MetaFilter posts tagged with equipment

Old dangerous playground equipment.

bluesky43 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:09:51 -0800

Slides used to be dangerous..... After climbing up those sandy, metal crosstrax steps you got to the top and stared down at that steep ride below. The slide was burning hot to the touch, a stovetop set to high all day under the summer sun, just waiting to greet the underside of your legs with first-degree burns as you enjoyed the ride

Child Labor Travesty or Pap Smear? You Decide!

maryh — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:34:40 -0800

While other children their age spend their days in school, forming friendships and worrying over their grades, these two young ragamuffins spend long nights camped out in front of hot night spots they won't be able to legally enter themselves for at least half a decade. Please open your hearts, ladies and gentlemen, to the littlest paparazzi. Galleries here and here.

Who's got my bore snake?

Turtles all the way down — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:32:29 -0800

Kit Up! is a site where current and former soldiers report the one thing they absolutely could not have done without in their military life. Whether hitchhiking the galaxy or fighting the enemy, don't forget your towel. And don't even think about going door kicking without your Silly String.

Oh My God I Threw Out All This Stuff And I Was Like WEEE!

fandango_matt — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 11:15:00 -0800

The WEEE Man is a huge 3 ton figure standing 7 metres high and is composed entirely of WEEE (Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment)--from washing machines to mobile phones and electronic toys. The WEEE Man represents the amount of waste a single person in the UK is likely to produce in a lifetime. Measure your own footprint here.

Packing Heat

Mitheral — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 14:16:52 -0800

Backpacking Stove collection from Japan. Amazing variety with pictures and heat ratings.

Clandestine Radios

monju_bosatsu — Tue, 01 Jun 2004 14:30:47 -0800

U.S. Clandestine Radio Equipment catalogs "facts, observations, anecdotes, and stories about clandestine radio equipment as used by the United States." Includes a section on "mystery" equipment.