this car. if you need a truck you put on the truck body if you want a sports car you put on the sports car body etc…

]]> Comment on 1960 ELECTRIC SHOPPER by nick http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/26/1960-electric-shopper/#comment-1061318 nick Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:27:55 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/26/1960-electric-shopper/#comment-1061318 Here is a good sorce of info on electric cars of the past. www.econogics.com/ev/evhiste.htm Here is a good sorce of info on electric cars of the past.
http://www.econogics.com/ev/evhiste.htm

]]> Comment on 1960 ELECTRIC SHOPPER by nick willcutt http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/26/1960-electric-shopper/#comment-1061317 nick willcutt Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:15:38 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/26/1960-electric-shopper/#comment-1061317 I actually have one of these. It has been in the family for about 20 years. I guess these things came with an army surplus sherman tank turret motor. I am currently converting mine to be a hybrid vehical. You will drive with the electric motor till the batteries are almost discharged. Than switch to a 6.5 hp Techumseh engine (like a 600% increase in hp since the electric motor is rated at 1.5 hp) then the electric motor will act as a generator until the batteries are restored. Charging will be regulated with a 24 volt solid state D.C. regulator. It is a really nice car. Is everyone else cars fiberglass? I know they built some with steel bodies. I actually have one of these. It has been in the family for about 20 years. I guess these things came with an army surplus sherman tank turret motor. I am currently converting mine to be a hybrid vehical. You will drive with the electric motor till the batteries are almost discharged. Than switch to a 6.5 hp Techumseh engine (like a 600% increase in hp since the electric motor is rated at 1.5 hp) then the electric motor will act as a generator until the batteries are restored. Charging will be regulated with a 24 volt solid state D.C. regulator. It is a really nice car. Is everyone else cars fiberglass? I know they built some with steel bodies.

]]> Comment on MI’s All-Aluminum MULTICAR by Toronto http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/09/mis-all-aluminum-multicar/#comment-1061316 Toronto Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:26:21 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5687#comment-1061316 ratpack: It's not uncommon to produce alternate body style variations of new car designs - there's probably some nice Autocad drawings of the 2009 Corvette Station Wagon somewhere. Since the age of the El Camino/Ranchero, there's not been too many that actually made it to market other than some wagons, that I recall. Perhaps the Subaru Brat and the Volkswagen (of Ohio) Rabbit Pickup? ratpack: It’s not uncommon to produce alternate body style variations of new car designs - there’s probably some nice Autocad drawings of the 2009 Corvette Station Wagon somewhere. Since the age of the El Camino/Ranchero, there’s not been too many that actually made it to market other than some wagons, that I recall.

Perhaps the Subaru Brat and the Volkswagen (of Ohio) Rabbit Pickup?

]]> Comment on Model of Rome Took Thirty Years to Build by Toronto http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/11/model-of-rome-took-thirty-years-to-build/#comment-1061315 Toronto Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:09:53 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5705#comment-1061315 Steve: *groan* Steve: *groan*

]]> Comment on MI’s All-Aluminum MULTICAR by Thundercat http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/09/mis-all-aluminum-multicar/#comment-1061314 Thundercat Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:23:30 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5687#comment-1061314 The All-Aluminum windshield is a little hard to see through though... The All-Aluminum windshield is a little hard to see through though…

]]> Comment on Model of Rome Took Thirty Years to Build by Steve http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/11/model-of-rome-took-thirty-years-to-build/#comment-1061313 Steve Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:24:43 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5705#comment-1061313 Well, you know the old saying... "(model of) Rome wasn't built in a day. :) Well, you know the old saying… “(model of) Rome wasn’t built in a day. :)

]]> Comment on Cooler Shaves EVERY DAY by Steve http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/11/cooler-shaves-every-day/#comment-1061312 Steve Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:21:36 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5708#comment-1061312 If cooler shaves are where its at, how come the barber puts hot lather on your face? If cooler shaves are where its at, how come the barber puts hot lather on your face?

]]> Comment on New Type Airplane Landing Gear Said to Give Added Lift by JMyint http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/11/new-type-airplane-landing-gear-said-to-give-added-lift/#comment-1061310 JMyint Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:23:49 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5710#comment-1061310 The knew quite a bit about physics back then. But physics still doesn't stop crack pots from making wild claims from their inventions today. The knew quite a bit about physics back then. But physics still doesn’t stop crack pots from making wild claims from their inventions today.

]]> Comment on THE TRUTH ABOUT Poison Gas by Marla http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/06/the-truth-about-poison-gas/#comment-1061308 Marla Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:38:48 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/06/the-truth-about-poison-gas/#comment-1061308 Here in Fresno, CA is a group who claim to be using a technique, "gassing through vents" of homes and motels in order to rob and violate. They laugh that their victims have no way to prove anything. The evidence indicates this is 100% true. Here in Fresno, CA is a group who claim to be using a technique, “gassing through vents” of homes and motels in order to rob and violate. They laugh that their victims have no way to prove anything. The evidence indicates this is 100% true.

]]> Comment on Cooler Shaves EVERY DAY by Landtat http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/11/cooler-shaves-every-day/#comment-1061307 Landtat Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:20:08 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5708#comment-1061307 I'm old, tired, and my testicles itch. Please, Pass the Ingrams. :P I’m old, tired, and my testicles itch. Please, Pass the Ingrams. :P

]]> Comment on Two-for-One Camera by Neil Russell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/09/two-for-one-camera/#comment-1061306 Neil Russell Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:17:50 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5693#comment-1061306 I wish DuMont had developed this a decade earlier, then maybe more of their classic programs would have been preserved rather than lost when they purged the bulk of their kinescopes I wish DuMont had developed this a decade earlier, then maybe more of their classic programs would have been preserved rather than lost when they purged the bulk of their kinescopes

]]> Comment on Model of Rome Took Thirty Years to Build by gianfranco D. http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/11/model-of-rome-took-thirty-years-to-build/#comment-1061305 gianfranco D. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:06:27 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5705#comment-1061305 The plaster is now at the University of Caen (France). http://www.unicaen.fr/services/cireve/rome/pdr_maquette.php?fichier=histoire The plaster is now at the University of Caen (France).

http://www.unicaen.fr/services.....r=histoire

]]> Comment on New Type Airplane Landing Gear Said to Give Added Lift by Al Bear http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/11/new-type-airplane-landing-gear-said-to-give-added-lift/#comment-1061303 Al Bear Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:21:59 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5710#comment-1061303 No extra lift here. I guess they didn't know much about physics back then. No extra lift here. I guess they didn’t know much about physics back then.

]]> Comment on Model of Rome Took Thirty Years to Build by Tom http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/11/model-of-rome-took-thirty-years-to-build/#comment-1061302 Tom Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:07:53 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5705#comment-1061302 Toronto: I saw that too. I wondered if it was a Zuendapp, but that had covered rear wheel wells. I think it is a prototype. Toronto:

I saw that too. I wondered if it was a Zuendapp, but that had covered rear wheel wells. I think it is a prototype.

]]> Comment on Model of Rome Took Thirty Years to Build by Marc B. http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/11/model-of-rome-took-thirty-years-to-build/#comment-1061301 Marc B. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:10:12 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5705#comment-1061301 This model is probably very similar to the one in the Museum of Roman Civilization in Rome[1], as they show the city in the same time frame. The article here does not give the source on which the artist his model, but the one in the museum is based upon the "Forma Urbis Romae".[2] 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Roman_Civilization 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forma_Urbis_Romae This model is probably very similar to the one in the Museum of Roman Civilization in Rome[1], as they show the city in the same time frame. The article here does not give the source on which the artist his model, but the one in the museum is based upon the “Forma Urbis Romae”.[2]

1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.....vilization
2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forma_Urbis_Romae

]]> Comment on Chain Whittler by Henry http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/17/chain-whittler/#comment-1061300 Henry Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:23:33 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/17/chain-whittler/#comment-1061300 Neato. To the last comment, I'm not sure that saying "this guy in the article may have worked harder or smarter". If the "smarter" is referring to the use of glue, then it's not smarter, it just takes less skill, still a lot of skill, just less than it does to make a wooden chain without glue. Neato.

To the last comment, I’m not sure that saying “this guy in the article may have worked harder or smarter”.
If the “smarter” is referring to the use of glue, then it’s not smarter, it just takes less skill, still a lot of skill,
just less than it does to make a wooden chain without glue.

]]> Comment on NEW on the ROAD by StanFlouride http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/09/new-on-the-road-2/#comment-1061299 StanFlouride Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:13:33 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5689#comment-1061299 Keep your Autocycle, I want a Skycar: http://www.livescience.com/technology/081010-sb-flying-car.html Keep your Autocycle, I want a Skycar:
http://www.livescience.com/tec.....g-car.html

]]> Comment on Is There Life On Mars? by StanFlouride http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/09/is-there-life-on-mars/#comment-1061298 StanFlouride Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:04:09 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5685#comment-1061298 52 years later: Over-budget Mars mission granted stay of execution- NASA officials decided on Friday to press ahead with the over-budget Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, rumoured to be in danger of cancellation. The mission, which would drop a nuclear-powered rover the size of an SUV on the surface of Mars to search for signs of habitability, is already $300 million over its proposed 2006 budget of $1.6 billion. MSL is currently set to take off in September or October 2009. http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14917-overbudget-mars-mission-granted-stay-of-execution.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14917 52 years later:
Over-budget Mars mission granted stay of execution-

NASA officials decided on Friday to press ahead with the over-budget Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, rumoured to be in danger of cancellation.
The mission, which would drop a nuclear-powered rover the size of an SUV on the surface of Mars to search for signs of habitability, is already $300 million over its proposed 2006 budget of $1.6 billion. MSL is currently set to take off in September or October 2009.

http://space.newscientist.com/.....ad_dn14917

]]> Comment on Super Dog-House by StanFlouride http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/09/super-dog-house/#comment-1061297 StanFlouride Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:57:51 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5695#comment-1061297 Which one is Krypto? Which one is Krypto?

]]> Comment on Model of Rome Took Thirty Years to Build by Toronto http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/11/model-of-rome-took-thirty-years-to-build/#comment-1061295 Toronto Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:38:07 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5705#comment-1061295 Never mind the model, did you notice the proto-VW on the next page? KDF-Wagen, wasn't it? Never mind the model, did you notice the proto-VW on the next page? KDF-Wagen, wasn’t it?

]]> Comment on Model of Rome Took Thirty Years to Build by StanFlouride http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/11/model-of-rome-took-thirty-years-to-build/#comment-1061294 StanFlouride Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:23:49 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5705#comment-1061294 I wonder whether this was the basis for this one which is 66'x66' (20mx20m) The wikipedia description says that it was built from 1935 to 1971, a year after the one shown here. A very cool model (at least it looks the same as the one in the Museum of Roman Civilization) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/15/IMG_5151.JPG I visited 3 or 4 times, bringing a modern map to compare. Many of the streets and avenues still exist as do the ruins from that era. . I wonder whether this was the basis for this one which is 66′x66′ (20mx20m)
The wikipedia description says that it was built from 1935 to 1971, a year after the one shown here.
A very cool model (at least it looks the same as the one in the Museum of Roman Civilization)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi.....G_5151.JPG
I visited 3 or 4 times, bringing a modern map to compare. Many of the streets and avenues still exist as do the ruins from that era.
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]]> Comment on MI’s All-Aluminum MULTICAR by nlpnt http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/09/mis-all-aluminum-multicar/#comment-1061293 nlpnt Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:32:33 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5687#comment-1061293 I'd like to see a modernized/simplified version with a normal FWD platform. A choice of 5-door hatchback or roadster-pickup bodies should meet most needs... I’d like to see a modernized/simplified version with a normal FWD platform. A choice of 5-door hatchback or roadster-pickup bodies should meet most needs…

]]> Comment on Trained Cockroach Smuggles Smokes by Anon http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/06/trained-cockroach-smuggles-smokes/#comment-1061292 Anon Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:07:19 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/06/trained-cockroach-smuggles-smokes/#comment-1061292 because you're in jail... because you’re in jail…

]]> Comment on MI’s All-Aluminum MULTICAR by ratpack7 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/09/mis-all-aluminum-multicar/#comment-1061291 ratpack7 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:34:10 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5687#comment-1061291 GM is working on this idea for a electric car. http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/02/21/futurecar-report-on-the-gm-skateboard-car-on-youtube/ GM is working on this idea for a electric car.

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2.....n-youtube/

]]> Comment on NEW on the ROAD by Sean O'Brien http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/09/new-on-the-road-2/#comment-1061290 Sean O'Brien Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:51:46 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5689#comment-1061290 I want an autocycle! I want an autocycle!

]]> Comment on Mercury … THE LIQUID METAL by Mansoor http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/12/04/mercury-the-liquid-metal/#comment-1061289 Mansoor Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:22:34 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/12/04/mercury-the-liquid-metal/#comment-1061289 I have red and white liquid mercury for sale with export docs and lab certificates. Any takers? I have red and white liquid mercury for sale with export docs and lab certificates. Any takers?

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