Bird Puzzlers, Blimps Now, Battleship Tug-O-War, and More!
Time for the News!
2025-06-18 02:22:17 +0000 UTC View Post
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Cats
The internet likes cats - and I like cats. Let me talk about why...
2025-06-16 19:57:39 +0000 UTC View PostNo Kings!!!
A wild weekend, and let me explain a few things and say what I think about it all.
2025-06-16 16:48:11 +0000 UTC View PostSmithsonian Must Now Ban Project Egress!
Really? It's the law! All work by Transpeople and any mention of their names must be removed from public display - that is the Executive Order - so sorry to inform you Smithsonian, but you're in violation showing off the amazing Team Savage Project Egress reproduction hatch at the Air and Space Museum. I hate to be the one to break it to you - because I'm the one who helped build it! And thank you again to Team Savage for making that possible.
2025-06-15 21:15:31 +0000 UTC View PostFranLab Live: From Unrest To Egress Edition
Two hours live and so much going on this week - so much to talk about!
2025-06-14 23:49:05 +0000 UTC View PostCoffee Monster, Unexpected Paragliding, Beach Bones, And More!
Time for the News!
2025-06-10 00:31:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe Last Cone
It is sad to loose a beloved staple, but oddly this happens all the time. It really is the little things that make life worthwhile. So, here is my last little cone....
2025-06-09 15:57:22 +0000 UTC View Post
FranLab Live: The Very Grateful Thank You Edition
I want to thank everyone who made the GoFundMe for healthcare in 2025 a complete success!
https://substack.com/@franblanche
2025-06-08 00:41:01 +0000 UTC View PostRare TeKaDe Mini Mechanical Indicator
Thanks to viewer Oskar for sending in this little gem! This little mechanical wonder was part of the German telephone system back in the mid-20th century. Made By TeKaDe (Süddeutsche Telefonapparate Kabel und Drahtwerke) it is a hand-made marvel to behold. Let's take a close look!
2025-06-05 20:41:23 +0000 UTC View PostOmniRay Sphericular Display - Craziest Of Them All?
This very ambitious and just out there crazy Sphericular Display was developed by Burroughs to directly compete with the IEE One Plane Readout displays with a really inventive and obviously difficult to pull off complex lens assembly.
2025-06-05 17:24:35 +0000 UTC View PostCarousel Wonders From The Vault!
The common ordinary Kodak Carousel had lots of extras and upgrades you could get. A random crate in The Vault reveals some of them.... Enjoy!
2025-06-02 21:14:44 +0000 UTC View Post2025
Freedom of speech and religion ruins the afternoon of thousands in Philly on Pride Day. So what else is new? This is America - and the guy with the megaphone speaks for the powers that be. Say - did you notice how tolerant and non-violent queer people are? I hope so.
2025-06-01 20:41:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks For Your Help!
So many thanks to all of you who chipped in to my GoFundMe for Healthcare in 2025! I am overwhelmed by your generosity and incredible support for myself and my work. Now that the bills will be paid, I have to shift my focus back to the bench where you and I both want it. Thanks so much!
2025-06-01 00:22:44 +0000 UTC View PostHouston We've Solved A Problem, Clean Bones, AI Gone Wild, And More!
It's time for the Science News! Enjoy.....
2025-05-28 23:51:23 +0000 UTC View PostShould We Worry About Plastics & Aluminum?
The best answer is probably that there is little if anything that we can do about it, but the longer answer might be that there's really no way to know one way the another. Enjoy!
2025-05-27 18:58:39 +0000 UTC View Post
FranLab Live: Substack Subgenius Edition
https://substack.com/@franblanche
2025-05-24 20:55:04 +0000 UTC View PostMystery Teardown!!!
A find on Ebay could be great - or a bust - or something else altogether.
2025-05-23 21:23:42 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Should FranLab Live Air?
I'll do a live poll on the next stream.
2025-05-20 21:38:51 +0000 UTC View PostDamn Batteries!!!
Is it just me? I don't think it's just me....
2025-05-20 17:13:10 +0000 UTC View PostHere's To My Health (A Quiet GoFundMe)
Fran's Healthcare For 2025 - https://gofund.me/34f568a2 Doing FranLab on YouTube is my full time job, but my personal healthcare costs are killing my finances. FranLab is 100% viewer supported, but it was never intended to take care of my mounting medical expenses, and the cost of dealing with my personal health issues has become an increasingly serious burden on FranLab to the point were I must try to reach out for some side-support to cover these growing costs. I did manage to get some decent health insurance this year, but it is not cheap, and the out of pocket expenses for things that are not covered have also added up. If can get enough support in this very personal area then the burden will be lifted off of the Patrons who intend for their funds to go to making content for the FranLab channel, as it should be. I thank all of you who support the weird and occasionally interesting things that I do and the videos I produce, and thank you for helping me out with these necessary and unavoidable health care costs. Without you, I could not do any of this.
2025-05-20 13:30:21 +0000 UTC View PostApple Loses Judgement For 30% Fee
This just in - we can all go back to 2024 now. Or can we?
2025-05-20 01:18:03 +0000 UTC View PostLab Overflow!
Oh, it wasn't always this cluttered - but this is what happens when the work increases and the space dwindles. Enjoy!
2025-05-19 23:20:55 +0000 UTC View PostDead Stock Chic - The Pencils Of Tár
Another of my 'Pencils of Hollywood' series - this time I explore the total pencil nerd experience of the 2022 film Tár. Enjoy!
2025-05-16 18:44:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe Wallace CONQUEST 1850
I thought I would try this "Pencils of Hollywood" series for different films... Here is number one!
2025-05-14 01:40:30 +0000 UTC View PostMacabre Caterpillars, Venom Obsessions, Bird Vandals, And More!
Time for the News! Enjoy...
2025-05-13 14:52:00 +0000 UTC View Post