No. They can’t.

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Can Humans Breed With Animals?

Facts and fantasy about human-animal mating.

By Charles F. Mayer, Ph.D., J.D.

Throughout the ages, man has speculated about the possibility of copulating with animals, impregnating them, and, as a result, begetting offspring.

This subject has fascinated philosophers, theologians, scientists, poets, authors, and ordinary mortals for countless centuries; nevertheless, up to the present moment, there does not yet appear to be even one shred of scientifically-acceptable evidence that human beings and animals are able to mate successfully.
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Control the Weather and Control the World

Will we win the crucial race to gain mastery over this most devastating of all weapons?

By Dick Halvorsen

WORLD WAR III, if it comes, may be won or lost, within 48 hours—and without a single A-bomb dropped or a single shot fired. We could win the next Big One by harnessing the mightiest physical force in the world: the hitherto uncontrollable weather.

Fanciful nonsense? Crazy day-dreaming? Science-fiction? Not a bit of it. Consider these startling facts: A hurricane expends more energy in one minute than all the electrical power produced in the United States in the past 50 years. . . Read the rest of this entry »

Authorized to save a life… but not to send a bill

A CRASH at the corner. A gathering crowd. Somebody hurt. “Take her in there!”… “In there” is the drug store.

The Druggist is not a physician. But because he has been carefully educated in many of the things the physician must know, he is authorized by law to administer first aid when immediate medical attention cannot be had.
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1880 SUPERMARKET

LOCK, stock and old barrels, Mrs. Mary Kidd of Walden, N. Y. ‘ has created an early American general store. Spurred on by a love of collecting antiques, Mrs. Kidd, with the aid of her husband, began putting her 1880 country store together. The little two-story building, once a barn and carriage house, sits behind her home. Read the rest of this entry »

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“HOT DOGS” IN THE LAB

by Harry M. Schwalb

Condensed from The Laboratory In 1939 the hot dog hit the front pages of the international press when President Roosevelt’s wife served it to the king and queen of England. And as 1955 draws to an end, Americans, by devouring over 8y2 billon tangy “red hots,” have made the frankfurter or wiener (formulation’s the same, though the wiener is a bit shorter) a major phase of the meat industry, outranking everything but ice cream in popularity on the national menu. Read the rest of this entry »

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Star Wars Special Production and Mechanical Effects

By John Stears
Special Production and Mechanical Effects Supervisor “Star Wars”

Although the robots that appeared in “Star Wars” were not true robots, they did stir a great deal of interest. Consequently, we asked the genius behind them, John Stears, to give us an idea of what went into their design.

We would like to thank the Star Wars Corporation, and Twentieth Century-Fox Corporation, for giving us permission to use this story. —Editor

DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN OF ALL ARTOO-DETOO ROBOTS

(In conjunction with the production designer, who was responsible for their general appearance.) The problems were many, inasmuch that the director wanted to use a human as much as he could so as not to loose the character to a pure mechanical machine. Read the rest of this entry »

Newest Devices for General Use

Chimes for Door
• REPLACE the grouchy door bell or buzzer with this sweet-toned double chime; and it will put you in a good humor. Easy to install.

Decorative Bottle
• HAVING made an attractive bottle, the ink maker thought it should not be wasted; so will supply ornamental accessories for a trifle extra. The bottle is warranted to wash clean. Read the rest of this entry »

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How to Have A Million-Dollar Idea

Brainstorming is the new, exciting system that turns your wildest ideas into profits.

By Ardis and Kay Smith

THE meeting of the engineering staff of the National Biscuit Co. in Buffalo began on a sour note. For the umpteenth time a coal crane fuse had blown on the company’s Lake Erie loading dock, leaving the operator stranded on his perch above a 900-ton mountain of fuel, a long way from the fuse box. The usual din of machinery drowned out the distress signals he sounded on a klaxon.
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One Horse Power Model

THIS mechanical horse, built by Roy Sheldon of Redmond, Oregon, pulls a wagon at ten miles an hour, and carries a rider at fifteen. An eccentric cam on the front wheels causes Dobbin to “gallop” like a real horse, and a gallon of gas is enough for the one horse power engine that supplies the motive power.

I’d like to see the reverse. You could put two records on a tape deck and play in stereo!

Add a Tape Recorder to Your Phono

• With the Gramdeck you can turn your phono into a tape recorder—or back into a phono— within a few seconds. The Gramdeck just slips onto the turntable as easily as a record; the turntable drives the tape spools and the phono loudspeakers provide sound reproduction. A pre-amp/control unit which uses transistors and printed circuits and which is installed permanently on the phono in a few seconds, is part of the kit.
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BACKYARD SPACE SHIP
THE space ship set among the younger generation will really soar when they see this seven-foot-long, two-seat jet rocket made of sturdy three-ply fiberboard. Easy to assemble, it can be obtained from the Honor House Products Corp., 35 Wilbur St., Lynbrook, N. Y. Pretty neat, huh?

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WORLD RADIO BATTLE LOOMS

Priceless radio frequencies will be doled out at international conference to be held in Cairo early in 1938.

by Roland C. Davies

AS THE smoke of foreign conflict rises above the horizon, students of world affairs realize that international broadcasting is perhaps the most potent arm of propaganda to dump nations into the inferno of war or to maintain peace.

Almost daily the press tells how foreign nations are using that marvel of modern science to tell the world via short-wave radio of their nationalistic aims, armed strength and economic prestige.
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