"Here at the Le Car test track, our frogs put these shorts through the most grueling maneuvers, as well as putting our driver's tolerance for amphetamines to the test..Thank you Roche Pharmaceuticals, for frying two legs with one skillet, and opening up your test facilities, to the Euro-diz, dizzy...shiz-nizzy......."
damn brings back memories i went to that show, it was amazing, all those little cars carry crotch rocket engines to power them INSIDE the cabin. it must be sooo loud. its a great show though.
Helmets fitted with masklike visors were a popular German and Austrian fashion about 1510 to 1540. With their visors forged and embossed as humorous or grotesque human masks, such helmets were often worn in tournaments held during the exuberant pre-Lenten (Shrovetide) festivals, celebrations somewhat akin to the modern Mardi Gras. Substitute visors of more conventional type were often provided for everyday use.
Interestingly, the postulated 1515 date for this helmet would make it contemporary with the “horned helmet” previously posted at Neatorama.
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This embossed, etched, and gilded steel close helmet is attributed to German armourer Kolman Helmschmid. It currently resides in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where there is a relevant
You'll know his work, but you just don't know it was his...
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almost upvoted for choggie's comment, but not quite.