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Betty Crocker / Re: Deer poppers
Last post by Okanagan - Yesterday at 03:42:39 PMWOW! Those do look GOOD!
#2
Pick 'o' The Litter / Re: Trout Magnet
Last post by nastygunz - Yesterday at 10:38:10 AMI always keep a pocket box of trout magnets and mini jigs and floats in my fishing vest. They are deadly on the native brookies.
#3
The Tailgate / Today in history 10-18
Last post by remrogers - Yesterday at 10:32:16 AM1933
Oct 18
R. Buckminster Fuller tries to patent his Dymaxion Car
On October 18, 1933, the American philosopher-inventor R. Buckminster Fuller applies for a patent for his Dymaxion Car. The Dymaxion—the word itself was another Fuller invention, a combination of "dynamic," "maximum," and "ion"—looked and drove like no vehicle anyone had ever seen.
It was a three-wheeled, 20-foot-long, pod-shaped automobile that could carry 11 passengers and travel as fast as 120 miles per hour. It got 30 miles to the gallon, could U-turn in a distance equal to its length and could parallel park just by pivoting its wheels toward the curb and zipping sideways into its parking space. It was stylish, efficient and eccentric—and it attracted a great deal of attention: Celebrities wanted to ride in it and rich men wanted to invest in it. But in the same month that Fuller applied for his patent, one of his prototype Dymaxions crashed, killing the driver and alarming investors so much that they withdrew their money from the project.
When Fuller first sketched the Dymaxion Car in 1927, it was a half-car, half-airplane—when it got going fast enough, its wings were supposed to inflate—called the "4D Transport." In 1932, the sculptor Isamu Naguchi helped the inventor with his final design: a long teardrop-shaped chassis with two wheels in front and a third in back that could lift off the ground. In practice, this didn't turn out to be a great idea: As the vehicle picked up speed (theoretically in preparation for takeoff) and the third wheel bounced off the ground, it became nearly impossible for the driver to control the car. In fact, many people blamed this handling problem for the fatal crash of the prototype car, even though an investigation revealed that a car full of sightseers had actually caused the accident by hurtling into the Dymaxion's lane.
Many elements of the Dymaxion Car's design—its streamlined shape, its fuel efficiency—have inspired later generations of automakers, but Fuller himself was probably best known for another of his inventions: the geodesic dome. Geodesic domes are built using a pattern of self-bracing triangles. As a result, perhaps unlike the Dymaxion Car, they are incredibly strong and stable—in fact, as one historian writes, "they have proved to be the strongest structures ever devised."
Oct 18
R. Buckminster Fuller tries to patent his Dymaxion Car
On October 18, 1933, the American philosopher-inventor R. Buckminster Fuller applies for a patent for his Dymaxion Car. The Dymaxion—the word itself was another Fuller invention, a combination of "dynamic," "maximum," and "ion"—looked and drove like no vehicle anyone had ever seen.
It was a three-wheeled, 20-foot-long, pod-shaped automobile that could carry 11 passengers and travel as fast as 120 miles per hour. It got 30 miles to the gallon, could U-turn in a distance equal to its length and could parallel park just by pivoting its wheels toward the curb and zipping sideways into its parking space. It was stylish, efficient and eccentric—and it attracted a great deal of attention: Celebrities wanted to ride in it and rich men wanted to invest in it. But in the same month that Fuller applied for his patent, one of his prototype Dymaxions crashed, killing the driver and alarming investors so much that they withdrew their money from the project.
When Fuller first sketched the Dymaxion Car in 1927, it was a half-car, half-airplane—when it got going fast enough, its wings were supposed to inflate—called the "4D Transport." In 1932, the sculptor Isamu Naguchi helped the inventor with his final design: a long teardrop-shaped chassis with two wheels in front and a third in back that could lift off the ground. In practice, this didn't turn out to be a great idea: As the vehicle picked up speed (theoretically in preparation for takeoff) and the third wheel bounced off the ground, it became nearly impossible for the driver to control the car. In fact, many people blamed this handling problem for the fatal crash of the prototype car, even though an investigation revealed that a car full of sightseers had actually caused the accident by hurtling into the Dymaxion's lane.
Many elements of the Dymaxion Car's design—its streamlined shape, its fuel efficiency—have inspired later generations of automakers, but Fuller himself was probably best known for another of his inventions: the geodesic dome. Geodesic domes are built using a pattern of self-bracing triangles. As a result, perhaps unlike the Dymaxion Car, they are incredibly strong and stable—in fact, as one historian writes, "they have proved to be the strongest structures ever devised."
#4
Betty Crocker / Re: Deer poppers
Last post by msmith - Yesterday at 07:32:32 AMThe leftovers were amazing right out of the fridge for breakfast.
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Pick 'o' The Litter / Re: Trout Magnet
Last post by msmith - Yesterday at 07:31:39 AMQuote from: nastygunz on October 17, 2025, 10:55:45 PMThose trout magnets work on everything.
They do! I keep a pocket Plano box of 'em and a bag of the floats handy. When the crappie start moving up, I keep a plano full of Crappie Magnets too.
#6
Betty Crocker / Re: Deer poppers
Last post by nastygunz - October 17, 2025, 10:58:52 PMDROOLINGGGGGGG
#7
Pick 'o' The Litter / Re: Trout Magnet
Last post by nastygunz - October 17, 2025, 10:55:45 PMThose trout magnets work on everything.
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Pick 'o' The Litter / Re: Trout Magnet
Last post by nastygunz - October 17, 2025, 10:55:25 PMBeing a diehard trout fisherman, I love the name! Good looking puppy.
#9
Pick 'o' The Litter / Trout Magnet
Last post by msmith - October 17, 2025, 08:04:54 PMSo the nice little Beagle Blue Healer mix of my daughter's, the one in the kayak posts, got hit by a car the other day. It was a hard loss for us and I still see and hear the little guy almost every day.
Since my Punkin is moving to Cincinatti and will be living alone, she really needs company and an extra set of ears during the night so she picked up an addition to the family, an English Springer. She wanted a WV themed name and since Trout Magnets originated here, she named him Trout Magnet, Trout for short. Mamaw and Papaw get to potty and obedience train him then drop him off when he's about 6 months. Here's the little booger posing for her like he knows what's going on lol.
Since my Punkin is moving to Cincinatti and will be living alone, she really needs company and an extra set of ears during the night so she picked up an addition to the family, an English Springer. She wanted a WV themed name and since Trout Magnets originated here, she named him Trout Magnet, Trout for short. Mamaw and Papaw get to potty and obedience train him then drop him off when he's about 6 months. Here's the little booger posing for her like he knows what's going on lol.
#10
Big Game / Cute little 2.5 yo
Last post by msmith - October 17, 2025, 07:56:06 PMWV bucks aren't know for being huge like our Ohio counterparts but I like to watch their growth from year to year and I have noticed over the years that they seem to be getting nicer.
Here is a nice for WV 2.5 year old coming in the the brassicas I planted. I hope I can protect him for 2 or 3 more years.
Here is a nice for WV 2.5 year old coming in the the brassicas I planted. I hope I can protect him for 2 or 3 more years.