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4000 Years of picturing Space, Cosmigraphics is a collection of images that reflect not only our understanding of space and the universe but society as well. Imagine how our silly our illustrations and understandings will appear to those who follow us in 4000 years...
This, for it's abstract qualities...
And this, because, well, just look at it...the caption beneath: (Latin inscription from Ecclesiastes): 'The number of fools is infinite.'.
Brilliant. More images below, buy Michael Bensons book on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/1419713876/
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An curious article on the "Fairy Coffins" found in Edinburgh in 1836 at the Smithsonian: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/edinburghs-mysterious-miniature-coffins-22371426/?no-ist.
And, on a similar note, a "Fairy Census", inventory of fairy sightings throughout the UK. Searches for other locations will reveal as many throughout the US, Canada, and the rest of Europe...
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The second most likely candidate (so far) for contact from ET, radio signal SHGb02+14a.
The Wiki takes a more skeptical view.
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Initially discredited due to Wilhelm Reich's preoccupation with sex, I'm sensing that the Orgone Accumulator's are due for a comeback. If only as a meditation or isolation chamber, but then again, there may be something to the idea of alternating layers of wood/(insulators) and metal, think of a high-voltage capacitor or early battery jar, and the idea that this might "store up" some sort of electricity which in turn positively affects the human body, well, my medical knowledge is limited enough that I just might believe it. A bit of science would go a long ways towards proving things, but as with most fringe projects the elements of science and empirical testing seem to be sadly lacking. And why ruin the fun? Add a few magnets and crystals, a pyramid shaped top, a secret door or sub-basement that would allow it to be used in magic shows and seances, all of which would further improve it's credibility. I can't be the only one seeing the potential here...
Still, it's a remnant from Reich's "cult of sex and anarchy", and as such can only improve my social life, the list of references in literature (the testimonial of William S. Burroughts, for example) serve to enhance it's prestige...
Link: ORGONE on Wikipedia
Note: Since it'll probably be a while before I get this cabinet making business up and running (I'm thinking Kootenays, retirement), here are some images should you choose to build your own...