Great technologies that have passed

[SYN_Kollwitz]

There has been some great stuff that used to be used quite commonly but has since been replaced. On the other hand there have been some weird inventions that didn't become mainstream and we should be happy that they didn't. This is the spot to post about them :)

[SYN_Kollwitz]

#1: Pneumatic Tubes

There is something wonderful about them, and I don't know what it is... I do know I want one in my house!

[SYN_Kollwitz]

#2 The Helmet Gun



Great for shooting out of a trench, but rumour had it that the recoil was big enough to break your neck.

and there is more:

The crown section of the helmet when detached from the base of the helmet may be inverted and used as a cooking utensil, the elongated hood projecting therefrom for protecting the barrel of the gun serving as the handle therefor.

[SYN_Kollwitz]

^^ and almost forgot, you fire the gun by biting the cord that runs through your mouth :P

[SYN_MrWolf]

Ideal for trench warfare! I pity the creative inventor who wasn't taken seriously.

[SYN_Ricky]

The one-wheel motorcycle

[SYN_Vander]

Which triggers another question: what happened to the plus-four? We should make it fashionable again by wearing it at our next syn roadtrip! :) :)

[SYN_Bandy]

Which triggers another question: what happened to the plus-four?

Ah Vander, that's fashion, not technology... Although he is looking pretty bad-ass in those plus-fours in that photo. Maybe riding that motor..., um, ...wheel has inspired his attitude

Safety Coffins! The invention that sparked the phrase, "saved by the bell!"
http://thechirurgeonsapprentice.com/2013/06/26/buried-alive-19th-century-safety-coffins/

[SYN_Kollwitz]

Which triggers another question: what happened to the plus-four? We should make it fashionable again by wearing it at our next syn roadtrip! :) :)

Great idea! But only in combination with the compulsory flat cap or newsboy cap....


and argyle socks of course :)

[SYN_Per]

If this happends I will defo come to the road-trip!