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Scythian Horseman Plaque

[This spectacular gold stamping was discovered in the Kul-Oba burial barrow. It dates from the first half of the 4th Century BCE. The holes enabled it to be sewn onto clothing. 1.7" x  1.5".]

Herodotus devoted the fourth of the nine books of his "Histories" to the Scythians.

Though long considered a mixture of fact and fable, recent scholarship has borne out many of Herodotus's seemingly fantastical and extreme descriptions as being fact-based rather than imaginary.

This plaque is in the collection of the Russian State Historical Museum, located in Red Square in Moscow.

It is part of the "Early Iron Age and the Great Migration of Peoples" exhibit, located in Hall 5, where it resides in Showcase 9.

'Cornered'

Frustrated with spiders and other insects trapping themselves within a corner of a room making it difficult to catch them, English designer James Laurie cut the top of a drinking glass into points so that the glass can be used to trap spiders in the corner of a room.

The glass was designed to precisely fit the shape of the corner.

Called "Cornered," the tumbler can still be used for drinking.

Laurie's instructions on how to employ the glass follow.

1. See a spider.

2. Wait for it to stop, perfectly poised in the corner of the room.

3. Go collect custom glass from cabinet.

4. Fold a sheet of paper crisply down the middle.

5. Walk over to corner.

6. Place glass slowly and precisely into the corner, while the spider patiently waits.

7. Then slide folded paper accurately down the glass, so that corner, glass, and seam are aligned, sealing the spider inside.

I like it.

A lot.

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Note added 12:21 pm Wednesday November 27, 2024: 

DO NOT kill the spider.

Fluicer — Fold-Flat Juicer

Like Smucker's commercials and ads used to say,

But I digress.

From websites:

 

 

Three sizes available to suit differently-sized citrus fruits:

Lime: (9-inch) $14.95.

Lemon (10-inch): $16.95.

Orange (11-inch): $19.95.

All here.