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0 pointsUncleSlacky0y ago0 comments

> The hovercraft was not radio-controlled as I had imagined. It had a flashlight-like handle that held 2x "D" cells and a motor that rotated a thin cable. The cable stretched several feet to a "hovercraft" with a light plastic hull and fan blades.

I had one of those, though I knew what I was getting (from Edmund Scientific Catalog).

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ghaff0y ago

I loved that catalog as a kid. American Science and Surplus is probably its spiritual descendent if not quite the same thing.

HeyLaughingBoy0y ago

Edmund at least held on to the non-professional side of its optics business through Anchor Optical Supply. But yeah, I miss paging through the original catalogs. I think I still have the "How to make a Telescope" book although I lost the mirror blank several moves ago.

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ghaff0y ago

I loved that catalog as a kid. American Science and Surplus is probably its spiritual descendent if not quite the same thing.

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