a tumblr in celebration of all the interesting artifacts that are mechanized, industrialized, or automated

"Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful and valued because they confer power; they are hated because they are hideous and loathed because they impose slavery." -Lord Bertrand Russel
buzzfeed: [21 Things You Won’t Be Able To Stop Looking At]

buzzfeed:

[21 Things You Won’t Be Able To Stop Looking At]

(via pushthemovement)

fuckyeahsovietrussia: USSR Life. Postal snowmobile in the Khabarovsk Territory, 1983. ☭

fuckyeahsovietrussia:

USSR Life. Postal snowmobile in the Khabarovsk Territory, 1983. ☭

kevin: Actual video footage of the shuttle!

kevin:

Actual video footage of the shuttle!

fuckyeahfluiddynamics: When conditions are just right, the low pressure at the center of a wingtip vortex can drop the local temperature below the dew point, causing condensation to form. Here vortices are visible extending from the tips of the propellers in addition to the wingtip. Because of the spinning of the propeller and the forward motion of the airplane, the prop vortices extend backwards in a twisted spiral that will quickly break down into turbulence. The same behavior can be observed with helicopter blades. (Photo credit: benurs)

fuckyeahfluiddynamics:

When conditions are just right, the low pressure at the center of a wingtip vortex can drop the local temperature below the dew point, causing condensation to form. Here vortices are visible extending from the tips of the propellers in addition to the wingtip. Because of the spinning of the propeller and the forward motion of the airplane, the prop vortices extend backwards in a twisted spiral that will quickly break down into turbulence. The same behavior can be observed with helicopter blades. (Photo credit: benurs)

jesuisperdu: george hunter

jesuisperdu:

george hunter

experimentsinmotion: Fast/Slow: Pilot waving at supersonic speed

experimentsinmotion:

Fast/Slow: Pilot waving at supersonic speed

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(Source: spectralfuturist)

dontrblgme: but does it float - Don’t fight forces, use them

dontrblgme:

but does it float - Don’t fight forces, use them

thecattledhill:

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hypna: Turntable Drawing Machine “Drawing Apparatus” made from two turntables by Robert Howsare. Watch it in action below!

hypna:

Turntable Drawing Machine

“Drawing Apparatus” made from two turntables by Robert Howsare.

Watch it in action below!

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