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The Venusberg Drill was developed in the final year of World War II in Germany, as a training weapon for the Hitlerjugend. It was a so-called Militärjugendausbildungswaffe (Maw for short). Other Maws included potatoes for grenades, dishes for mines and knives for knives. The idea was to familiarize future soldiers with military skills at an early age, to save time …
In 1960, when the Black & Decker Company celebrated its 50th birthday, some executive -whose name has been stricken from all records because of the catastrophe that would ultimately follow his seemingly brilliant plan- thought it would be a good idea to commemorate the occasion with a golden drill. The financial department had some serious doubts concerning the feasibility of …
This is just a quick heads-up to put my dear fans at ease. Or myself, perhaps. I’m still happily deconstructing away, but due to the holidays and another project, I haven’t been able to publish any results last week. I never promised I would, but still. Rest assured there will be new deconstructions in the coming weeks. Such as the …