- published: 11 Feb 2014
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A vacuum cleaner is a device that uses an air pump to create a partial vacuum to suck up dust and dirt, usually from floors, and optionally from other surfaces as well. The dirt is collected by either a dustbag or a cyclone for later disposal. Vacuum cleaners, which are used in homes as well as in industry, exist in a variety of sizes and models— small battery-operated hand-held devices, domestic central vacuum cleaners, huge stationary industrial appliances that can handle several hundred litres of dust before being emptied, and self-propelled vacuum trucks for recovery of large spills or removal of contaminated soil.
The vacuum cleaner evolved from the carpet sweeper via manual vacuum cleaners. The first manual models, using bellows, came in the 1860s, and the first motorized models came in the beginning of the 20th century.
Daniel Hess of West Union, Iowa invented a vacuum cleaner in 1860, calling it a carpet sweeper instead of a vacuum cleaner. His machine did, in fact, have a rotating brush like a traditional carpet sweeper, and also possessed an elaborate bellows mechanism on top of the body to generate suction of dust and dirt. Hess received a patent (US No. 29.077) for his invention of the vacuum cleaner on July 10, 1860.
Actors: Anil Dhokai (editor), Anil Dhokai (writer), Anil Dhokai (director), Michael Ruff (actor), Brian Oxendine (editor), Brian Oxendine (producer), Brian Oxendine (writer), Brian Oxendine (director), Mahri Shelton (actress), Chris Gervais (composer), Chris Gervais (editor), Chris Gervais (writer), Chris Gervais (director), Micah Troublefield (editor), Micah Troublefield (writer),
Plot: This anthology in the vein of Creepshow and Tales from the Crypt spins five stories of the macabre and supernatural. Told from the perspective of two fan-boys reminiscing over a long-canceled 80s program, these uncanny images take us to a world of late-night cinema where the strange is unavoidable and death, ever present. An exterminator loses his mind when he fights to control a horrible secret in the attic. A junk-yard worker possessed of memories gets more than he bargained for when he hears voices echoing from objects of the past. A drunken man, grieving the loss of his wife gets a second chance to be with her at the hands of a mysterious figure and a disturbing proposition. Buried in an old flea market, an ancient recliner, haunted by the spirit of its former owner proves to hold deathly consequences for a thieving patron. "Somewhere deep inside the caverns and endless tunnels of the human mind exists a place untouchable... ...where the very root of fear and joy intertwine. It is far beyond the edge of the map, populated by the unspeakable creatures from the shadows of a human soul. It is upon these foreign skies, these rocky shores where the stories are etched. Between the waking world and the deep landscape of sleep exits "THE FANTASTIC TALES OF THE UNKNOWN"
Genres: Horror,