Springboard Malfunction
Month: April 2006
Limo Jet
A one-of-a-kind custom Lear jet converted into the utmost unique limo experience
I NEED one.
50 Greatest Lures
Field & Stream picks The 50 Greatest Lures of All Time.
The familiar red-and-white striped Dardevle is probably the world’s most recognized fishing lure, just as effective now as it was a century ago when Lou Eppinger first started selling them.
How do you not include Lazy Ike?
The Lazy Ike, from its handcrafted origins in the 1930s, has been one of the most storied and renowned fishing lures in the history of angling.
Farmall Promenade
In January of 1998, when the idea of the Farmall Promenade was conceived, few people could have envisioned what was to follow!
Eight drivers perform precision moves with Farmall “C” and “H” model tractors built in the 1940-1950s and restored to like-new condition.
Geological Time Machine
The history of the earth is broken up into a hierarchical set of divisions for describing geologic time. As increasingly smaller units of time, the generally accepted divisions are eon, era, period, epoch, age.
My dog found an animal bone in the back yard. I think it’s probably something from the Holocene Epoch of the Quaternary Period of the Cenozoic Era.
Causes of Color
Scholars have learned that all the colors in the universe originate from a mere fifteen fundamental physical causes.
Many people think anyone labeled as “colorblind” only sees black and white — like watching a black and white movie or television. This is a big misconception and not true.
Sam Bassett
In May of 2007 Sam Bassett and John Gremer will circcumnavigate the globe in a twin-engine aircraft armed with heavy artillery photography and film making instruments.
Mike the Headless Chicken
Mike has his own web page – and a festival.
In the 18 MONTHS that Mike lived as “The Headless Wonder Chicken” he grew from a mere 2 1/2 lbs. to nearly 8 lbs.
Now, Mike’s spirit is celebrated the third weekend in May.
Gravity Plane
The idea that an airplane can fly endlessly carrying heavy loads of passengers and cargo without burning any fuel, can stop and hover in place weightless at any time, and can takeoff and land vertically is a radical departure from accepted thought concerning aviation.
Harnessing gravity may be more technically described as the science of harnessing mass differentials.
Cab Spotting
Cabspotting traces San Francisco’s taxi cabs as they travel throughout the Bay Area. The patterns traced by each cab create a living and always-changing map of city life.