The Hollow Men

I declare this the king of Goldberg machines:  http://baynhamtyers.com/contraptionII.html
Cocaine + Corn=http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=54522&in_page_id=2
Our childhood dreams are a reality: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/transportation/4217989.html
The little red spot: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=452130&in_page_id=1965
J.E.’s next clock: http://technabob.com/blog/2007/06/18/modern-flip-clock-updates-an-old-standard/
The new Transformers movie is already obsolete: http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/more_than_meets_the_eye
Nature already had it figured out: http://www.sycamorefan.com/fan/feature/features.html

Posted on June 28th, 2007 by Tobias
Filed under: Art, Engineering, Hollow Men, Nostalgia, Science | 1 Comment »

Stand back. This is what 500,000 volts looks like when it’s angry.

Posted on December 20th, 2006 by J.E.
Filed under: Engineering, Science | 4 Comments »

Thanks for the Rolomite post Toby! In my opinion the blog over-represents nostalgia and doppelgangers to the exclusion of engineering and science.
Here is my offering: The Fletcher Capstan Table.
[quicktime width="320" height="260"]http://www.dbfletcher.com/files/dbfletcher_capstan_schwartz.mov[/quicktime]

Posted on December 13th, 2006 by J.E.
Filed under: Engineering, Science | 1 Comment »

History is darkened by forgetting discoveries like this: http://www.boingboing.net/2006/12/07/forgotten_invention_.html
Here’s more:http://www.rexresearch.com/wilkes/1wilkes.htm

Posted on December 13th, 2006 by Tobias
Filed under: Engineering, Science | No Comments »