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| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| . | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | HPau | General discussion | |
| . Megajoule from wiki... The megajoule (MJ) is equal to one million joules, or approximately the kinetic energy of a one-ton vehicle moving at 160 km/h (100 mph). This isn't the sort of thing I know much about at all but if I'm reading it right to produce 1kg of aluminium from a raw state requires the slam bang (my new word for kinetic) energy of 227 1 ton vehicles travelling at 160 km/h. Can that possibly be right? Certainly makes ye olde Eames base look a bit different doesn't it? http://The megajoule (MJ) is equal to one million joules, or approximately the kinetic energy of a one-ton vehicle moving at 160 km/h (100 mph). | |||||
| Thanks. From what I've been | 1 Relevance | 9 years ago | Dalloway | General discussion | |
| Thanks. From what I've been able to determine this chair has features of the earlier chairs from the 1930s before the chair went into mass manufacturing, including the nails/tacks and the brass endcaps, which I don't thnk occur on later models So, no, I didn't suspect it was a later Interna model. The only viable options seemed that it was either one of those earlier models and therefore unmarked or it was a contemporaraneous reproduction (the hardware and the genral wear to the wodd and leather indicates age). I did read somewhere about an unspecified Spanish company (mahybe it was this one--Valmazan) that tried to copy the chair. If it is a replica, it is a very good one. The other thing I'd add is that I don't think it's rosewood. If I had to guess, I'd guess oak but not with much confidence. I'll post photos of the brass plates on the joints, but there are no markings. Thanks again. | |||||
| Egg chair, fake or.. | 1 Relevance | 14 years ago | bj | General discussion | |
| Hi Guys (& Girls), I've stumbled upon a local ad for a fake Egg chair, described as being Italian produced. It turns and has a tilt function, seller states upholstery is leather. What baffles me is that the thing looks so good in the picture?! The leather has that nice cold shine and almost looks vintage. Or am I loosing it here? Maybe the seller posted a pic of a genuine chair? Or are there high quality fakes on the market? Do you know of any italian ones? | |||||
| Casteless | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| Casteless I think it's beautiful -- shape, colour of both wood and vinyl (?). One thing I've found interesting in all sorts of fields is people's desire for affirmation of their taste, via knowing that something they own is a designer piece. Not all designer pieces are beautiful and many of unknown provenance are outstanding. If one is acquiring to resell I guess that distinction is important as it will help to sell more quickly for more money. If it has beautiful lines but is of unknown parenthood, someone out there will recognize it's beauty but you probably won't get top dollar for it. But if it's for personal use and you love it, I wouldn't hesitate to pick up the other pieces of the set. Also, sometimes you see something wonderful, recognize that it's great design, but only later come to know its origins. So it's still worth picking up if price is right. My 2 cents, anyway. | |||||
| I grew up in a house full of... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | Killian | General discussion | |
| I grew up in a house full of... I grew up in a house full of antiques,my sisters and I broke a few bits along the way but not nuch and nothing of great importance.My suggestion is never put very expensive breakable things in precarious (sic) places but keep all your stuff and carry on collecting. Dont worry it does not take long to make a house child proof......one more thing though the more you stop a young child doing something the more interested in it they become,for example one of my daughters was fascinated by the plug sockets and we kept moving her away,then one day we just left her to it while we both nearly had heart attacks watching her mess with the socket,when she finished that was the end of her curiosity....the point here is learn to suck it in get ready to pounce but dont let the kid know you are nervous. | |||||
| @rockland It's very... | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | Caco | General discussion | |
| @rockland It's very... @rockland It's very functional actually. You spin it and unscrew the bottom one. Simple. It's a space saver, and it's very decorative. Really love this thing. @everyone else. This came with different bottles I guess depending on the year. Some bottles are straight and some are shaped. I guess more ergonomic. The shape of the wood also varies. The one pictured above has all straight lines but mine has curved lines even on the stem/extender that connects the tops to the inner circle. There's even a plastic version. Mine looks like the first photo I'm posting. But that image is from ebay. not mine. You can see the shape of the bottles, connectors and bottle holders. Still need to try the Spike bottles. | |||||
| No, in a perfect world | 1 Relevance | 21 years ago | deaddigits | General discussion | |
| No, in a perfect world I would keep both sides clean, but I guess such a part isn't to be found and I'm sure I can't afford to have one fabricated, so I will have to make do with the simpler part. Thanks Gerrit, Spiffy looks like a good resource. Unfortunatly, they don't have what I need. I know I will resolve this somehow, but I'm concerned about what I'm doing more broadly. I'm no professional, as I said, but I love design. I have been making lamps, I mean fixtures, for a while now for my own pleasure, and now I am trying to hone a few designs and make a bit off of them. I want to make some furniture designs of mine, and I feel like fixtures could pay the way for the more costly endeavor of furniture. I just really don't know the process of the whole thing, and I feel like a silly goose for talking about it here. Is there maybe a resource I should consult? http://webpages.charter.net/deaddigits/ | |||||
| . | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | HPau | General discussion | |
| . You have quite an angry, disrespectful, fragile and insecure approach Stephen, your psychology is painfully transparent and frankly embarrasing. Everyone here has their faults, myself included, but for the most part we all get along quite well, why do you write such horrible things? It upsets everyone. Please tone down your vitriol, embrace a little modesty or don't post at all. Perhaps it would benefit your career to open your eyes more, you seem to live in a box, truck drivers who read Steinbeck and waitresses with phds are not uncommon, emigre artists, visiting fellows...there is so much happening beyond this small life and vile 'swagger' you cultivate. I expect that you probably attack me and so be it, I've only ever tried to suggest to you that as a journalist you should behave a little more profesionally, but you won't listen, to anyone. There is one thing that humility gives people, respect, something I suspect you're terribly short of. | |||||
| My rule for rehabbing anything vintage... | 1 Relevance | 21 years ago | dcwilson | General discussion | |
| My rule for rehabbing anything vintage... comes from what I learned with vintage racing bicycles. If an item's market value derives mostly from its rarity, never touch a thing. If an item's market value derives mostly from its excellence, rehab what ever needs rehabbing to re-establish its excellence. Between these extremes, the market will tell you what to do? If the market is hot for an item, even if it is rehabbed, and the rehabbed market value exceeds the cost of rehab, and if you want to sell it quick (i.e., not endure the market risk of market fickleness), then rehab away. Why not leave things a little better than you found them? | |||||
| go for the Eye | 1 Relevance | 20 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| go for the Eye I have a collection of 20+ Nelson for Howard Miller clocks. And only 1 Vitra repro -- the Eye clock. Always loved this one, but the going auction rate of $3000+ was something I was never going to spend. The repro Eye is a particular good one, I think. Well-constructed, and I think identical to the original. A large and substantial thing. Some of the repros don't look as good to me as the originals, though. I'm not crazy about the Ball clocks, e.g. But when the originals of some cost in the $thousands, well, the repros start looking better. Am considering buying, e.g., the Vitra edition of the desk version of the Kite clock (now called the "Diamond" desk clock). Could never afford the original, but what a clock! | |||||
| reply/insurance | 1 Relevance | 20 years ago | bootsymod | General discussion | |
| reply/insurance thanks, but USAA in not a option We really are having trouble finding a company that does not want to "schedule" each items. IF we had all brand new items they would replace should a major fire or theft happen at 100%, where it get hard is that the insurance companies what to shedule these older items then in our case (Erie) does not want us to use the item, other-wise if some thing should happen they seem to feel that our older items are not of value. We are looking for farir market value for replacement of older items and we have yet to find a ANY company. We didn't know this was a problem until we read the fine print on our ploicy and found out that items over 25 years do not receive replacement value, unless they are "scheduled", I wonder how many other people think their items are insured and really are not? | |||||
| I like Porsches as much as anyone, but... | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | fastfwd | General discussion | |
| I like Porsches as much as anyone, but... I like Porsches as much as anyone, but doesn't it seem unnecessarily restrictive [at best; at worst, it's just lazy] to maintain that link to the 45-year-old 901 design? I mean, look at the 1998-2004 996 (the "lost their way" car that Chewbacca mentioned): Porsche replaced the air-cooled engine with a water-cooled version and tried to cut costs by sharing body components with another car, but still insisted on trying to make the thing "look like a 911"... Which produced a car that to my eye looked more like a Nissan than a Porsche. Since the 2005 redesign, the car looks better -- and it's technically impressive that Porsche have been able to keep reusing that old design as everything under it has changed again and again -- but how much longer can they keep doing that before the car starts to look as anachronistic as a Morgan? Which, by the way, has been in continuous production with the same basic design for far longer than the 911. As has the Jeep, the VW Beetle, the Mini... | |||||
| Bourbon and Rye | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | Olive | General discussion | |
| Bourbon and Rye The first time I had a Sazerac it was at Upperline's restaurant in the Garden District in NOLA. It was made with Bourbon and I loved it. The second one I ever had was at the actual Sazerac's Bar in the Fairmont downtown NOLA. It was made with Rye and I didn't like it as well. I found the Rye rather astringent and chatted with the bartender about the recipe and he told me that either Bourbon or Rye is fine to use. The classic cocktails book I have actually suggests Bourbon over Rye, so I'm happy with the MM. The original version made by Mr. Peychaud used cognac! LB, a fine highland single malt is a thing of rare joy. My dad is a peat-heavy Laphroig guy, which to me tastes like the smell of fresh asphalt. I prefer the softer but not wimpy, Dalwhinnie. Try it sometime you might like it! | |||||
| The early morning clatter of... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| The early morning clatter of... The early morning clatter of milk bottles as the cheery British milkman goes on his rounds is now unfortunately a thing of the past. Robert Donat in the 39 Steps would have to borrow the uniform a cable TV installer to make his escape in todays Britain. On a serious note I'd be very interested to see whether a return to a universal delivery system would have benefits - weighing in the cost of production of bottles, delivery (electric milk floats strike me as being quite green), collection, cleaning (probably the most power hungry part of the process) filling etc against the use of tetrapak and disposable plastic bottles | |||||
| Ugly | 1 Relevance | 23 years ago | Olive | General discussion | |
| Ugly No betty, you didn't say 'ugly' per se but you implied it with your post on medical devices. To ask if the device should also need to "LOOK good" you imply that the converse 'not looking good' is the actual state of the device. Koen and Gus, I'm with you. A well-designed item often, not always, but often, looks good. And humans are attracted but things that look good. The aspect of visual appeal is inherent in the things we seek out, homes, cars, mates, clothing, pens, televisions, you name it. Here's an odd but interesting thing to note... many extremely poisonous creatures and plants are lovely to look at. To the animal kindom this means "See me? My bright colors means, I'm dangerous, don't try to eat me". But to us it means "Ooooo, pretty I want one!" | |||||
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