Category: Photogapher
 
http://www.boingboing.net/2004/07/20/bottlecap_tripod.html Cory points out that a heavy device could keep your camera still during a long exposure but a simple connector could make a tripod unnecessary..
I had the idea of using a Fobi item that could have been introduced to cultural places of interests but I never found the Standard paper on this system..
 
http://www.foba.ch/eng/combi/combi.htm link to Fobi and Rodee component which illustrates the concept and the Manfrotto concept carried here http://www.manfrotto.com/product/templates/templates.php3?sectionid=191&itemid=1470