Comments on: Giant Figure of Christ in Odd Church Design http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/giant-figure-of-christ-in-odd-church-design/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:20:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Blurgle http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/giant-figure-of-christ-in-odd-church-design/#comment-1051224 Blurgle Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:10:26 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/giant-figure-of-christ-in-odd-church-design/#comment-1051224 I wonder if it was ever built, and if so what happened to it. There's no Giant Jesus church in Vancouver, where Mr. Wall came from. I wonder if it was ever built, and if so what happened to it. There’s no Giant Jesus church in Vancouver, where Mr. Wall came from.

]]> By: Charlie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/giant-figure-of-christ-in-odd-church-design/#comment-1051184 Charlie Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:32:47 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/giant-figure-of-christ-in-odd-church-design/#comment-1051184 I agree, they seem quite inconsistent at times. It's hard to explain just how much stuff is in these magazines. On average I'd say we scan somewhere around one in 30 articles for the site. A 1930's era PM is about 200 pages completely packed with content. I'm guessing they must have had a whole network of stringers feeding them stuff. Everything from honest to goodness science writers to some guy in a little town mailing in a clipping from the local newspaper. So I think there was a lot of inconsistency to the quality of the reporting. Otherwise I just can't see how they managed it. I mean, in terms of raw number of articles I'd say that some of these mags have more content than some of the big gadget websites per month, and all they have to do is link. If you compare them to the modern incarnations, the amount of content they produce now is rather paltry by comparison. Actually, come to think of it, maybe I'll pick an issue and scan the whole page and put it up as a PDF so people can get a feel for what's inside without my editorial selection. I agree, they seem quite inconsistent at times. It’s hard to explain just how much stuff is in these magazines. On average I’d say we scan somewhere around one in 30 articles for the site. A 1930’s era PM is about 200 pages completely packed with content. I’m guessing they must have had a whole network of stringers feeding them stuff. Everything from honest to goodness science writers to some guy in a little town mailing in a clipping from the local newspaper. So I think there was a lot of inconsistency to the quality of the reporting.

Otherwise I just can’t see how they managed it. I mean, in terms of raw number of articles I’d say that some of these mags have more content than some of the big gadget websites per month, and all they have to do is link.

If you compare them to the modern incarnations, the amount of content they produce now is rather paltry by comparison.

Actually, come to think of it, maybe I’ll pick an issue and scan the whole page and put it up as a PDF so people can get a feel for what’s inside without my editorial selection.

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/giant-figure-of-christ-in-odd-church-design/#comment-1051182 Firebrand38 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:25:28 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/giant-figure-of-christ-in-odd-church-design/#comment-1051182 I get that, Charlie. But to not even mention the guys name is carrying things a bit too far. If you ever see the TV show Unwrapped on the Food Network they take the opposite tack (I'm a fan of How It's Made by the way. I find it fascinating that somebody had to sit down and design that process for mass production). In this very same issue they made the effort to mention Dr Abbot in connection with his invention http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/22/suns-rays-harnessed-to-run-steam-engine/ I get that, Charlie. But to not even mention the guys name is carrying things a bit too far. If you ever see the TV show Unwrapped on the Food Network they take the opposite tack (I’m a fan of How It’s Made by the way. I find it fascinating that somebody had to sit down and design that process for mass production).

In this very same issue they made the effort to mention Dr Abbot in connection with his invention http://blog.modernmechanix.com.....am-engine/

]]> By: Charlie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/giant-figure-of-christ-in-odd-church-design/#comment-1051171 Charlie Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:51:16 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/giant-figure-of-christ-in-odd-church-design/#comment-1051171 Firebrand38 » Actually I think that was partially on purpose. The magazines of the time, particularly Popular Mechanics were very serious about the "firewall" between the advertising and content sections. Most PM's have little paragraphs tacked on the the end of articles saying that if you write in to them they'll be happy to tell you what company or person did this or that. So you could have gotten the information if you wanted, but they didn't give companies free advertising. The main exceptions to this are product reviews and places where the company name is impossible to hide (eg, the Good Year blimp). If you've ever seen the Canadian TV show How it's Made (it plays on Discovery in US) you can see they follow the same policy. They NEVER mention the brand or company that owns the factory, the only time you have any clue is when you see them packaging some of the products. Firebrand38 » Actually I think that was partially on purpose. The magazines of the time, particularly Popular Mechanics were very serious about the “firewall” between the advertising and content sections. Most PM’s have little paragraphs tacked on the the end of articles saying that if you write in to them they’ll be happy to tell you what company or person did this or that. So you could have gotten the information if you wanted, but they didn’t give companies free advertising. The main exceptions to this are product reviews and places where the company name is impossible to hide (eg, the Good Year blimp).

If you’ve ever seen the Canadian TV show How it’s Made (it plays on Discovery in US) you can see they follow the same policy. They NEVER mention the brand or company that owns the factory, the only time you have any clue is when you see them packaging some of the products.

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/giant-figure-of-christ-in-odd-church-design/#comment-1051167 Firebrand38 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:28:54 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/giant-figure-of-christ-in-odd-church-design/#comment-1051167 It gave me a devil of a time..... I gotta wonder about journalistic thoroughness back in the day. Nothing on who invented it, or that the patent was from 1933. It gave me a devil of a time…..

I gotta wonder about journalistic thoroughness back in the day. Nothing on who invented it, or that the patent was from 1933.

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/giant-figure-of-christ-in-odd-church-design/#comment-1051164 Stannous Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:20:58 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/giant-figure-of-christ-in-odd-church-design/#comment-1051164 Thanks, I searched for it but couldn't find it. Thanks, I searched for it but couldn’t find it.

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/giant-figure-of-christ-in-odd-church-design/#comment-1051143 Firebrand38 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:09:57 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/giant-figure-of-christ-in-odd-church-design/#comment-1051143 Sorry. It's called a design patent. Here it is, as a matter of fact http://www.google.com/patents?id=azVrAAAAEBAJ&dq=D90519 Sorry. It’s called a design patent. Here it is, as a matter of fact

http://www.google.com/patents?.....;dq=D90519

]]> By: Bob http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/giant-figure-of-christ-in-odd-church-design/#comment-1051071 Bob Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:48:17 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/giant-figure-of-christ-in-odd-church-design/#comment-1051071 Must have been something about the construction details that was patented, I think a design would have been copyright. Must have been something about the construction details that was patented, I think a design would have been copyright.

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/giant-figure-of-christ-in-odd-church-design/#comment-1051067 Stannous Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:29:25 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/giant-figure-of-christ-in-odd-church-design/#comment-1051067 They gave a patent for this? They gave a patent for this?

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