If you're an 80s collector, you're gonna want one of these.

eddstarr wrote :

I'm part of that generation of kids from 1959 to 1969 that grew up with the Golden Book Encyclopedia.



Golden Book is the famous series that was available in grocery stores, a different volume on special every week.







Loved these books as a kid, but by my high school years I realized there's something odd about the covers.



Each cover was a glossy, high-saturation, image that almost looked 3D in the depth of field!







But, looking at an actual volume in your hands, if you stare at it long enough, the image takes on an eerie quality.



Each volume cover starts to look like a random collection of Earth artifacts, assembled by an extraterrestrial museum curator

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My dad had a set of these I liked to read them as a kid. By then they were outdated, but I loved looking at the drawings. 

eddstarr wrote :

I'm part of that generation of kids from 1959 to 1969 that grew up with the Golden Book Encyclopedia.



Golden Book is the famous series that was available in grocery stores, a different volume on special every week.







Loved these books as a kid, but by my high school years I realized there's something odd about the covers.



Each cover was a glossy, high-saturation, image that almost looked 3D in the depth of field!







But, looking at an actual volume in your hands, if you stare at it long enough, the image takes on an eerie quality.



Each volume cover starts to look like a random collection of Earth artifacts, assembled by an extraterrestrial museum curator

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My dad had a set of these I liked to read them as a kid. By then they were outdated, but I loved looking at the drawings. 

What I find interesting pikachulover is how these outdated books have become treasured for their hand-drawn artwork. The geographical entries always included a map location, elevation scale, climate detail, major industries and import/export products.

well it seems my laptop is finally showing its age, the backspace key randomly stops working for a few seconds at random moments. i got the laptop way back in 2017 so i guess it makes sense lol

Well, as long as you can still use your computer. 

Benjanime wrote :

well it seems my laptop is finally showing its age, the backspace key randomly stops working for a few seconds at random moments. i got the laptop way back in 2017 so i guess it makes sense lol

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Another sign of the times we are living in.

A climate activist smeared cake on the Mona Lisa.

Good timing as Mona needed a dessert to make her meal complete.

Well he sure is doing himself and his cause a lot of good. Sheesh. These people don't have two brain cells to rub together.

Well he sure is doing himself and his cause a lot of good. Sheesh. These people don't have two brain cells to rub together.

You can't fix stupid. And neither will this guy. 

eddstarr wrote :

Another sign of the times we are living in.

A climate activist smeared cake on the Mona Lisa.

Good timing as Mona needed a dessert to make her meal complete.

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