Source of inspiration 234 (click on this title!): Typewriter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7ySmnxy29Q&feature=related

Source of inspiration 233 (click on this title!): Passenger ship

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_ship

Source of inspiration 232 (click on this title!): Bathtub

Source of inspiration 231 (click on this title!): Weather/pollution station

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_station

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Station_de_pr%C3%A9l%C3%A8vement_de_l'air_ambiant

Source of inspiration 230 (click on this title!): Tin can

British merchant Peter Durand made an impact on food preservation with his 1810 patenting of the tin can. In 1813, John Hall and Bryan Dorkin opened the first commercial canning factory in England. In 1846, Henry Evans invented a machine that could manufacture tin cans at a rate of sixty per hour, a significant increase over the previous rate of only six per hour.

The first tin cans were so thick they had to be hammered open. As cans became thinner, it became possible to invent dedicated can openers. In 1858, Ezra Warner of Waterbury, Connecticut, patented the first can opener. The U.S. military used it during the Civil War. In 1866, J. Osterhoudt patented the tin can with a key opener that you can find on sardine cans.

On January 24th 1935, the first canned beer, "Krueger Cream Ale," was sold by the Kruger Brewing Company of Richmond, VA.

Article by Elliot Jackson

Source of inspiration 229 (click on this title!): Box poems

http://www.netpoets.com/poems/friends/0120001.htm

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/box-the/

http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/diptonrc.durham/magicbox.html

http://gazettetimes.com/entertainment/article_ea30f890-74ce-11df-9a54-001cc4c002e0.html

http://www.poetryclass.net/lessona.htm

Source of inspiration 228 (click on this title!): One-armed bandit

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7ch1z_hard-eight-1996_shortfilms

Source of inspiration 227 (click on this title!): Mixing console

The mixing console or mixer is an electronic tool to mix different sounds together. It can be analog, digital or played with several computers.

A mixer is used in a recording studio, for movie music, for radio, during a concert, or by a DJ. Its size depends on its use. There are two kinds of mixer: the Splits, used for the sound system, and the In-Line used in the studio. All the buttons and knobs have a specific use (to make the sound fuller or lower for example).

Article by Florent Bourgain.

Source of inspiration 226 (click on this title!): Amplifier

The amplifier or amp is an electric unit for electric guitar or bass. There are two parts to an electric guitar: an electronic part for the amplification, and an electro-mechanical one when a speaker changes an electrical signal into an acoustic signal. We can do a lot of things with an amplifier, for example: the echo effect.

There are two types of amplifier: the tube amp which was the first unit with signal amplification, and the transistor amp; the transistor uses less electricity so it is more practical.
The amp is a unit which has enough power to make you deaf, so be careful... Now that you know what an amp is, go get your guitar and hit those chords!

Article by Florent Bourgain