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New inventions in our lifetime........
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: opinionista on October 10, 2006, 07:26:40 pm ---Sepaking of cameras, another invention of our lifetime were the polaroid instant cameras. I remember when they became trendy and everyone had one.
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Polaroid was invented by a man named Edward Land and the early models were called "the Polaroid Land camera." For years, I thought that mean you could only use them on land, ie, you couldn't take Polaroid on a boat to take a picture. I had a "Swinger" (remember those? the $19.99 Polaroid?) and one day I decided to be very daring and yes, take it on our boat to take a picture. Imagine my amazement when it worked!
Leslie
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on October 11, 2006, 08:25:35 am ---Polaroid was invented by a man named Edward Land and the early models were called "the Polaroid Land camera." For years, I thought that mean you could only use them on land, ie, you couldn't take Polaroid on a boat to take a picture. I had a "Swinger" (remember those? the $19.99 Polaroid?) and one day I decided to be very daring and yes, take it on our boat to take a picture. Imagine my amazement when it worked!
Leslie
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Is that the Polaroid camera that opened up like an accordion? My dad had one of those. You had to pull the picture out of the side of the camera, count to 60 (or something like that) and then peel the paper from the picture. Sometimes the picture would still have some white gooey slime on it. It would disappear a few minutes later. NASTY! :P
I wonder what the hell ever happened to that camera?
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: injest on October 11, 2006, 07:47:39 am ---WARNING NOT GUY FRIENDLY -
SKIP OVER SKIP OVER!!
pads with sticky strips on them...remember those little belts and the pads with the long ends??
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Are you whispering again?
I heard you! ;)
Katie77:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on October 11, 2006, 08:25:35 am ---Polaroid was invented by a man named Edward Land and the early models were called "the Polaroid Land camera." For years, I thought that mean you could only use them on land, ie, you couldn't take Polaroid on a boat to take a picture. I had a "Swinger" (remember those? the $19.99 Polaroid?) and one day I decided to be very daring and yes, take it on our boat to take a picture. Imagine my amazement when it worked!
Leslie
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I too, Leslie, used to think it was a land camera.....i didnt go on boats or fly, so wondered why they would distinguish it as a "land" camera........
Another thing with an ambiguous sounding name also had me confused for many many years......."pelvic floor exercises".......even after I had kids, and was told to do "pelvic floor exercises"....i thought i would have to get down on the floor to do pelvic exercises.......
Front-Ranger:
Haa, katie (Sue?)
Yes, I remember the "Modess" so well. The belts...the short skirts...no pantyhose...trying to make sure your skirt covered the hose connection...and it never quite did.... !!
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