TheTelectroscope

An interesting telescope like device is sitting on the streets of New York and London, linking people from across the Atlantic. It’s called the Telectroscope, and according to the designers, this neat contraption is an underwater connection between New York and London. People on either side of the ocean can peer into this bizarre looking instrument and see one another in real time. Since there is no voice connection, you need to rely on a writing board to send your messages through the Telectroscope.

As the story goes, Paul St George , great-grandson of an eccentric Victorian engineer, Alexander Stanhope St George, stumbled upon old documents and diagrams describing the work on the Teletrascope in the late 1800’s. According to the manuscripts, the project to build the Teletrascope had been started but when tragedy befell the project with the loss of 15 lives, work on the it ceased soon after. St. George spent two years attempting to build his dream, but sadly it wasn’t meant to be. Heart broken and crushed by this failure, the hapless St. George spent the latter part of his life in a psychiatric institution.

Although the idea of the Teletroscope was not Alexander Stanhope St George’s, he appears to be the only person who actually took on the challenge of building it.

The Teletrascope that is currently on display up until June 15, 2008, is an homage to Alexander Stanhope St George’s dream. It uses digital connection, fed via Internet and projected across the Atlantic.

Funny Criminals Spoof

The following is an apparent Break And Enter attempt by two of the world’s dumbest crooks. The video depicts two wannabe bandits staking out their target. Watch as one of the idiot bandits throws what looks like a rock at a Plexiglas window, only for it to ricochet off his accomplices head. If that weren’t stupid enough, watch him do it again, this time it’s his head that the rock will smash.

Although hilarious, it’s obvious that this B&E is staged for the sake of entertainment and not crime. If you look closely you’ll see that the rock misses both their heads by about a foot or more. Enjoy!