We had one of those giant slide rules in my high school math department. When a handful of us math geeks did really well collectively on some national exams, the school decided to pencil in some pep-assembly time between the football team appearance and the rally squad's floor show to have us march in with the thing over our shoulders. It was fantastic, if kind of bewildering to behold. posted by cortex at 12:32 PM on August 10, 2007
I was surprised to see that Nibbles Woodaway wasn't included. Maybe he's more scary than comic... posted by blaneyphoto at 12:37 PM on August 10, 2007
Paging Eddie “The Riddler” Nigma to post 63708. Mr. E. Nigma, see the giant typewriter in post 63708. posted by Smedleyman at 12:38 PM on August 10, 2007
While I'm sure they are practical, I've always thought that these trucks were comical in their largeness. posted by quin at 12:53 PM on August 10, 2007
In Newark, OH is the world's largest basket, which also happens to be the corporate headquarters of the Longaberger Basket Company. posted by Quidam at 2:50 PM on August 10, 2007
Heh. jbickers knows a gold-mine of source material when he sees it, apparently. posted by cortex at 3:05 PM on August 10, 2007
Damnit, it's kind of a faux pas to post a photoshopped version of a picture when gathering a collection of world x'iest x's. (He's not really wearing a helmet) posted by tehloki at 5:20 PM on August 10, 2007
I agree with Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese. Self-link. Burn him!
banning an admin is new ground, I assume posted by terrapin at 5:32 PM on August 10, 2007
Pssht. I've seen bigger. Bigger EVERYTHING. posted by Astro Zombie at 5:54 PM on August 10, 2007
banning an admin is new ground, I assume
Nah, Jess banned Matt a while back just for kicks. It's how we get off. posted by cortex at 7:58 PM on August 10, 2007
(From the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia)
posted by Mister_A at 12:25 PM on August 10, 2007