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Twenty years ago, you would have been the coolest kid on the block for carrying a Nokia 3310. But time flies and technological innovation accelerates along with it. Today, we live in a world ruled by touch screens, face recognition, and machine learning, so imagine what the technology was like a century ago, or two.

In order to find out, we’re taking you on a historical roller coaster to see what ancient technologies defined the future a hundred years ago. From motorized roller-skate salesmen in 1961, aka the proud ancestors of today’s hoverboards, to giant mechanical tricycles from 1896 and orgone accumulators of the '50s, these are some of the most interesting retro-historical devices.

Some were truly incredible, others look kinda cool, and the rest… make you think "what on earth were they thinking?"

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300 Year Old Library Tool That Enabled A Researcher To Have Seven Books Open At Once, Yet Conveniently Nearby (Palafoxiana Library, Puebla)

300 Year Old Library Tool That Enabled A Researcher To Have Seven Books Open At Once, Yet Conveniently Nearby (Palafoxiana Library, Puebla)

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    350 Year Old Pocket Watch Carved From A Single Colombian Emerald

    350 Year Old Pocket Watch Carved From A Single Colombian Emerald

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    In 1955, This Tiny Electric Narrow Gauge Train Was Installed In New York’s Holland Tunnel To Monitor Traffic Speed

    In 1955, This Tiny Electric Narrow Gauge Train Was Installed In New York’s Holland Tunnel To Monitor Traffic Speed

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    Three decades ago, smartphones did not exist (the first phone of the "smart kind" was the Simon Personal Communicator, released in 1994,) while just over half a century ago (the first personal-use computer Altair was developed in 1974,) nobody had a computer in their home. Just let this sink in for a little. It feels like technology is accelerating at an immense pace.

    According to Ray Kurzweil and his book “The Singularity Is Near,” technology’s quickening pace is not just a feeling, but actually real. It turns out, “the pace of technological progress—especially information technology—speeds up exponentially over time because there is a common force driving it forward.”

    In other words, every generation of technology improves over the last as it achieves some kind of rate of progress.

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    A British Couple Sleeps Inside A "Morrison Shelter” Used As Protection From Collapsing Homes During The WWII 'Blitz' Bombing Raids... March 1941

    A British Couple Sleeps Inside A "Morrison Shelter” Used As Protection From Collapsing Homes During The WWII 'Blitz' Bombing Raids... March 1941

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    Robo-Vac, A Self-Proppeled Vacuum Cleaner Part Of Whirlpool’s Miracle Kitchen Of The Future, A Display At The 1959 American National Exhibition In Moscow, 1959

    Robo-Vac, A Self-Proppeled Vacuum Cleaner Part Of Whirlpool’s Miracle Kitchen Of The Future, A Display At The 1959 American National Exhibition In Moscow, 1959

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    This Car Is A French 'Delahaye 175s Roadster', Introduced At The Paris Motor Show In 1949. Only One Was Ever Made. It Was Recently Sold At Auction For Around Five Million Dollars.

    This Car Is A French 'Delahaye 175s Roadster', Introduced At The Paris Motor Show In 1949. Only One Was Ever Made. It Was Recently Sold At Auction For Around Five Million Dollars.

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    When taking two separate innovations from different eras, from the birth of the first modern car in 1886 to the beginning of the self-driving car era in 2012, every step of progress speeds up from one version to the next.

    The Singularity Hub explains that the more effective technology is, the more attention it receives, and the more efficient flow of new resources it has. “Increased R&D budgets, recruiting top talent, etc. are directed to further improving the technology.”

    With that in mind, we can suspect that technological innovation will look very different in a couple of decades' time from now. It may not be the flying cars as we’ve seen in retro-futuristic movies, but it may well be an AI friend who talks to you like a real person. Oh, wait, we don’t need to wait that long, since that already exists.

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    The World's Oldest Surviving Diving Suit: The Old Gentleman, From 1860

    The World's Oldest Surviving Diving Suit: The Old Gentleman, From 1860

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    Brett
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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No thank you this looks like it came out of a horror movie

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    #9

    Motorola Vice President John F. Mitchell Showing Off The Dynatac Portable Radio Telephone In New York City In 1973

    Motorola Vice President John F. Mitchell Showing Off The Dynatac Portable Radio Telephone In New York City In 1973

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    Aleksandra Elias
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And when it stops working, you can use it to put under an unsteady table or wardrobe

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    Kodak K-24 Camera, Used For Aerial Photography During Ww2 By The Americans

    Kodak K-24 Camera, Used For Aerial Photography During Ww2 By The Americans

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    The Old "Telefontornet" Telephone Tower In Stockholm, Sweden, With Approximately 5,500 Telephone Lines C. 1890

    The Old "Telefontornet" Telephone Tower In Stockholm, Sweden, With Approximately 5,500 Telephone Lines C. 1890

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    A Rail Zeppelin And A Steam Train Near The Railway Platform. Berlin, Germany, 1931

    A Rail Zeppelin And A Steam Train Near The Railway Platform. Berlin, Germany, 1931

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    Helen, An American Indian Telephone And Switchboard Operator, Montana, 1925

    Helen, An American Indian Telephone And Switchboard Operator, Montana, 1925

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    Tabitha L
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My Grammy was a switchboard operator. I wish I had a picture like this of her.

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    A Thin TV Screen (Only 4 Inches Thick) With An Automatic Timing Device To Record TV Programs For Later Viewing Is The Wave Of The Future As Shown At The Home Furnishings Market In Chicago, Illinois, On June 21, 1961

    A Thin TV Screen (Only 4 Inches Thick) With An Automatic Timing Device To Record TV Programs For Later Viewing Is The Wave Of The Future As Shown At The Home Furnishings Market In Chicago, Illinois, On June 21, 1961

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    #15

    Soviet Peasants Listen To The Radio For The First Time, 1928

    Soviet Peasants Listen To The Radio For The First Time, 1928

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    Motorized Roller-Skate Salesman In California, 1961

    Motorized Roller-Skate Salesman In California, 1961

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    The Open Side View Of An Old Calculator

    The Open Side View Of An Old Calculator

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    Brett
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh I thought that was mark zuckerberg‘s face with out its fleshy mask

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    One-Wheel Motorcycle, Germany, 1925

    One-Wheel Motorcycle, Germany, 1925

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    The Hindenburg Takes Shape, 1932

    The Hindenburg Takes Shape, 1932

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    The First Public Demonstration Of A Computer Mouse, Graphical User Interface, Windowed Computing, Hypertext And Word Processing, 1968

    The First Public Demonstration Of A Computer Mouse, Graphical User Interface, Windowed Computing, Hypertext And Word Processing, 1968

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    TV Glasses Decades Before Google Glass, 1960s

    TV Glasses Decades Before Google Glass, 1960s

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    Orgone Accumulator, A Device Sold In The 1950s To Allow A Person Sitting Inside To Attract Orgone, A Massless 'Healing Energy'. The Fda Noted That One Purchaser, A College Professor, Knew It Was "Phony" But Found It "Helpful Because His Wife Sat Quietly In It For Four Hours Every Day."

    Orgone Accumulator, A Device Sold In The 1950s To Allow A Person Sitting Inside To Attract Orgone, A Massless 'Healing Energy'. The Fda Noted That One Purchaser, A College Professor, Knew It Was "Phony" But Found It "Helpful Because His Wife Sat Quietly In It For Four Hours Every Day."

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    Brett
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Four hours?! “Honey sit down in this box while I got to the bar here is some books to keep you entertained”

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    Bikes For Your Feet

    Bikes For Your Feet

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    Brett
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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How to be the coolest kid on the block Step one: get a pair of these bad boys Step two: there is no step two

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    Jay Ohrberg's 'Double Wide' Limousine. Built By The Man Who Also Created The 'American Dream' Superlimo

    Jay Ohrberg's 'Double Wide' Limousine. Built By The Man Who Also Created The 'American Dream' Superlimo

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    Cip IESAN
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it rains it becomes a "pool-on-wheels"! You can also put some sand inside, to keep the kids quiet.

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    A 5mb Hard Disk Drive Being Loaded Onto A Plane, In 1956

    A 5mb Hard Disk Drive Being Loaded Onto A Plane, In 1956

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    The 'Isolator' , By Hugo Gernsback: A Helmet For Insulating The Senses Against Distraction; From The Journal Science And Invention, Vol. 13, No. 3, July 1925

    The 'Isolator' , By Hugo Gernsback: A Helmet For Insulating The Senses Against Distraction; From The Journal Science And Invention, Vol. 13, No. 3, July 1925

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    Using A Two-Horn Listening Device At Bolling Field In Washington, D.c., In 1921 Before The Invention Of Radar, To Listen For Distant Aircraft

    Using A Two-Horn Listening Device At Bolling Field In Washington, D.c., In 1921 Before The Invention Of Radar, To Listen For Distant Aircraft

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    1911: Chester Mcduffee And His Ads Diving Suit, Aluminum Alloy Weighing 485 Lbs/200 Kg

    1911: Chester Mcduffee And His Ads Diving Suit, Aluminum Alloy Weighing 485 Lbs/200 Kg

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    A Man With A Punt Gun, A Type Of Large Shotgun Used For Duck Hunting. It Could Kill Over 50 Birds At Once And Was Banned In The Late 1860s

    A Man With A Punt Gun, A Type Of Large Shotgun Used For Duck Hunting. It Could Kill Over 50 Birds At Once And Was Banned In The Late 1860s

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    plush n puppet shenanigans
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    punt guns were so powerful that they had to be shot from a boat called a punt hence the name punt gun to absorb the recoil, they were usually 2 gauge in caliber and they were used for putting food on the table (though not necessarily your table as it was used to supply large amounts of birds to markets)

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    #31

    The Sea Shadow - An Experimental Stealth Ship Built For The Us Navy To Test New Technologies For Surface Ships. 1980s

    The Sea Shadow - An Experimental Stealth Ship Built For The Us Navy To Test New Technologies For Surface Ships. 1980s

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    Steam Locomotive On A Cable Car, Crossing The Canyon Of The Rio Grande River In New Mexico, USA, In 1915

    Steam Locomotive On A Cable Car, Crossing The Canyon Of The Rio Grande River In New Mexico, USA, In 1915

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    Judy Sullivan, Lead Engineer For The Apollo 11 Biomedical System, 1969

    Judy Sullivan, Lead Engineer For The Apollo 11 Biomedical System, 1969

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    Morris And Salom Electrobats In Front Of The Old Metropolitan Opera House On Manhattan's 39th Street In 1898. The Electrobats Are Electric Battery-Powered Cars That Served As Early Taxis In NYC

    Morris And Salom Electrobats In Front Of The Old Metropolitan Opera House On Manhattan's 39th Street In 1898. The Electrobats Are Electric Battery-Powered Cars That Served As Early Taxis In NYC

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    Norma
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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and the drivers look more dashing than their fares!

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    #35

    A Look Into The Future Or A Blast From The Past? Gas Resistant Pram From 1938, Ww2.

    A Look Into The Future Or A Blast From The Past? Gas Resistant Pram From 1938, Ww2.

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    Daria B
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reading Nausicaa recently, and, yep. This part of history obviously played a big role in the inspiration for Miyazaki.

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    Ford Model T With Optional High Water Kit Sold By Trilacoochee Ford In Green Swamp Florida.

    Ford Model T With Optional High Water Kit Sold By Trilacoochee Ford In Green Swamp Florida.

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    Forging Press In The Krupp Factory, Essen, Germany, 1928

    Forging Press In The Krupp Factory, Essen, Germany, 1928

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    Kevin Camp
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These type of forging hammers are buried in the ground now to protect the surrounding area from the sound they make. Very few are left in operation in the US.

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    Multi-Bladed Folding Knife Made In Germany Ca. 1880 For John S. Holler, Cutlery Merchant, New York City. It Can Kill In 100 Different Ways, Including A Pistol On The Upper Left Side

    Multi-Bladed Folding Knife Made In Germany Ca. 1880 For John S. Holler, Cutlery Merchant, New York City. It Can Kill In 100 Different Ways, Including A Pistol On The Upper Left Side

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    The Antarctic Snow Cruiser On The Drive Towards The Ship That Would Take It South To The Pole. The Vehicle Provided Living Space And Laboratories To Five Scientists. Unfortunately, It Was Found To Have No Traction On Snow Unless Driven In Reverse And Was Eventually Abandoned. 1939

    The Antarctic Snow Cruiser On The Drive Towards The Ship That Would Take It South To The Pole. The Vehicle Provided Living Space And Laboratories To Five Scientists. Unfortunately, It Was Found To Have No Traction On Snow Unless Driven In Reverse And Was Eventually Abandoned. 1939

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    wandile dludlu
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine developing something for years and then discovering that it doesn't work where it is supposed to work. Why didn't they just try develop it in canada or something

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    The New York Central Streamliner 'Mercury' Passes Through New York City Hall, 1936

    The New York Central Streamliner 'Mercury' Passes Through New York City Hall, 1936

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    This 'Device' That Was Created Aiming To Develop Leg Muscles

    This 'Device' That Was Created Aiming To Develop Leg Muscles

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    The Armor Of A 19-Year-Old Antonie Fraveau, A French Soldier Who Died In The Battle Of Waterloo In 1815 With A Cannonball

    The Armor Of A 19-Year-Old Antonie Fraveau, A French Soldier Who Died In The Battle Of Waterloo In 1815 With A Cannonball

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    Saint Thomas
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor guy didn't suffer long... And poor guys who had to retrieve his body. Must have been a gnarly sight.

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    Transportation Technology Incorporated People Mover. January 1971

    Transportation Technology Incorporated People Mover. January 1971

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    Bardhi's Dad
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just like a scene from James Bond movies in 70's. And you know what's next when something like this appears...

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    Austro-Hungarian Tail Gunner Armed With Ten Mauser C96 Handguns, Wwi

    Austro-Hungarian Tail Gunner Armed With Ten Mauser C96 Handguns, Wwi

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    Evil Little Thing
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's WWI because World War 1 and the capital i stands in for the Romsn numeral. Wwi is just a stupid noise.

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    Giant Italian Gun Captured By Austro-Hungarians During Caporetto Breakthrough, November 1917 [colorized]

    Giant Italian Gun Captured By Austro-Hungarians During Caporetto Breakthrough, November 1917 [colorized]

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    ADHORTATOR
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This photo was taken near Cividale, my family comes from there. My grandfather was injured when the Autro-Hungarians attacked...he was 10 years old and almost lost his leg.

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    1972 Maserati Boomerang – Steering Wheel

    1972 Maserati Boomerang – Steering Wheel

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    Bardhi's Dad
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know why, but somehow, I believe this car can be used to go back to the future

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    The British Using Inflatable Dummy Tanks To Assert Presence On The Battlefield In Ww2

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    Dave In MD
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please do more research. This was not on a battlefield. This was part of a deception program prior to the invasion of Normandy. Operation Fortitude South, fictitious First US Army Group.

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    Concorde’s Cockpit - One Of The Most Complex Cockpits In History.

    Concorde’s Cockpit - One Of The Most Complex Cockpits In History.

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    Stephanie Did It
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The SST, Super Sonic Transport operated from 1969 - 2003 between the UK and the US. It reached speeds up to Mach2, twice the speed of sound (1354 mph/ 2180km/h).

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    Dive Suit From 1878, Housed At The Maritime Museum In Paris

    Dive Suit From 1878, Housed At The Maritime Museum In Paris

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    This Is The First Computer Mouse Invented By Douglas Carl Engelbart. It Was A Wooden Box With Only One Button

    This Is The First Computer Mouse Invented By Douglas Carl Engelbart. It Was A Wooden Box With Only One Button

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    Amphibious Bicycle, This Land-And-Water Bike Can Carry A Load Of 120 Pounds; Paris, 1932

    Amphibious Bicycle, This Land-And-Water Bike Can Carry A Load Of 120 Pounds; Paris, 1932

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    Francisco Scaramanga
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder where the dip line is ... Those top tanks suggest the cyclist is down to the buttocks in the water. : /

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    Early Gps. Yesteryear’s Tomtom, A Rolling Key Map That Passes Through The Screen In A Tempo Determined By The Speed Of The Car; 1932

    Early Gps. Yesteryear’s Tomtom, A Rolling Key Map That Passes Through The Screen In A Tempo Determined By The Speed Of The Car; 1932

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    Polish Policeman In Full Assault Gear, 1934

    Polish Policeman In Full Assault Gear, 1934

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    Giant Mechanical Tricycles By The Boston Woven Hose And Rubber Company, 1896

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    Radio Stroller, Stroller Equipped With A Radio, Including Antenna And Loudspeaker, To Keep The Baby Quiet; USA, 1921

    Radio Stroller, Stroller Equipped With A Radio, Including Antenna And Loudspeaker, To Keep The Baby Quiet; USA, 1921

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    So Ahead Of Its Time

    So Ahead Of Its Time

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    Tsar Tank (Tank Lebedenko), 1915

    Tsar Tank (Tank Lebedenko), 1915

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    Saint Thomas
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just a prototype. It was never used in real battle. Too heavy and the small directional wheel on the back would get stuck in soft ground.

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    Pilots Of American 8th Bomber Command Wearing High Altitude Oxygen Masks And Flight Goggles, 1942

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    All-Terrain Car, This All-Terrain Car Can Descend Slopes Up To 65 Degrees; England, 1936

    All-Terrain Car, This All-Terrain Car Can Descend Slopes Up To 65 Degrees; England, 1936

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    Supertrain, The Failed TV Series That Bankrupted Nbc. This Model Cost Over $500,000

    Supertrain, The Failed TV Series That Bankrupted Nbc. This Model Cost Over $500,000

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    BG
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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait, wait, wait... this model is the 1-1/4 inch = 1foot scale model. There is also a full scale model which is over 570 feet long and a 1/4 scale model. The three models cost NBC over 10 million dollars to build in 1978! Also, this one was fully operational with model cities, towns and bridges which it passed through, and they CRASHED it!

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    People Wearing Earbuds Listening To A Phonograph With For The First Time During A Cattle Show In Tonstad, Norway, C. 1890's

    People Wearing Earbuds Listening To A Phonograph With For The First Time During A Cattle Show In Tonstad, Norway, C. 1890's

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    The Scalp Molester – A Massager Made Up Of 480 Articifical Fingers

    The Scalp Molester – A Massager Made Up Of 480 Articifical Fingers

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    wandile dludlu
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow... it stimulates blood circulation, brain cells and also removes dandruff and loose hair. Basically, it does everything

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    Futuristic Wwii German Ho-229 Jet Fighter Prototype. 1940s

    Futuristic Wwii German Ho-229 Jet Fighter Prototype. 1940s

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    Dr. Guy Brewster’s Bullet-Proof Armor, 1917

    Dr. Guy Brewster’s Bullet-Proof Armor, 1917

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    Israel's Weizac At The Weizmann Institute, One Of The World's First Computers

    Israel's Weizac At The Weizmann Institute, One Of The World's First Computers

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    Tom Susala
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With this computer, the operator was able to determine the square root of 4 in less than three days!!

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    The Hull Of A Hughes Hercules, The Largest Flying Boat Ever Built, Owner Of The Largest Wingspan Of Any Aircraft That Has Ever Flown Under Construction, 1945

    The Hull Of A Hughes Hercules, The Largest Flying Boat Ever Built, Owner Of The Largest Wingspan Of Any Aircraft That Has Ever Flown Under Construction, 1945

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    Royal Flying Corps Pilot Cadet Practices Deflection Shooting From A Moving Platform Installed On Rails And Launched At High Speed, In Egypt, July 17th, 1918

    Royal Flying Corps Pilot Cadet Practices Deflection Shooting From A Moving Platform Installed On Rails And Launched At High Speed, In Egypt, July 17th, 1918

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    A Box That Blasted Your Head With Ultraviolet Rays In Hopes Of Curing Diseases

    A Box That Blasted Your Head With Ultraviolet Rays In Hopes Of Curing Diseases

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    [1200x926][the Year Of 1918] These Photos Of German U-Boat, After Which She Was Dismantled And Sold As Scrap

    [1200x926][the Year Of 1918] These Photos Of German U-Boat, After Which She Was Dismantled And Sold As Scrap

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    American Built Tank Called “America”, Designed By Professor E.f. Miller Of The Massachusetts Institute Of Technology. 1918

    American Built Tank Called “America”, Designed By Professor E.f. Miller Of The Massachusetts Institute Of Technology. 1918

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    New Zealanders Posing With World's First Anti-Tank Rifle, German "Tankgewehr M1918", Grévillers, August 25th, 1918

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    #76

    Testing Early Television Technology, New York, 1959

    Testing Early Television Technology, New York, 1959

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    Mimeograph