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Project Icicle: The Broken Mast (1988) Scrap Built Iceboat
Between about 1986 and 1989, my friends and I built several iceboats out of mostly scrap materials. The plan was to build them as cheaply as possible, then race them around our lake.
My "Icicle" was made from old 2x12 concrete forms, scrap plywood, rusty iron plumbing, with a rig and sail borrowed from my sailboard. It was a sketchy affair to say the least, but made for an exciting experience at upwards of 50 miles per hour.
My friends Steve, Monte and Ray built their own craft, and John C. and others brought official DN iceboats to hang out on weekends. Steve and I worked together, and would often get off early, so we would head to the lake, jump in our boats, and sail around until dark. On the weekends, many people would often gather. The custodians of the Mahopac Lakeview School saw us from the hill, and built their own boat, using scraps from the school's repair shop... of course the seat was from an old fiberglass class chair!
There were crashes, constant breakdowns, and at two sinkings. My boat went into a hole in the ice and sank while a stranger was trying it out, and Steve and I had to crawl across the thin ice by the hole to pull him out. He was sinking fast with his wet sweater and jacket.
But we got my boat out to sail again.
You can hear my mother Barbara in this video, she was in her 50's at the time. And the man filming was her companion, and my long time friend, Lars. Steve is the guy saying, "You turned the envelope inside out!". He passed away in 1999, at a still too young age. I remember him fondly, and our iceboating adventures were a big part of that.
My "Icicle" was made from old 2x12 concrete forms, scrap plywood, rusty iron plumbing, with a rig and sail borrowed from my sailboard. It was a sketchy affair to say the least, but made for an exciting experience at upwards of 50 miles per hour.
My friends Steve, Monte and Ray built their own craft, and John C. and others brought official DN iceboats to hang out on weekends. Steve and I worked together, and would often get off early, so we would head to the lake, jump in our boats, and sail around until dark. On the weekends, many people would often gather. The custodians of the Mahopac Lakeview School saw us from the hill, and built their own boat, using scraps from the school's repair shop... of course the seat was from an old fiberglass class chair!
There were crashes, constant breakdowns, and at two sinkings. My boat went into a hole in the ice and sank while a stranger was trying it out, and Steve and I had to crawl across the thin ice by the hole to pull him out. He was sinking fast with his wet sweater and jacket.
But we got my boat out to sail again.
You can hear my mother Barbara in this video, she was in her 50's at the time. And the man filming was her companion, and my long time friend, Lars. Steve is the guy saying, "You turned the envelope inside out!". He passed away in 1999, at a still too young age. I remember him fondly, and our iceboating adventures were a big part of that.
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Voynich's 1665/6 Marci Letter: Is it a Forgery?
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I created this video as a companion to my blog post titled, "The 1666 Marci Letter: A Forgery?": proto57.wordpress.com/2015/09/11/the-1665-marci-letter-a-forgery/ There are, to me, many problems with this letter which strongly question its authenticity. These problems are outlined in the above linked post. But the video demonstrates how the supposed fold lines and seals on the letter, and more,...
Mystery Singer on 1950's Dick Charles Studio Demo Lacquer
zhlédnutí 126Před rokem
I found this one-side demo lacquer disc at an indoor flea market in Connecticut in the early 2000's. The record is an original cutting... not a vinyl pressing... on a "lacquer" coated aluminum disk. The music would have been cut to this disk by a record cutting machine, probably from the original magnetic recording tapes used to produce the songs. I have no idea who the singer is, and wanted to...
Seating That FIRST Tire Bead: Easy Method
zhlédnutí 79KPřed 2 lety
There are various methods online for seating the second tire bead, but you can take much of the fight out of it if you are able to seat the first tire bead beforehand. This is especially the case with new tires, because the beads are close together, and not out where they will seat on your rim. Once you have that first bead seated, you can use several methods... even just pushing the wheel in t...
Easy & Inexpensive Kayak Rooftop Loading System
zhlédnutí 389Před 3 lety
Here is a kayak loader which can be made cheaply and easily. I didn't add up the cost, but it must be under $30 total. The ramps are made from 1 1/2" PVC schedule 40 pipe, with 1 1/2" x 3/4" "furring" strips slipped inside for stiffness and added strength. The ramps can be capped at the bottom. The angle of the elbow at the top will determine the steepness of your ramp of course. If one didn't ...
Seating a Car or Trailer Tire Bead Using a Bicycle Tube
zhlédnutí 36KPřed 4 lety
I have long changed my own tires, by hand in a yard or driveway, using tire irons and busted knuckles. I think I first did it when I was about 14 years old, and got my first car. And back in the tube days, seating a bead was of course not an issue... the tube did the work for you. Tubeless tires are a bit more problematic of course, as the bead of the tire has to make complete contact around bo...
Spider Spinning Her Beautiful Web
zhlédnutí 49Před 4 lety
A beautiful spider took up residence in our doorway a few days ago. She is already getting pretty big, because of the great number of insects that come to our door light each night. Every morning there is an array of new carcasses, and the web is all torn up. She seems to be pretty inactive all day, but after sundown, rebuilds the entire web from scratch. How does her little brain have such a s...
Home Built ROV- Remotely Operated Vehicle
zhlédnutí 69KPřed 5 lety
I built this ROV using ideas from around the web, mostly, but then adapted them to my own dimensions, and added a few ideas of my own. The majority of the concepts here, and the wiring of the motor control solenoids, are those of Stephen Thone of homebuiltrovs.com I also found the ideas and adaptations of Nathan Broman very good and helpful, too. You can see his work on CZcams at czcams.com/vid...
Land Rover LR2 "Off Road"
zhlédnutí 977Před 6 lety
I put "off road" in quotes, because this was a road at one time, and is even still on the map... but one portion if it went of use decades ago. That section is pretty rough in spots. I might have made it the whole way, but I was alone. If I got hung up on a rock, or broke something it would have been a problem. And the LR2 is obviously not a dedicated off road vehicle. But I think it did pretty...
Is The Voynich Manuscript a Modern Forgery? (and why it matters)
zhlédnutí 3KPřed 6 lety
This is a video version of the Powerpoint presentation I gave on October 19th, 2017, for the NSA/CSS Symposium on Cryptologic History. The event was at the Kossiakoff Conference Center at John Hopkins in Laurel, MD. The slides are the same as presented, but there may be small differences in the narration, as I recorded the video's narration from memory, after the event. This presentation focuse...
1962 Webcor Radio Direction Finder, model E312
zhlédnutí 528Před 9 lety
This is portable Radio Direction Finder in one of the more simple forms. It was used to navigate in small planes and boats, by using the non-directional beacons scattered around the country, and along the coast. Most NDB's are now discontinued. The radio also receives broadcast and the old "marine" band, which is about 1.6 to 4 megacycles. But the navigation would only be used on the broadcast ...
Volvo XC70 Frame Straightening at Home, Using Trees
zhlédnutí 409KPřed 9 lety
I wasn't sure if this was possible, although others have suggested it is. It worked fine, so I wanted to post the procedure for others. We have almost $7,000 in this Volvo XC70, starting with the $5,000 initial cost, then the $1,400 for the rebuilt transmission I put in last year, the exhaust, brake rotors and pads, tires, and more. I could not see abandoning all that time and money, so I wante...
Psychodelics, August 2012
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Roadhouse Blues being performed by the Psychodelics at Elements in White Plains, August 2012. My friends Anne DeAngelis on harmonica, Mark Hitt on guitar. With Steve "Budgie" Warner on drums, Joe Coz lead vocal, J.T. Toglia on bass, and Pete Gallinari.
Ernest Borel Cocktail Watch
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These watches had a moving "moire" pattern for the seconds hand. Very classy, high quality watch. I think they made these Cocktail Watches in the late 30's through the early 50's, but I'm not sure. The company survived the "quartz crisis", and is still in business: www.ernestborel.ch/en/index.php This particular watch was my grandfathers. He and my grandmother had matching Ernest Borel Cocktail...
Deer and Her Fawns, Putnam Valley, NY
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This is sort of a long video at 8 minutes. But if you love these beautiful speckled fawns as I do, it is nice to see them happy and healthy and enjoying their breakfast. Each year new families come through our backyard... almost every morning... and I am sure the mothers seen here were fawns from years past. July, 2012
Cornelis Drebbel's Perpetual Motion, Version 2
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Cornelis Drebbel's Perpetual Motion, Version 2
Video Version of Voynich 100 Conference Talk by Rich SantaColoma
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Video Version of Voynich 100 Conference Talk by Rich SantaColoma
Mystery of 1963 Optical Tape Player Solved
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Mystery of 1963 Optical Tape Player Solved
Triumph TR-4 Scene from 70's Mini-Series
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Triumph TR-4 Scene from 70's Mini-Series
The New Atlantis-Voynich Optical Theory
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The New Atlantis-Voynich Optical Theory
Ray Jefferson 6150 Automatic Radio Direction Finder (ADF)
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Ray Jefferson 6150 Automatic Radio Direction Finder (ADF)
Navigational Ruler Radio Direction Finder
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Navigational Ruler Radio Direction Finder
Roger Bacon, Kahn, Voynich, from Angels & Demons Documentary
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Roger Bacon, Kahn, Voynich, from Angels & Demons Documentary
Drebbel Submarine Prop from Four Musketeers
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Drebbel Submarine Prop from Four Musketeers