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Spacely Sprockets, Cogswell Cogs, or Gladstone Gaskets?

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Get with the times! It’s all about the gaskets baby!

For those who don’t know, (Wikipedia says) “A gasket is a mechanical seal that fills the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression. Gaskets save money by allowing less precise mating surfaces on machine parts which can use a gasket to fill irregularities.”

Cool, man. If I owned a factory, I’d make sure to use gaskets. I’ll bet there’s an interesting story about how they were invented. Maybe most factory owners were paying extra to get their equipment to line up just right, since gaskets didn’t exist yet. Then some young worker says, “Gee, Mr. Cogswell, we could combine this piece of equipment and this one here if we only–” Cogswell interrupts, “If only this, if only that. Kid, I didn’t get where I am today by going around and saying, ‘If only!’ Now get back to work. I don’t pay you to think anyway.” Walking away, Cogswell mumbles to himself and trails off: “Kids these days with their dreams and wants and wishes, everything handed to them, why I oughta…” Well, that thinking worker quits his job, takes out a loan, and opens his own shop. Selling what? You guessed it. Gladstone Gaskets! Makes a fortune.

This story brought to you by imagination. Imagination — It’s everywhere you want to be.

So, now that you’re hooked on gaskets, you’ll probably want to see some kind of directory listing makers and suppliers of industrial products and services, right? Well Zycon has exactly what you need. There may not be any Gladstone Gaskets, but there are definitely other, better ones. Real ones. So for all your industrial needs, turn to Zycon.

Today’s Industrial Citizen

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

I love technology. Things are moving so fast these days, updates and upgrades happen virtually overnight. Actually, I’m still waiting for major gains in CPU speed, but other than that it just seems like you can sit back and let economic competition build you a better tomorrow. People keep coming up with better, faster, safer, and cheaper tools that allow us all to accomplish more than ever before. I wonder what cities will look like in 50 years? Probably like gigantic circuit boards, with lights everywhere.

Usually when I come into contact with some super powerful tool, like an industrial strength magnet, it provokes a good amount of awe. I’m amazed I have access to such useful and powerful items. Like super flashlights, the kind that can be seen for miles away? Way stronger than anything a kid would ever have. Way stronger than disposable emergency lights. Industrial strength. And they’ve got lamps for everything — your driveway, your front yard… If you never wanted to live in darkness, you could go to MagnaLight.com and buy every light they offer. You’d probably have trouble falling asleep, but hey, some people don’t seem to need it. You could make your own Vegas in your back yard! But your neighbors might not be thrilled…

Seriously, access to military grade lights on MagnaLight.com — it’s amazing. It’s like NASA shows up and says, “Here, Beaver. Have a laser.” “Golly gee, Mr. Spaceman, thanks!” Then later, “Hey Ma, I made the dog disappear!”

MagnaLight has all kinds of lights, for around your house, but also for you car or truck (like roof mount lights), and regular handheld. But what’s so regular about a flashlight that operates more like a gun? “Bam! I blasted that tree good. Look at the size of that hole!” Lights so bright… And, I’m glad to see some are eco-friendly. That’s good, considering that one of the major actions we’re supposed to be taking is swapping out all our old light bulbs. Oh yeah, I better get on that…!