HycoSpeed, on May 19th, 2013
When I say Human Fly, you probably conjure an image in your head of Brundlefly, from that hit film named, appropriately enough, The Fly. Instead, what we have here is a throwback to the early days of barnstorming, a fellow who thought it would be a good idea to ride around on the back of a DC-8. Even better, what was the real drama of those barnstormers? Not so much that they were flying, I would say, or hanging on to a wing while someone else flew, but that they did those things close to the ground, where the crowds could see.
So where do you find a pilot willing to aviate your modern airliner down low to the ground for your Human Fly stunt? Well, if is the year 1975, you find a fellow by the name of Clay Lacy, an air racer and all around airplane aficionado to be your huckleberry. Thanks to Clay Lacy Aviation and airpigz.com, we can take a look at video footage of the adventures of these gentlemen. Hit the jump and enjoy!
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HycoSpeed, on May 19th, 2013
Good morning! It is time once again to dig into the seedy world of online classified ads. No, not the Missed Connections, I am talking about the free stuff! People are out there every day giving away great objects gratis, free for the picking! So see what is available in your area, see what sort of technological (ish) relics you can find, and, even better, go out there and retrieve them to show the world! If you dig up the choicest nugget, you too can have fleeting fame, much like our own Devin! Hit the jump to see what he found for us last week!
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TechieInHell, on May 17th, 2013
I’ll give it 10 points for creativity, and 11 for sheer moxie. However, there are some obvious problems in the practicality department. Though, I guess if your goal is to tell people you’ve got a bike with a Rolls Royce engine, mission accomplished. Or is that a Saab?
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HycoSpeed, on May 12th, 2013
Welcome again to our weekly highlight of the best (and worst) that the internets have to offer by way of super awesome Free! merchandise. You, the readers, get to hit up your favorite online classifieds and show us the quirkiest, awesomest, strangest technological or semi-technological items that you can find! Commenter extraordinaire $kaycog continues to take this feature to great new heights, with her suggestion and the runner-up from Renchick both, well, sort of appealing to a crass sort of comedy last week. And since we heartily endorse such things, hit the jump to see the top two ads!
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HycoSpeed, on May 10th, 2013
Oddly enough, the thing that bothers me most about this is why the glasses need those straps hanging down?
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HycoSpeed, on May 8th, 2013
I think that this just goes to show no matter how absurd you may look, if you are chewing on a stogie like a boss, no one will question you.
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HycoSpeed, on May 5th, 2013
Hola¡ Welcome to the Cinco de Mayo SFSIWI!! We are slowly getting this feature back on track as a weekly highlight of the best (and worst) that the internets have to offer by way of super awesome Free! merchandise. You, the readers, get to hit up your favorite online classifieds (heck, you can use print if you can find a Thrifty Nickel!) and show us the quirkiest, awesomest, strangest technological or semi-technological items that you can find! Our last big winner is a big time repeat offender, commenter extraordinaire $kaycog! Sure, the ad might be a little cheesy, but it is almost a complete wheel! Hit the jump and see the delicious goodness for yourself!
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HycoSpeed, on May 3rd, 2013
Changing a tire is so easy, exploited child labor can do it!
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HycoSpeed, on April 24th, 2013
The Williams Bridge and Railroad Repair company saw a dramatic slowdown in business after what they referred to as “the incident”.
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HycoSpeed, on April 21st, 2013
As some of you all might have noticed, this weekend is a bit of a return to the normal swing of weekend posting. Much like the Q³, we have been on an unscheduled hiatus from your favorite free stuff highlights. I expect great things for this SFSIWI, since you should have a good couple of weeks of ads to sift through. In case you might have forgotten, I want you do dive deep into the depths of your favorite local online classifieds, specifically the free section, and find the choicest nuggets of forgotten technology. As always, bonus points for going and grabbing whatever you find, and also as always, we play it pretty loose with the rules around here when it comes to finding technology. We want to see the weird, the unwanted, the awesome, the best of the best (or worst) that the free section has to offer! Hit the jump to see the big winner from last time!
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