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Does the adjective "Gawdy" owe it's origin to the unusual designs of the Spanish Architect Antonio Gaudi?

The adjective "gaudy" comes from the Latin "gaudium," meaning joy or enjoyment. The word "gaudy" arose prior to Gaudi, who was born in 1852 and died in 1926.

German Pilsen Rapier Sword $350 This rare German Rapier sword "spoke to us" when we came across the historic design in an antique weapons catalog: We knew we had to reproduce it. The hilt shows design aspects of some larger swords, but the knot-shaped basket is very unusual and we hadn t seen its likeness before. The sword is light and quick with a fine balance. The parts are steel and the hardwood grip features textured, hand-applied leather. The high-quality sword blade is of hand-forged high carbon steel, tempered for strength and meticulously polished to a superb finish and a good spring. The leather scabbard has a highly decorative throat and tip. Hand-crafted by the famed metalsmiths at Windlass Steelcrafts. Overall: 44¾" Blade: 36"Lx1"W. 3/16" thick. 2 lbs./14 oz.

Sword of the Viking King: Unsharpened $350 This Viking sword and its intricate scabbard are fit for the bravest Nordic king! The Vikings exploded out of the North to raid and conquer; it was not unusual for kings themselves to engage in combat, leading their armies with magnificent swords like this one. Each steel part is handmade and incredibly detailed, especially the leather-embossed scabbard, the details of which are richly plated in real silver. The light, wide fullered Viking-style blade is of well tempered, 1095 high carbon steel. The hardwood scabbard is covered in rich, embossed harness-grade leather accented with faux reindeer fur. This well crafted, hightly detailed sword is truly fit for a king! Hand-crafted by the famed metalsmiths at Windlass Steelcrafts. Overall: 38" Blade: 31"Lx2"W. 3/16" thick. 2 lbs./12 oz.

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Unusual Food Uses for Dummies (Paperback) $8.21 These compact magnetic books, based on the popular For Dummies series, deliver concise information in a handy, portable package no larger than a credit card. The innovative design allows the book to fold out to provide 26 pages of useful facts, figures, trivia, and other essential information. The colorful pages are waterproof, tear-proof, and deliver a treasure trove of advice and tips in a guide that slips easily into a pocket, briefcase, or purse. These practical companions also feature a convenient magnetic backing that guarantees to keep them right where they are needed, be it on a refrigerator or file cabinet for easy access.Showing that playing with food is not just for kids, this guide explains how to use common foods such as olive oil, oatmeal, milk, eggs, and peanut butter in new and clever ways, including repelling flies, fertilizing plants, cleaning hands, relieving insect bites, and decreasing puffiness in eyes.

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Unusual Telescopes by Manly, Peter L. [Paperback] $87.62 In this book, Peter Manly surveys more than 150 unusual telescope designs. These are telescopes built by amateur and professional astronomers to suit some special need. There is, for instance, an inflatable telescope and one with a liquid mirror. Every so often a neglected design comes back into fashion: the largest telescopes now under construction use the altazimuth design that was ignored for over a century, and liquid mirror telescopes can be used for zenithal astronomy. The author shows why a particular engineering approach makes each telescope unique and explains the rationale behind the design. The effects on telescope performance are discussed where possible. This is not just a collection of weird and wonderful devices that proved to be false starts; the author also discusses the first instrument to measure star diameters and the first useful radio telescope. This book is a resource and stimulus for anyone who likes to build astronomical telescopes or is interested in the history of telescopemaking. Author: Manly, Peter L. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 Publication Date: 1995/04/27 Language: English Dimensions: 8.98 x 6.05 x 0.51 inches

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Top 3 Cars With Unusual Designs

Car designs are a result of imagination. But sometimes, the flight of fancy can take to another level and consequently, car designers come up with car designs that are unconventional and unusual. Here are top 3 cars with weird designs:

Kumho Epoch

The Kumho Epoch is designed by the Korean tyre manufacturer Kumho. It is a concept car and the world’s first eco-friendly car.

The Kumho Epoch has a chassis grown from bamboo, thereby providing an immediate carbon offset, and recycled tire tread rubber lightweight body panels. Its revolutionary single-seater car does not contain any steel components and is purely made of natural resources. Its interior is designed using an aromatherapy scented cabin. The Kumho Epoch also consists of a pioneering tyre technology that helps tread and the tyre shape to alter in accordance to the changing road conditions. This is simply done by passing an electric current through the tyres.

Jeep Hurricane

The Jeep Hurricane is a highly concept car that was unveiled at the 2005 North American International Auto Show in Detroit by Jeep, a subsidiary of Daimler-Chrysler. The two-seater Jeep Hurricane is composed of light weight carbon fibre, aluminum components and HEMI engine blocks. The car engine can produce immense horsepower, has great climbing ability and superior steering control.

The car challenges the industry with its four-wheel steering system that also has the ability to turn in towards each other. This unique and rare feature enables the car to spin on its own axis during emergencies while driving on rough roads.

The strong and humble stance of the car communicates its unique and unusual capabilities as a car. The designers of this car have succeeded in achieving awards and accolades for this car.

Cree SAM

The Cree SAM weighs 1,500 pound. It is a three wheeled eco-friendly car produced by a Swiss company Cree Ltd in 2001. The company patented the Zero Emission Vehicle. The front fascia of the Cree SAM resembles a cockroach and the side view looks like a skull on wheels. The car is sleek in appearance but sometimes gives a scary look with its bulging headlights and skull’s teeth like grille.

The SAM is powered by a 20 bhp electric motor that runs without emitting any pollutants. The motor produces a torque of 80Nm and is completely dependent on six batteries that together produce 168 volts. With a battery recharge of 6 hours the car can run for about 70 km and give a maximum speed of 85 km/h. A peculiarity of the SAM is it can run a distance of 50 km/h in 7 seconds.

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