Weird and wonderful sites.

Author Links to interesting, odd, or otherwise useful (or not) web sites.

I think that this is a GREAT STORY!   He took one of the checks from some get rich quick scheme and deposited it. You know the kind, we have all gotten these in our junk mail.   It is long but well worth your time to read it.

This goes under the Wonderful heading. The only on-line copy of the Gutenberg Bible. This is from the University of Texas and something I found fascinating, hope you do also.

This is another Wonderful site, texts from the proceedings of the Old Bailey London. A fascinating look into everyday life in 18th century London. If you have any interest in history you should take the time to check this out.

Eric Harsbarger's LEGO pages. He actually builds LEGOs for a living.

Amy Hughes' LEGO church.   IT'S BACK UP! (Gone but not forgotten. It was wonderful. Maybe someday she'll put one or two of the pictures back up.) You can also check some of her other projects here. (No updates since late 2002.)

Matthias Wandel's Marble Machines and for more information his home page   I love these these things that do absolutely no useful work

WANTED: I am still searching for a item I saw once and have been try to find for years. It was a simple black box with a toggle switch. When the switch was turned on a hand came up out of the box, turned the switch off and went back into the box. I loved it and have never been able to find one. Anyone know where I could buy one? Please let me know

Urban Legends pages

Brian Walker, Rocket Guy  Is he crazy?  You decide. He sure thinks big. Hope he survives.

CASES

The GTR PC, gets my vote for most unusual computer case.
Then, on second thought, maybe not the most unusual. There is this....Here is a case that also qualifies as a piece of art.   Like all art some will like it and some will not, but at US$1400 your buying a piece of sculpture. It's more than something to hold the pieces of you computer.
And there are these, this site gets updated regularly so you may want to check back occasionally.   It's just amazing what can be done with a really small motherboard.

How about a home-built 747 simulator.   For those for whom the "MS Flight Simulator" just isn't enough. I give him credit, he's not doing any of it half-way. Lots of links to related sites. Here is another great Flight Simulator project. This one is in Japan.

Play Miniature Golf here   A great way to use up that slack time at work.

Got a really bad view from one of the windows in your home?   Then check this out.   He substituted a night time view of New York City.

The world's longest suspension bridge, if it gets built.   Across the Strait of Messina, separating Italy and Sicily.   Interesting computer images of the bridge and videos, which may be very informative if you speak Italian.   I've linked to the English version of the site.

A VERY different type of clock. from Yugo Nakamura.   Requires Flash, runs in a browser window

Page Not Found.   The best 404 Error message on the web.

Best site for mistyped addresses? Try this one.

Need a phrase to fill in the lulls in the conversation?   Get a expression here or here.   There are other jargon generators on the web but these are two of the best that I've found.

Just what every kid needs, His own TANK.   No, not the storage kind, the military kind. A 1/5 scale WWII M4 Sherman Tank.

Technical Documentation Weirdness. In the "what were they thinking" catalogory. If you like this also take a look at some of the links from his home page.

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