utterly random picture thread.

[gremlin]

I saw this on FB the other day - trying to translate it to French was interesting, without the use of google!!

I had to Google translate "feral" which gives me "wild" but did the rest of it in Spanish.

It was 'feral' that I had the issue with too. I went with sauvage which is wild. Not exactly right, but close enough for the explanation!!

Yeah. I'd happily eat wild salmon, but I'd think twice about 'feral salmon'.

[gremlin]

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Ouch.

[KungFooBob]

That looks like a Honey Badger, tis but a scratch to one of those mentalists.

[Taipan]

[Taipan]

Murder bottles. Many Victorian mothers, while intending to provide the best food and feeding methods for their infants, tragically caused the deaths of their own little ones. There were numerous hidden killers during this time: poisonous flock wallpaper, lead toys, ancient health remedies and the newly developed feeding bottles for infants.
Credit Laine Glover
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There were many benefits to the new bottles that made them extremely appealing to mothers. In an age when corsets were all the rage and nursing a baby, even with a maternity or nursing corset, was considered a “challenge” to some, and maintaining your picture perfect home and personal appearance was incredibly time consuming, a device that allowed baby to pretty much feed him/herself could seem like a Godsend.
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The bottles were made of glass or earthenware. Attached to the bottle was a length of rubber tubing and a nipple. The bottles, with appealing names such as “Mummies Darling” or “The Empire” also proved to be perfect incubators for deadly bacteria. It didn’t help that they were also very difficult to clean.
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In Victorian London, women were being presented with a constant barrage of new inventions. In an effort to make household chores easier and aid in creating the all important haven for their husbands, many a Victorian woman turned to the advice of Mrs. Beeton. Isabella Beeton, in her popular book, Mrs. Beeton’s Household Management (1861), a go-to reference guide on how to run a Victorian household, doled out advice on cooking, hiring and firing household staff, and child rearing.
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Mrs. Beeton advised new mothers that it was not necessary to wash the nipple for two or three weeks, this sadly allowed the bacteria to flourish and become deadly. This only added to the already problematic “banjo” design. Although doctors condemned the bottles and infant mortality rates of the time were shocking – only two out of ten infants lived to their second birthday – parents continued to buy and use them. The bottles eventually earned the nickname, “Murder Bottles.”
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Resources:
The Baby Bottle Museum: The History Of Baby Feeding (Also, source for All Image Used)

[Horse]

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Ouch.

We've had to pull hedgehog spines out of one of our Westies.

Not the brightest dogs, they really do have 6 second memory.

1 it's a hedgehog!
2 3 4 woofwoowoofwwooof
4 I'm gonna bite it!
5 chomp
6 Owowow

And repeat

[Noggin]

[Horse]

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[MrLongbeard]

Well they did used to use the explosive portion to cook on back in the day.

[Taipan]

[Taipan]

On August 19, 1897, London introduced its first electric taxis, known as "hummingbirds" due to their quiet operation compared to horse-drawn carriages and steam-powered vehicles. These pioneering electric cabs, built by the London Electrical Cab Company, marked a significant moment in urban transportation.
Powered by 40-cell batteries, the taxis had a range of about 50 miles and a top speed of 9 miles per hour—remarkable for the time. Despite their innovative design and eco-friendly appeal, these vehicles faced challenges like limited battery technology and maintenance issues, leading to their eventual decline by 1900.
While short-lived, London’s electric taxis were a visionary step toward modern electric transportation, reflecting early efforts to address urban pollution and noise—a legacy that resonates today as cities worldwide embrace electric vehicles.

More info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bersey_Electric_Cab

[Taipan]

[gremlin]

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My local woods. Lovely in the winter sunlight.

I'm quite blessed where I live as I can be in the West End in less than 20 mins on a fast train, yet have a lot of greenery around here.

[MrLongbeard]

Sounds like my kind of Christmas