F I N K B U I L T

Watermellon Slim

wetermellon slim Just watch him play Smokestack Lightning.

Made By Hand

Made By Hand
I can’t wait to get Mark Frauenfelder’s new book, Made by Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World
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Modest Mouse Uke Lesson

modest mouse How to play Modest Mouse’s Float On on ukulele.

Mad Mad Dance

mad mad worldMad Mad World Beach Bum Dance. Thanks, Pat!

2009 La Carrera Panamericana pics

carrera 2009COOP is sending back lots of great photos of this year’s La Carrera Panamericana.

Microcar Museum

microcar museum I hope you enjoy seeing all these microcars as much as I did.

Sketchpad Demo

sketchpadA demo of a Stylus controlled GUI CAD program in 1963!

Mr. Ed / Say Say

bill barminski
Brilliant song and animation by Bill Barminski.

High Altidude Water Rocketry

water rockets Do watch this video of some amazing water rockets in action. Catchy soundtrack to boot.

Cars I Have Seen

cars
My friend Pat has a deep interest in automobiles. He has a new car-spotting concern called cars I have seen.

Baloney Detection Kit

skeptic
How to ask quality skeptical questions. Show this to your kids. Via BB.

Surveillance Means Security!

Remixed War Propaganda book.

1972 SSP Lineup

ssp racer Pull that T-stick baby!

Tickler Pineapple Uke Unveiled

ukuleleAmy Crehore has been letting the paint dry on Tickler No.2 for about the last 2 years. It’s now available for viewing, and its a STUNNER!

Seiji Plays Satisfaction

self satisfaction video
A Rolling Stones fan does a nice one-man Satisfaction Cover





The Fast Approaching Future of 1953

robotic worker

Robot Workman Assembled in 90 Days

To the astute futurists of 1953 it had already become clear that the future of manufacturing would soon involve highly automated mechanized assembly plants. These plants would be populated by robotic workers who would arrive at the factory right on schedule every day, without hangovers, place their robotic lunchboxes in their lockers in the break room, punch the clock and walk over to the tool rack, grab their soldering irons and get right to work.

At 5:00, they would get in their cars and return to the suburbs, where they would spend the evening with their robotic families.

space helmets

The near future was also going to involve a whole lot of space travel. Space play was a fun and essential part of preparing the young for their careers as astronauts, and there were plenty of cool youth helmets to choose from.

2 Responses to “The Fast Approaching Future of 1953”


  1. Phill Says:

    Ooooh, the official Captain Video helmet! Those are awesome. Why didn’t they have those when I was a kid? (Ok, they probably did, but why didn’t I have one?)

  2. Tintin Says:

    Hey Fink,

    Check out the new Scientific & Industrial store at Amazon:

    Scientific & Industrial

    Something for everyone who loves to tinker.

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