Oh wow, look at Nina North flaunting that thong from behind!! 🙄

#ninanorth #FashionGoals #ThongLife #InstaFamous #WhatWillTheyThinkOfNext

I don't ever remember seeing this kind of feature on a VCR before! I wonder how it worked (and if it worked well!).

Perhaps one for @TechConnectify?

#vhs #vcr #whatwilltheythinkofnext

Wacky invention from 1890, to becalm seasickness...

According to the Strand, "the passenger's chair is attached to a balloon, the chair being attached to the deck by a ball and a socket joint; to keep the balloon from swaying too much, it is attached to a rod above. ..."

We have yet to hear from those who have tried this out.

Ginger beer, anyone?

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Whacky Victorian Invention of the Day, presenting:

The Lunette Parasol

courtesy of William Sangster, 1843, whereby lenses would be sewn into the fabric of the parasol to allow the bearer of said parasol to peep through...
‘one, two three, or more of these eyesights may be used according to fancy or convenience’

Miss Havisham decided on lunettes around the rim - quite stylish, eh?

#victorian #victorianinventions #whatwilltheythinkofnext #parasol

"Roll up, roll up! For the price of a shilling, this wonder of a machine will generate for you a - wait for it, - a whole line of Latin verse!"

Meet the Eureka machine, displayed in 1845 by its inventor John Clark; this pioneer of computational creativity retired a wealth man owing to the extreme popularity of his automaton (or, early AI prompter?)

True, the verse could come out a little strange - "horrible brides promise tough times"....

#victorian #inventions #whatwilltheythinkofnext

Oh my! Our illustrious guest is eyeing the teacups and soup bowls with a wary eye - can it be on account of his wonderful moustache?
Fear not!
Aunt Mabel has him covered (quite literally) thanks to the ingenious invention of moustache guards!
All thanks to Mr Harvey Adams who first invented the moustache cups in the 1840s - since then, moustache guarding has gone from strength to strength!

#victorian #victorianinventions #whatwilltheythinkofnext #whacky #inventions

Is your horse bumping into the furniture a lot? Is he finding the newspaper print at breakfast a struggle? Is he squinting at his food? Fear not!

Mr Dolland, from the opticians Dolland & Aitchison, developed a set of bi-focal spectacles for horses in the late 1880s.
With this brilliant invention, your horse will be set to seize the day (without tripping over anything).

Victorian Inventions. You can't go wrong. Only whacky.

#victorian #victorianinventions #whatwilltheythinkofnext

Yes... it’s true. Microsoft Excel is now a sport.

The geeks are truly taking of the world…

#MicrosoftExcel #Esports #WhatWillTheyThinkOfNext

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZAzuA74Tks

...some Victorian dude trying out a flying machine....

1877, and someone 'suggested' this might work. Part kite, part hot air balloon, part parachute - what could possibly go wrong?

Great for a steampunkish adventure....

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