Modern Mechanix Round-Up

Hucksters have been enticing bald men with odd potions and machines since the beginning of time. Today on Modern Mechanix we look at a rather elaborate vacuum treatment. We also have a nifty idea for sectional snap together buses, an early hands free telephone holder and portable neon sign that you wouldn't want to try carrying in the rain. If you've ever played with the Chinese input modules on your computer you've realized just how hard it is to type in a language with a few thousand characters, even when the computer is constantly helping you out. This rather impressive Chinese typewriter attempted to provide this functionality in mechanical form with over 7,000 characters spread over 36 cylindrical type rollers.  Also, we examine the US Army's electronic proving ground in a 1960 article titled "The Army's Electronic Magic Shop".

Yesterday we looked at a plans for a gyroscope stabilized, propeller driven monorail from 1934 (Remember, the future ALWAYS has monorails), a levitating bowl, and an enormous 200 story rooftop airport for NYC. Also, if you like hanging out of cars at high speed, there might be a career for you refueling mail planes.