Comments on: Spring-Arm Phone Holder Leaves Both Hands Free http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/07/spring-arm-phone-holder-leaves-both-hands-free/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:07:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: choo http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/07/spring-arm-phone-holder-leaves-both-hands-free/#comment-1045358 choo Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:14:10 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/07/spring-arm-phone-holder-leaves-both-hands-free/#comment-1045358 Luckily we all live in an age of headsets and bluetooth ear clips. Luckily we all live in an age of headsets and bluetooth ear clips.

]]> By: Roger Knights http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/07/spring-arm-phone-holder-leaves-both-hands-free/#comment-1005036 Roger Knights Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:48:43 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/07/spring-arm-phone-holder-leaves-both-hands-free/#comment-1005036 Here's another item from 1948 (or 1946) I urge you to keep your eye peeled for: The original story about the rocket car--the source of all the legends that followed. I came upon this in a 1946 or 1948 magazine of that type that I'd bought at a yard sale. I tore it out about 7 years ago and mailed it to the head of the organization that hands out the Darwin Awards: someone in London with an Indian name. (I've lost track of it now.) I unfortunately didn't make a Xerox copy. Anyway, the story was a half-page item, half of it text and half a photo, of an old-timey boxy car with two JATO rockets strapped to it that someone--it may have been one of the armed forces--was using for testing, or for sport. I can't remember. So focus on those years and you may hit paydirt. I know there's a lot of interest in trying to nail down the origin of this tale. Here’s another item from 1948 (or 1946) I urge you to keep your eye peeled for: The original story about the rocket car–the source of all the legends that followed.

I came upon this in a 1946 or 1948 magazine of that type that I’d bought at a yard sale. I tore it out about 7 years ago and mailed it to the head of the organization that hands out the Darwin Awards: someone in London with an Indian name. (I’ve lost track of it now.) I unfortunately didn’t make a Xerox copy.

Anyway, the story was a half-page item, half of it text and half a photo, of an old-timey boxy car with two JATO rockets strapped to it that someone–it may have been one of the armed forces–was using for testing, or for sport. I can’t remember.

So focus on those years and you may hit paydirt. I know there’s a lot of interest in trying to nail down the origin of this tale.

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/07/spring-arm-phone-holder-leaves-both-hands-free/#comment-998579 Stannous Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:12:39 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/07/spring-arm-phone-holder-leaves-both-hands-free/#comment-998579 Meanwhile that left hand is slacking off, just sitting there, not doing anything! Meanwhile that left hand is slacking off, just sitting there, not doing anything!

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