Archive for March, 2008
Reach Out and Zap Someone
Reach Out and Zap Someone: The Patent History of Electric Stun Weapons
Zaap…zaaap-clack-clack-clack…zaaap. Just the sound and spark of an electric weapon triggers something from childhood that makes you step back when you see and hear the electricity arc through the air between the leads. The two most common forms of today’s electric "stun" technology, […]
W. C. Heinz
"Your boxing education is lacking," I was told. This came after the recent death of W.C. Heinz, an apparently legendary sportswriter of whom I had never heard. Heinz’s best known work, "Death of a Racehorse," can be found on Google Books and elsewhere on the web, and is one of the best
Myth: Canes Required Carry Permits
You may have never happened across this particular myth, and I just saw it for the first time myself, but a number of sites that discuss the history of the cane perpetuate a myth that around the early 18th century, licenses were required to carry canes in England.
There are variations on the theme, but the […]
