[HN Gopher] Never Been Seen: Science Museum Group Collection
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       Never Been Seen: Science Museum Group Collection
        
       Author : DyslexicAtheist
       Score  : 8 points
       Date   : 2021-01-19 22:24 UTC (36 minutes ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (thesciencemuseum.github.io)
 (TXT) w3m dump (thesciencemuseum.github.io)
        
       | Simulacra wrote:
       | It's mind boggling to think about the tremendous amount of
       | objects and history in the vaults of museum that most have never
       | seen before, because there is simply not enough room to display
       | it.
        
       | DyslexicAtheist wrote:
       | see for context
       | https://twitter.com/dancohen/status/1350831682350415872
        
       | pottertheotter wrote:
       | So this shows you items from The Science Museum (UK) that have
       | never been viewed by someone on their website. Pretty cool idea,
       | although some of the items are a bit weird. I got "Glass piston
       | action vaginal syringe".
       | 
       | https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co14198...
        
       | dano wrote:
       | I think the github.io site got hugged to death with the images
       | not loading from https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/ I
       | suspect it will be back up after the initial thundering herd
       | finishes up.
        
       | polka_haunts_us wrote:
       | For the sake of longevity and shared human curiosity, it would be
       | better off as something like "Rare finds: the least viewed
       | items", because if it's just never viewed, don't underestimate
       | how bored some people can get in the afternoon ya know?
        
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