
Carl Ekstrom shaped asymmetric surfboards, the idea being that front and backside physiology create different types of pressure on the board from toes and heels. These tail variations, and the accompanying fins, would compensate for that. Beautiful, huh? [Hydro]

Japan’s greatest swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi, killed one of his greatest opponents in a duel on an isolated island. His opponent wielded steel; He carved a wooden sword out of an oar on the way to the fight, which he used to crack his enemy’s skull.
Clingstone is a 103-year-old mansion in Narragansett Bay.