Deep-sea diving suit circa 1882 was made by Alphonse and Théodore Carmagnolle and it is being shown at the National Marine Museum in Paris. Hmm… they did not described how this thing being used, it looks heavy.
The Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel (MMMBT) was completed in 1992, the 4.6 mile-long (7.4 km) Hampton Roads crossing for Interstate 664. The tunnel goes under water to allow the ships to move across. The MMMBT cost $400 million to build, and it includes a four-lane tunnel that is 4,800 feet (1,463 m) long, two man-made portal islands, and 3.2 miles (5.1 km) of twin trestle. More pictures after the jump.
Back in 1972, this is when Philips released their N1500 video cassette recorder. It was large and used half-inch tapes, mounted on co-axial reels. It got a maximum recording time of 60 minutes. The N1500 was $1249.52 that time and soon they released the N1502, new version which features a digital timer. More pictures after the jump.
Today, we can do lots of things using the internet, pictures, music, video, shop, blogs, services like banking and billing. I think we all should know how this internet works out. Check out this video showing the history of the Internet from 1957 to 2009. An 8 minutes video, enjoy.
The Mil V-12 was developed by the Soviet Union during the 1960s. It is a gigantic aircraft that had a maximum takeoff weight of 231,485-pounds and featured dual rotors, at the end of each wing. It was said a failure as it is too large and poor maneuverability. There were two prototypes were built. Video after the jump.
700 people were lined at the length of the Brooklyn Bridge before its 125th birthday. All of them bring along their cameras and created the wave of flashes with the cameras across the bridge from Brooklyn to Manhattan. Video after the break.
Alright this is some old news to share with you guys. In 2001, Jodee Berry of Panama City, Fla., sits with her toy Yoda at her lawyer’s office. Story goes like this, Berry the former Hooters restaurant waitress, was promised a new Toyota for winning a beer sales contest. Berry was blindfolded led to the restaurant’s parking lot and received her award, instead of Toyota, she was awarded with Toy Yoda (the little green dude from Star Wars).
Let’s go back to the earlier 90s, take a look at this Nintendo training video from 1991 teaching retail workers how to handle customers with defective Nintendo products. Interesting, video after the break.
Here’s a vintage cell phone ad, showing you what the future of gadgets looked like then. Wow brick phone priced at $1499. “Carry it along with you to make or take calls wherever you go! Keep in Touch when you’re out of your office, home or car”.
Alright, the above you see is an antique, a 200-year-old vampire killing kit. It was recently sold at an auction in Natchez, Missisippi. The winning bid = $14,850. Are those garlic 200-year-old?
How’s a car concept in olden days? Have you thought of that? Yeah, this is the concept car from 1980 called Citroën Karin, a concept by Trevor Fiore in 1980. It is a three-seater car. More pictures after the break.
Here’s a vintage cell phone ad, showing you what the future of gadgets looked like then. Wow brick phone priced at $1499. “Carry it along with you to make or take calls wherever you go! Keep in Touch when you’re out of your office, home or car”.
