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Miscellany

Lichtenberg Lightning Frame

Monday, Jun 30th, 2003

The Lichtenberg Lightning Frame is a fusion of industrial art, scientific experimentation, and visual effects. The frame measures 12 inches on each side. It is 1/2 inch thick solid aluminum with a bead-blasted front for a dull, textured finish. Two eyelets are threaded into the top of the frame for …

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Comedy Blaster: The Pocket Comedian

Tuesday, Oct 15th, 2002

The Comedy Blaster Pocket Comedian is a novelty toy designed to appeal to people with a comic personality. A portable handheld device, Comedy Blaster plays 5 pre-recorded comedy sound effects through an internal speaker. With the push of a button, a user can enhance any joke, story, or embarrassing situation …

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Tank Searchlight Lamp

Wednesday, May 10th, 2000

The Tank Searchlight Lamp is created from an actual vintage U.S. Army searchlight. It is likely that this unit came from an M-60 Patton Battle Tank. Markings include MWO11-6230- 219-503 and 13211E2501 ASSY. The unit was originally made to mount onto the turret of the tank near the main gun. …

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Icom 2SRA Discriminator Output Modification

Thursday, May 22nd, 1997

The Icom 2SRA is a 144MHz FM transciever and wideband (50-905MHz) receiver HT, ideal for mobile communications and ham radio. With the increasing popularity in digital data monitoring, using protocols such as POCSAG, FLEX, and MDT4800, audio signals from the speaker output are noisy and not suitable for digital decoding. …

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