Comments on: Made in Germany http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/15/made-in-germany/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:15:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: rick http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/15/made-in-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-1065854 rick Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:07:38 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7154#comment-1065854 Looking at it again, I'm most impressed by the violin made from a packing crate using only a penknife and broken glass as tools. Very professional looking. Fantastic! Rick Looking at it again, I’m most impressed by the violin made from a packing crate using only a penknife and broken glass as tools. Very professional looking.

Fantastic!

Rick

]]> By: Toronto http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/15/made-in-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-1065850 Toronto Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:16:45 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7154#comment-1065850 I suppose this article was aimed more at the Klim-can items, but I've always been amazed at the radios made of Blue Blades or stove-oxidized copper wires. I suppose this article was aimed more at the Klim-can items, but I’ve always been amazed at the radios made of Blue Blades or stove-oxidized copper wires.

]]> By: Charlie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/15/made-in-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-1065845 Charlie Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:02:09 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7154#comment-1065845 rick: A more modern example of POW ingenuity from Iraq: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/23/AR2005082301525.html rick: A more modern example of POW ingenuity from Iraq: http://www.washingtonpost.com/.....01525.html

]]> By: rick http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/15/made-in-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-1065844 rick Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:50:09 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7154#comment-1065844 There's a nice exhibit of some of these items at the museum at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. Amazing what guys with a lot of time on their hands can accomplish in the face of such adversity. Rick There’s a nice exhibit of some of these items at the museum at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. Amazing what guys with a lot of time on their hands can accomplish in the face of such adversity.

Rick

]]> By: StanFlouride http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/15/made-in-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-1065842 StanFlouride Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:01:37 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7154#comment-1065842 Here's a link to the PBS NOVA page about the glider Paul mentions: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/naziprison/glider.html (kind of creepy that an article about POWs under the Nazis links to a Google ad for Jewish singles, no?) Here’s a link to the PBS NOVA page about the glider Paul mentions:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/n.....lider.html

(kind of creepy that an article about POWs under the Nazis links to a Google ad for Jewish singles, no?)

]]> By: Paul http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/15/made-in-germany/comment-page-1/#comment-1065835 Paul Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:10:01 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7154#comment-1065835 British POW's at Colditz managed to design, build and conceal an entire glider. Carrying two men, the intention was to launch it from the roof, fly over the neighbouring town and escape. Although Colditz was liberated before this could be attempted, a modern reconstruction of the glider showed it would have worked perfectly. British POW’s at Colditz managed to design, build and conceal an entire glider. Carrying two men, the intention was to launch it from the roof, fly over the neighbouring town and escape. Although Colditz was liberated before this could be attempted, a modern reconstruction of the glider showed it would have worked perfectly.

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