Treasure Hunting

Have you ever thought about the early days of metal detecting? We were curious, so we checked Google Patent Search for the very first patent ever filed for a metal detector. Surprisingly, the patent we found didn’t look much different than the metal detectors of present day.

The patent for the Electrical Metal-Detector was filed, get this, January 29, 1889, by Jesse F. Kester of Terre Haute, Indiana. Jesse describes his invention as a “metal-finder for detecting the presence of metal - such as gold, silver, copper - which can be used either for exploring the bottom of streams or for searching the earth, either at the surface or several feet below the same.”

Something I found really interesting is that, on line 85 of the patent, they claim the devices, when used in very deep waters, can be grouped and suitably connected. Sounds like they could attach a bunch of these together for some sort of super metal detector.

For more information, click on over to the description of the first patented metal detector.

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There’s a new product out claiming to cure you back pain ailments in just 20 minutes a day. The Turtleâ„¢ (aka USA Turtle), looks like a lumbar pillow straight out of the future.

From their site:

The incredible new Turtle is unlike anything you have ever seen or heard of before, and if you have back pain of any kind and want relief fast then you need to get the Turtle today. Designed to be versatile and effective, the Turtle scientifically targets your back pain like no other product in history. No matter what your age or your activity if you experience any form of back pain the Turtle can help you. This is perfect for weekend warriors and for serious athletes and best of all you will feel positive results in 20 minutes or less guaranteed. That’s right, if you are not completely satisfied simply return the Turtle for a 100% Money-Back Guarantee.

I have never used this product, so I can’t verify the claims, but if you’ve been experiencing back pain after a day of metal detecting, this might be the perfect solution for you. I am in no way affiliated with this company or its products, but after hearing an advertisement for it today on the Howard Stern show, I thought I would check it out. It looks a lot better than the cheap pillow I use when I’m working on this blog. At $120, it seems like it might be worth trying, plus I think they have a money-back guarantee.

If you’ve used the Turtle back pillow before, let us know. I’d be very interested in seeing if it actually works, as would a few other readers, I’m sure.

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