http://boingboing.net/2011/12/09/fate-and-the-archaeologist.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/09/fate-and-the-archaeologist.html#comment-1292448 Culturedropout Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133614#comment-1292448 It was initially designed as an automatic squeegee, because the Kaiser often forgot to compensate for windage... It was initially designed as an automatic squeegee, because the Kaiser often forgot to compensate for windage…

]]> http://boingboing.net/2011/12/09/fate-and-the-archaeologist.html#comment-1291991 Guest Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133614#comment-1291991 ...and 99% of archeologists don't go down in history at all. It's a tough field; you take what you can get. …and 99% of archeologists don’t go down in history at all. It’s a tough field; you take what you can get.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2011/12/09/fate-and-the-archaeologist.html#comment-1291957 Ipo Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133614#comment-1291957 But did you know that his brother invented and patented the windshield wiper?  Heinrich von Preussen built one for his Opel and patented it in 1905.  But did you know that his brother invented and patented the windshield wiper? 
Heinrich von Preussen built one for his Opel and patented it in 1905. 

]]> http://boingboing.net/2011/12/09/fate-and-the-archaeologist.html#comment-1291879 Mike Burton Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133614#comment-1291879 You mean the Tutankhamen who was so minor that his tomb was buried under the detritus pile from Ramses VI's tomb and nobody noticed for thousands of years?  I'm not sure they're as  dissimilar as they appear. You mean the Tutankhamen who was so minor that his tomb was buried under the detritus pile from Ramses VI’s tomb and nobody noticed for thousands of years?  I’m not sure they’re as  dissimilar as they appear.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2011/12/09/fate-and-the-archaeologist.html#comment-1291821 Mark Dow Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133614#comment-1291821 Pics, or he didn't pee. Pics, or he didn’t pee.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2011/12/09/fate-and-the-archaeologist.html#comment-1291748 robotnik Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=133614#comment-1291748 What a pisser. What a pisser.

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