Scandinavia

[Jimbob54]

Apparently per this vid the Finns invented the overhead drying rack. This may or may not be BS but I'm enjoying learning about Scandinavian culture. This lady entertains me too.

What notable inventions/innovations have come out of that part of the world?

 

[Hephaestus]

Sauna is Finnish thing too.

 

[Jimbob54]

Apparently so is rotten shark meat. Think I'd rather sauna.

 

[Power Pop 23]

The Swede, Alfred Nobel, invented dynamite.

 

[mhardy6647]

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Apparently so is rotten shark meat. Think I'd rather sauna.

I imagine that 1 shark + 1 sauna would result, sooner or later, in rotten shark meat.

 

[Thomas Savage]

Apparently so is rotten shark meat. Think I'd rather sauna.

Don't dismiss it too quickly, our lea & perrins is basically rotting anchovies.

 

[Jimbob54]

I like a bit of piquancy but actual chunks of half rotten meat may be a bridge too far. Tho if someone let me try some I would.

 

[Power Pop 23]

I like a bit of piquancy but actual chunks of half rotten meat may be a bridge too far. Tho if someone let me try some I would.

Consider sampling 'lutefisk'. I feel confident an ancestor may have relied on lutefisk to survive. Who doesn't prefer their protein be cured in lye ?

 

[Thomas Savage]

I like a bit of piquancy but actual chunks of half rotten meat may be a bridge too far. Tho if someone let me try some I would.

Your a moderator, a certain amount of sadomasochism is baked in , I think you'd love rotting shark meat ...

 

[Sokel]

Your a moderator, a certain amount of sadomasochism is baked in , I think you'd love rotting shark meat ...

With all the above I think 'l stay away from meat for a month, dead, rotten or alive

 

[JiiPee]

Tapio M. Koykka from Finland developed an orthoperspecta audio system, where a normal two channel stereo signal is presented via three speakers. The center speaker plays the sum of left and right channel signals i.e. it is monophonic. The left speaker plays the difference between left and right channel signals (right channel subtracted from left channel), and the right speaker plays the difference between right and left channel speakers (left channel subtracted from right channel). The center speaker plays the full frequency range, but the side speakers only from 300 Hz upwards, so they can be fairly small and simple.

A practical realization of this idea was Salora 3000 orthoperspecta receiver, Salora KS 225 center speaker, and Salora KS 202 side speakers:

 

[Blumlein 88]

Tapio M. Koykka from Finland developed an orthoperspecta audio system, where a normal two channel stereo signal is presented via three speakers. The center speaker plays the sum of left and right channel signals i.e. it is monophonic. The left speaker plays the difference between left and right channel signals (right channel subtracted from left channel), and the right speaker plays the difference between right and left channel speakers (left channel subtracted from right channel). The center speaker plays the full frequency range, but the side speakers only from 300 Hz upwards, so they can be fairly small and simple.

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A practical realization of this idea was Salora 3000 orthoperspecta receiver, Salora KS 225 center speaker, and Salora KS 202 side speakers:

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I tried that exact idea, and at least in living rooms didn't work worth anything. Didn't know anyone else had done it. I even had a delay unit for the sides which helped it sort of work. Just as good was the same Mid-side idea with all three speakers together. Side firing difference and mono firing straight ahead. Which is a variation of what some soundbars do. The ones I've heard also would be said to sort of work in my opinion. I even tried feeding the difference signal to a sideways Maggie with a box speaker firing straight ahead. Again it sort of worked, but using a Maggie isn't going to help anyone who doesn't want to give up the room for a pair of normal stereo speakers.

 

[JiiPee]

I tried that exact idea, and at least in living rooms didn't work worth anything. Didn't know anyone else had done it. I even had a delay unit for the sides which helped it sort of work. Just as good was the same Mid-side idea with all three speakers together. Side firing difference and mono firing straight ahead. Which is a variation of what some soundbars do. The ones I've heard also would be said to sort of work in my opinion. I even tried feeding the difference signal to a sideways Maggie with a box speaker firing straight ahead. Again it sort of worked, but using a Maggie isn't going to help anyone who doesn't want to give up the room for a pair of normal stereo speakers.

Mr. Koykka patented his idea in 1960s. The Finnish home-electronics company Salora tried to commercialize it in mid 70s, but it never really caught on. At the time I test listened the system at home, but like You, I was not convinced that it was an improvement over traditional stereo. I ended up getting a Salora 2000, which looks identical to the orthoperspecta 3000 model, but is a conventional stereo version of it. For speakers I used a pair of the Salora KS 225 center speakers, which worked nicely on a stereo setup. They had a bit of inbuilt loudness effect in them, which the teenager me liked a lot.

 

[Tassin]

This lady entertains me too.

For the obvious reasons that are not Scandinavian inventions.

What notable inventions/innovations have come out of that part of the world?

Soapstone stoves. I have one very similar to the one @Bjorn sells. A pity he put a speaker in front of his stove for no good reason.

 

[JiiPee]

Apropos delightful Nordic foods - As we are getting nearer to the Easter time, Here is a traditional Finnish Easter dish called mämmi:

Looks really yummy, doesn't it?

Before You make Your assumptions regarding what it is made of, let me quote Wikipedia: It is traditionally made of water, rye flour, ground malted rye, salt, and dried, ground Seville orange zest. The mixture is then left to sweeten naturally, before being baked in an oven[1] until set, by which time the colour and flavour has developed due to the Maillard reaction. After baking, the mämmi is chilled for three to four days before serving.

 

[Jimbob54]

For the obvious reasons that are not Scandinavian inventions.

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[mhardy6647]

Karlsson EDIT: Carlsson loudspeakers.

Not Karlson loudspeakers, though. They're weird -- but not Scandinavian.

 

[JeffS7444]

Noma.

 

[Bjorn]

For the obvious reasons that are not Scandinavian inventions.

Soapstone stoves. I have one very similar to the one @Bjorn sells. A pity he put a speaker in front of his stove for no good reason.

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I'm afraid I only have this old and simple fire place.

 

[DavidEdwinAston]

Apparently per this vid the Finns invented the overhead drying rack. This may or may not be BS but I'm enjoying learning about Scandinavian culture. This lady entertains me too.

What notable inventions/innovations have come out of that part of the world?

Lovely video Jimbo. What was that dreamboat promoting, can you remind me?