Where Are All The Extra-Terrestrials??? Don't Fear The Paradox!!!
In this video I examine the possibilities of intelligent life out there in the universe.
2021-06-19 00:52:35 +0000 UTC View Post
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The Record Collector's Dream Turntable!
Is it a toy or a valuable tool? Both! And a pretty good sounding turntable at that. Enjoy!
2021-06-18 01:20:53 +0000 UTC View PostOH - The Joy Of A Penny Crusher!!!!
Thanks to the Franklin Institute for being so awesome and keeping me at 8 years old for life. SCIENCE!!!!
2021-06-16 19:35:37 +0000 UTC View PostTALK To The PLAQUE!!!!!!!!
I've got nothing to prove. Just going to keep on doing my own thing - My Own Way! That's FranLab, Baby.
2021-06-10 20:13:22 +0000 UTC View PostIf At First You Don't Succeed... Full-On FranLab!!!! Monster VFDs Pt 2
Back to the drawing board and some hard learned lessons about the world's largest and most insane vacuum florescent displays. Enjoy!
2021-06-09 23:40:36 +0000 UTC View PostMonster Soviet Vacuum Florescent Display Tubes!!!!!
Oh, the Humanity! Weeks in the planning, and I am going to fire up these HUGE VFD tubes - the largest 7-segment vacuum florescent tubes in the world, so far as I know. Enjoy!
2021-06-07 23:26:18 +0000 UTC View PostAtari Television Ad, 1981
More nostalgia for your weekend - again from my archives - from the glorious summer of 1981 - the classic ad for the Atari 2600 console. The whole family loves it! Even the dog! Enjoy...
2021-06-06 19:34:58 +0000 UTC View PostAugust 1, 1981
From my archives - a couple choice minutes of the first day that Mtv was on the air, on August 1, 1981. Enjoy!
2021-06-05 06:38:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Waiting
Hey everyone! Just a little note to say that I am still in a holding pattern waiting for the channel to calm down before I upload new content. The noise in the comments is insane and the channel is at the moment unmanageable. I am hopeful that the din will subside over the weeke...
2021-05-28 14:53:16 +0000 UTC View PostLunatic Fringe (It's Official, Part 2)
Not just the lyrics to an iconic early 80's alt-rock song.... Can we talk about this reasonably?
2021-05-19 21:05:34 +0000 UTC View PostIt's Official: UFOs Are Real. So Now What???
Click Bait? Tinfoil Hat Time? I think not! The story of the millennium is more like it.
2021-05-19 00:45:14 +0000 UTC View PostTalking Pedals And Electronics With Fran Blanche For Toronto AES 2021
This is the presentation: https://www.torontoaes.org/noise/ Anthony P. Kuzub - Toronto Section Chair AES - http://www.aes.org/AES/APK/ 2021-05-15 18:20:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Day 1: Now What???
Congratulations to you all - and thanks a Bajillion for all your support and encouragement this past year! We made it!
2021-05-14 17:33:11 +0000 UTC View PostGenuine Unobtainium! NIMO Tube Prototypes!
Thanks again to Joe Velas for the impossible chance to show these last-of-their-kind relics to the history of display technology. Perhaps the last NIMO tube video I will make, but what a series it has been indeed. Enjoy!
Inside A Cheapass Tachometer
Can a cheap contact tachometer be any good? Let's find out!
2021-05-08 19:50:04 +0000 UTC View PostMaking A Mini Manual Movie Machine!
Lots of work for a bit of fun - Enjoy!
2021-05-05 23:33:51 +0000 UTC View PostSpace Time Continuum with Fran Blanche
Dave talks with Fran Blanche for episode 540 of The Amp Hour. 00:00 - Fran Blanche 02:00 - Fob wa...
2021-05-04 14:57:29 +0000 UTC View PostWhat Happened To Frantone?
A mini-Frant about my old company Frantone.
2021-05-03 23:24:36 +0000 UTC View PostAnimated Titles For The FranLab Movie Machine
Just a taste of what I have been doing all week. More to come...
2021-05-03 18:24:05 +0000 UTC View PostPhilly's Lunar Lander
Get up and close to a real LEM at The Franklin Institute!
2021-04-30 19:10:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe Franklin Institute's Big Tesla Coil Firing
More power to you!
2021-04-30 16:57:35 +0000 UTC View PostWiki (page since deleted by trolls)
Hey Gang!
Over the weekend a new Wikipedia page has been started.....
Page is now deleted.
That's SMIEEE To YOU!!!
My thanks to all the Senior Members of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for inducting me into their prestigious ranks. I am honored!
2021-04-24 20:54:40 +0000 UTC View PostOh, That Robot!!!
A Jam Handy Picture - public domain and ad free for your unrestricted enjoyment.
2021-04-22 21:11:49 +0000 UTC View PostWPRB Station IDs
Last week I made a bunch of new Station IDs for WPRB in Princeton NJ. Dicey on YouTube due to numerous copyright flags, but here you go....
And I encourage you to listen to and support WPRB.com!
2021-04-20 15:29:45 +0000 UTC View PostViewer Mail Worth Its Weight In Gold!!!
A lot of boxes have been piling up for a long time, so it is time to open them up and get some surprises. Enjoy!
2021-04-20 01:27:57 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Bright Digital Displays Were Mostly Heat Sink (And Awesome!)
Note - I had to make a correction in the original video and upload a new copy, so if you made any comments on the YouTube side you'll have to repost them... Sorry!
This interface was almost too much work even for me - but worth it. These high intensity incandescent 7-segment dis...
2021-04-18 02:57:35 +0000 UTC View PostA Big Month
Hey Gang!
As April draws to a close many things are peculating in the background. The Pedal Movie is set to drop on the 30th and I am as much in the dark about what that means as anybody. Also, weird things have been going on inside YouTube, and many creators have noted a ...
2021-04-17 15:00:58 +0000 UTC View PostCheap Smart Charger Teardown!!
Can a $15 battery charger be any good? I've gotta open this one up, so let's take a look.... and Enjoy!
2021-04-09 21:25:59 +0000 UTC View Post