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Nancy Hart
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Wow! He can mow and leaf blow at the same time. 
Inventions Named After People
"The names for inventions have to come from somewhere. The name Slinky was chosen after its inventors browsed the dictionary. Other invention names may not be creative, but they definitely explain what the invention does (think “credit card”). But what to call an invention is almost as important as the invention itself, and this is a detail many inventors spend a lot of time brainstorming. Other inventors, however, simply choose to name their idea after themselves or a friend or even the person who inspired the invention. Here are a few inventions named after people."
SAXOPHONE
"Adolphe Sax created quite a few horn instruments during his life, but his most famous is the one that bears his name. His dream was to create an instrument with the workings of a woodwind- hence the reed- but with that iconic horn sound. The saxophone changed the face of music forever, even though it took a while to gain popularity. It remained a novelty instrument until the rise of jazz in the 1920s when musicians found it matched the sound of the new genre."READ MORE
Wow.. I bet they weigh a lot.
Amazing photos depict man loading the sun into his SUV
A Russian man has been caught on camera apparently loading the sun into the trunk of his SUV, but he won’t be prosecuted for any crimes.
The series of images were taken by his photographer wife, Diana Badmaeva, who aligned him perfectly with the setting sun to make it look like he is carrying the celestial body to the vehicle and stuffing it in.
Badmaeva told SWNS she does a lot of sunset photography and a plan to approach the original concept.
"The main thing is to make all the scenes as fast as possible, because the sun sets quickly over the horizon and you only have a few minutes for all this,” she said. “My husband and I talked on the phone so that he would do what I needed.”
"William Claude Dukenfield, known professionally as W.C. Fields, with his bizarre and iconoclastic sense of humor, certainly influenced Ernie Kovacs. It had been written that when Fields delivered the story outline of this 1941 film, "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break", the suits at Universal Studios thought the film was so surreal that they recut and reshot parts of it. After which they quietly released the film to movie theaters and Fields from his contract. This sketch, featuring character actress Jody Gilbert, gives a new meaning to the term "customer service"."
NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK (1941) - W.C. Fields (As Himself) | A Meandering Meta
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"The traffic cone is a ubiquitous symbol of the dysfunctional beauty of New Orleans. You see traffic cones all over the city, from the mansions of the Garden District to the shotguns of The Lower Ninth Ward. They lead us not into potholes but delivers us from broken axles and flat tires."
"This inspired the Krewe of Conus, to honor and satirize, to praise and rant about, to love, improve, and experience New Orleans. We are not just about satire, not just about Mardi Gras. We are dedicated to public service year-round, and to making life in New Orleans just a little bit easier for all of its people."
"The cone is not just about potholes. The Cone is a metaphor for overcoming everyday obstacles of New Orleans life. The Cone symbolizes efforts to shield us from disaster, avert misfortune, heal the broken. The Cone is not the pothole. The Cone warns us, protects us, guides us."
Nancy Hart
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Orson Welles is an interesting person. Last appearance, October 9, 1985