7 creative bus stop designs

“Wait here a sec. Don’t touch anything.”

The young tech was aware of all of the red tape and approvals that were required for most changes, but this was different. It was a BIOS error that required a single keystroke to clear, and he couldn’t imagine anyone having a problem with it. He tried to cautiously argue his point without denigrating The Process. “Well, the change request does say that we’re responsible for rebooting the computer. Surely pressing F1 falls under that… and regardless—”

“NO,” the senior tech emphatically interrupted. “I just said that we’re not authorized for this! You think that it’s safe to just make The Process up as you go? Without The Process, we have nothing. The Process Be Praised!”

Meanwhile, a whole department was sitting around twiddling their thumbs. Word had trickled down that there was some sort of server error and that the HPCs were on it… full tale of misery

Thanks to Sportaphile for the inspiration for this post.

Em… jump to the page

Aston Martin Vanquish – great image from Cool Cars

Listen up
“To all you stupid woman out their. And don’t even think about telling me I’m wrong becuase your all just stupid.”

April Fool? Probably. Random self promotion that’s actually quite interesting – you want to see how far her diatribe will go… Good fun. Love the stuff about detergents.

Jump to her page

A lively sports day for UK teams. Arsenal remain top of the Premiership with a 2-1 win over Aston Villa, while Chelsea stay unbeaten at home. In Sri Lanka, England got off to a cracking start in the 1st Test with Hoggard taking four wickets for 21. See above video for highlights. Back home, Jonny Wilkinson was unable save Newcastle from a 24-6 drubbing from the Wasps. And Denman ridden by Sam Thomas, tops the racing headlines with a impressive Gold Cup win at Newbury.

 

• Arsenal dominate the Premiership
• Hoggard routs Sri Lanka
• Wasps 24-6 Newcastle
• Denman takes the Gold Cup
• BBC Sports homepage
• SkySports videos

Love this animated top. Called the T-Groove, its funky pink animation is sound-sensitive which means, whenever there’s a beat the lady dances to it. Perfect for those moments when you’ve flagged out but the party hasn’t, the lady does all the work for you.

Find the T-Groove on drinkstuff.com where
you’ll also find the men’s T-Qualizer which is just as vivid.

Another hip men’s t you’ve been searching for is the gamer’s favourite – the Animated Retro Table Tennis shirt. Find it and other great stuff on thinkgeek.com

Gizmodo

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01. Definition
A jacket-like garment with buckles, ties and long sleeves which are sewn-up at the ends. It restricts movement through binding: arms strapped across the body, additional belts restrict the shoulders and groin. Used in mental health units to restrain violent or self harming patients. Also used in prisons. Straitjacket also refers to (1) a tight or close fitting item of clothing: e.g. corset, camisole, vest or waistcoat, and (2) anything rigid that hinders, limits or confines: like red-tape or narrow-minded thinking.

“I explain how sin can strap us and keep
us in bondage, just like the straitjacket.”

02. Jared Hall
Christian minister and illusionist. He uses a straitjacket and Houdini-style stunts to bring home the Christian message. “My shows are fast-paced, high-energy and high-flying. I do things like making a person disappear and making a wooden table float around the stage and even into the audience. I also do crazy, comedic illusions to keep the audience laughing. A lot of people at the shows have never been to a church service, but they’ll come to an event thinking they’re going to be entertained by an illusionist. Many of those same people leave the event knowing Jesus Christ as their Savior.” Jared Hall in action

03. Posey
A brand of straitjacket primarily used for patient care. Also the favourite of escapologists because the Posey is said to be the most difficult jacket to escape from.

04. Shoulders
Escapeologists have to dislocate a shoulder to break free of the straitjacket. Harry Houdini could dislocate both shoulders. He often performed the stunt he made famous in dramatic ways: dangled from the side of a high building or locked in a vat of water. In his book A Magician Among the Spirits, Houdini explains some of his secrets. Houdini in action. His book. A concise biog.

05. Guinness World Records
The rules state that only a Posey straitjacket is acceptable for record attempts. Current holders of the fastest escape from a Posey are David Straitjacket (UK), Ben Bradshaw (AUZ), Matthew J Cassiere (USA).

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06. Straitjacket Floats
One of many online catalogues for the straitjacket connoisseur. “Image is everything today. And image begins with fashion. Few items in today’s wardrobe are as fashionable and as versatile as the straitjacket. Suitable for home or office, for work or play, the straitjacket is not just for bedtime anymore. Join our models on a carefree tour of the exciting world of straitjacket fashion. Don’t forget to tighten your straps.”

07. BDSM
Bondage-Discipline Dominance-Submission Sadism-Masochism. Power-play between consenting couples. The relationship can be physical or psychological or an interplay of both, and it may or may not involve sexual pleasure. The balance of power varies according to the style of the relationship – see What is BDSM? for details. And where the relationship is physical, a variety tools can be employed from handcuffs to elaborate slings and swings. Straitjackets are part of the paraphernalia. Studies: Fox News, Questia, UNC

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08. Straitjacket
Portland, Oregon punk band likened to The Clash and Stiff Little Fingers. Recently included in Choke On It a showcase of Portland’s punk scene. Straitjacket clip

09. Short film
The Straitjacket Lottery. 20 minute dark comedy about a bus load of mental health patients who go AWOL. In a desperate attempt to cover up the escape, the hapless driver decides to fill the empty bus with some unlucky passers-by… trailer

10. Cinema and TV
Batman Begins, Brazil, Green Mile, Silence of the Lambs, Twelve Monkeys, Prison Break, Heroes… Various movies and shows feature unhinged characters who need restraint – see lists on wiki and blacksteel. Elsewhere straitjackets are used as props or embellishments.

26-Oct-07

Travellers to the US be warned: please check your wardrobe for malfunctions. Self expression in the jeans-ware department is no longer allowed. Builders, fashionistas and young men are in particular danger.

Do not expose your crack, panties, strings or boxers in public otherwise you will be fined $150 or you will be arrested and thrown into jail for two weeks. Check this article for guidelines: Jeans Outlawed. And for goodness sake, avoid this year’s hot new trend.

1589 An English clergyman, Reverend William Lee invents the knitting machine, and as such machine-made hose appear for the first time. The hose are silk, wool or cotton, and are generally worn by men, and by women who have the means for afford expensive undergarments.

1920s
It becomes socially acceptable for women to show their legs, so the market in undergarments expands. Silk stockings worn with garters and suspenders are the number one choice. But they’re still expensive.

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1935
Nylons are invented. The story beings with chemists at DuPont – Julian Hill and Wallace Carothers, and researchers at Oxford. They work on a process of mixing coal tar, water and alcohol, and the result is the creation of a new fibre – it’s sheer and attractive, and has the feel of silk.

1937
DuPont patents the process. Two years later in 1939, DuPont exhibits the new fibre at the World Trade Fair in New York – from where the fibre is said to have gained its name: NY-Lon (London=Oxford). The buzz is immense as women sample the new synthetic fibre. Fashioned into stockings, nylon has the same effect as silk and comes at much lower price tag.

1940
May 15. Seamed nylon stockings go on sale in New York stores to an elbow-barging rush of women. At this stage nylon has no stretch, so the stockings are fully fashioned – shaped to the leg: two pieces of nylon stitched together to make a single hose. Hence the seam. 780,000 pairs are sold on the first day, 64 million pairs in first year. ‘Nylons’ become the generic term for all stocking and hosiery ware.

1940s
Nylons vanish from stores as Nylon production switches from stockings to parachutes to support the war effort. Nylon stockings become scarce, expensive and a useful means of exchange. In absence of the real thing, women rub make-up on their legs and paint lines on the back to make it look like they’re wearing stockings.

1950s
Nylons gain their stretch. A new heat process invented by manufacturers makes nylon ultra-flexible and easier to tailor. Seamless stockings go on sale.

1959
DuPont invents Lycra©. It can stretch up to seven times its original length without breaking, and spring back to its former shape. Lycra stockings go on sale to a hungry market, and fully fashioned stockings quickly fade from view.

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1960s
Mini-skirts are in fashion. Stockings and suspenders are not suitable for high hemlines, so the invention of tights or pantyhose in 1959 comes in very handy. Within two years tights gain 70% of the market, and to this day, tights continue to dominate as the hosiery ware of choice.

2008
In the UK the recent trend is for footless, patterned and fishnet tights, and for contouring tights which control, tone or moisturize. Hold-ups have a solid place in the market (around 20%), while stockings and suspenders are generally reserved for kinky statements and bedrooms.

For more info see:
* A history of Pantyhose
* A history of Nylons

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1. Christopher Doyle
2. David Banner
3. Rio-Niterói Bridge
4. Cyber Tweak
5. Bristol Cars

Christopher Doyle, cinematographer, creates visual works of art, as in Hero. An oft used quote from him rings bells with me: “I didn’t start making films until I was 34. But that wasted youth was probably the most valuable asset for what I’m doing now. You see the world, you end up in jail three or four times, you accumulate experience. And it gives you something to say. If you don’t have anything to say then you shouldn’t be making films. It’s got nothing to do with what lens you’re using.”

David Banner, alone and troubled, moves on to the next town. Every episode had the same closing scenes, and they rolled to the strains of Lonely Man, a haunting theme created by the late Joe Harnell. Don’t know it? Listen

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