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I got a new selfie stick that is hybrid into a tripod, anyone else capture the moon tonight?
 
You're referring to those classic, cylindrical cowboy cutouts that create a rotating shadow! Those are indeed antique collectibles, often called "rotating shadow figures" or "silhouette figures."

They typically feature a cowboy or other Western-themed characters, cut out from a cylindrical piece of metal or wood. When placed near a light source, the cutout creates a rotating shadow on a nearby surface, often accompanied by a mechanical rotation mechanism.

These charming figures were popular in the mid-20th century, particularly in the 1950s and 1960s. They were often used as decorative pieces in homes, offices, or bars, adding a touch of nostalgia and whimsy.



also was thinking it was around white toppish type paper to project them..
 
I didn't know where else to post this, so...

At age 23 I ran a calibration lab in the Navy. While it didn't impress the ladies that I had my own cesium atomic clock, I thought it was pretty cool nonetheless. It's accurate to about a second every 300 million years.

Imagine my surprise to read this article about the new ion laser optical atomic clocks being developed - so insanely accurate that if it had started keeping time at the dawn of creation, by now it would be off less than a second.

 
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