From toplessrobot,
Created by engineer Joseph Faber in 1845, this abomination was originally intended to be used as an addition to the telegraph. Faber wished to convert the dots and dashes used in telegraph communication into a real, coherent human voice. What instead emerged from his laboratory was a nightmare pulled from the collective imagination of all the fallen angels of Hell. Look at that fucking thing. Imagine that, but talking to you. One eye witness stated that the machine had a "ghostly" and "monotone" voice. HAL, anyone? The cold, lifeless face was controlled by a series of piano keys and pedals which projected 16 basic sounds which could be manipulated in such a manner that replicated "every word in all European languages." The machine was quickly bought by professional bullshit artist P.T. Barnum who tried to misdirect people from its terrifying appearance by billing it under the unassuming name of "Euphonia." The bitch was a massive success and toured several countries. Barnum later sold it to a horny well-to-do in London for God knows what.
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1 comment:
I'd say it's a tie for first between the Terrifying Talking Head and the Digesting Duck robot.
Imagine if the Talking Telegraph Head had caught on and all antique telegraphs had one. OoooOOOOOooooo!
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