1969912 0 #1 February 9, 2008 Kinda stumbled across this and thought it was interesting/surprising. A beer for whomever gets it. Pics of products attached. The person was very famous a few years back, as were some of his close relatives. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #2 February 9, 2008 Zeppo Marx? Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kschilk 0 #3 February 9, 2008 I'd really like to meet the guy that invented that clamp....and beat his freakin' a**!! Probably the same guy that invented the cotter pin, the oil drum, "Jesus clips" and a couple of other, of the world's most useless inventions. "T'was ever thus." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #4 February 9, 2008 QuoteZeppo Marx? Dave You got it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppo_Marx The clamp is called a "Marman Clamp" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marman_clamp. Aeroquip bought Marman in the 50's, and still sell their stuff. Here's the bike: http://www.50sville.com/Marman.htm How'd you know? Amazing. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #5 February 9, 2008 Quote I'd really like to meet the guy that invented that clamp....and beat his freakin' a**!! Probably the same guy that invented the cotter pin, the oil drum, "Jesus clips" and a couple of other, of the world's most useless inventions. What's wrong with an oil drum? They make great fire pits when you can't have an open fire.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #6 February 9, 2008 Quote I'd really like to meet the guy that invented that clamp....and beat his freakin' a**!! Probably the same guy that invented the cotter pin, the oil drum, "Jesus clips" and a couple of other, of the world's most useless inventions. He's already dead. Here's the Worst clamp design ever. Pic. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,162 #7 February 9, 2008 QuoteQuoteZeppo Marx? Dave You got it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppo_Marx . There's (at least) one error on that Wiki page: "Bock's Car" dropped the "Fat Man" bomb; the "Enola Gay" dropped "Little Boy"... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kschilk 0 #8 February 9, 2008 Quote What's wrong with an oil drum? They make great fire pits when you can't have an open fire. An old semi-truck rim works much better, you can usually pick 'em up pretty cheap at most any junk yard. A drum, when full, is incredibly heavy, awkward and kinda' dangerous....they either leak or build-up pressure, there's no happy medium. They take up more space-per-volume, than any other container....stacking is always severely limited or impossible, altogether. They're a pain in tha a** to load or transport, being round and for the most part, top-heavy. I've known several people, that got broken legs when they tipped a drum over, while trying to roll iton edge. In most cases, getting anything into or out of them (heavy viscosity), is akin to filling a saltshaker, through the little holes in the lid. The old military "Jerry Cans" were probably the best design, for liquid storage and transport."T'was ever thus." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #9 February 9, 2008 QuoteQuote What's wrong with an oil drum? They make great fire pits when you can't have an open fire. An old semi-truck rim works much better, you can usually pick 'em up pretty cheap at most any junk yard. A drum, when full, is incredibly heavy, awkward and kinda' dangerous....they either leak or build-up pressure, there's no happy medium. They take up more space-per-volume, than any other container....stacking is always severely limited or impossible, altogether. They're a pain in tha a** to load or transport, being round and for the most part, top-heavy. I've known several people, that got broken legs when they tipped a drum over, while trying to roll iton edge. In most cases, getting anything into or out of them (heavy viscosity), is akin to filling a saltshaker, through the little holes in the lid. The old military "Jerry Cans" were probably the best design, for liquid storage and transport. Well, they make really cool targets in video games.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kschilk 0 #10 February 9, 2008 Quote Well, they make really cool targets in video games. Yeah....when they're full o' the good stuff!! "T'was ever thus." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #11 February 9, 2008 Indeed. The page also implies that Marman evolved into Aeroquip, when it was they who purchased Marman. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kschilk 0 #12 February 9, 2008 Quote He's already dead. That ain't gettin' him outa' anything, sooner or later.....! Here's the Worst clamp design ever. Pic. Makes my a** hurt, just lookin' at it. They make the screw-heads out of soft lead, so they round-out, right away. "T'was ever thus." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #13 February 10, 2008 Quote How'd you know? Amazing. Wikipedia. Isn't that how anybody knows anything? Remember the olden days when people actually had to know stuff in their brains?? Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
