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Category Archives: The Interesting and The Curious

… Engineered Artworks?

An engineer is a person who is professionally engaged in a field of engineering. Engineers are concerned with developing economical and safe solutions to practical problems, by applying mathematics and scientific knowledge while considering technical constraints.[1][2] As such, the work of engineers is the link between perceived needs of society and commercial applications.
Some consider this [...]

New movie by Cory Mcabee: Stingray Sam

Hot-Rod Railwheel

Built for The 2008 Great West End and Railroad Square Handcar Regatta and Exposition of Mechanical and Artistic Wonders!
The Lumbering Contraption is starting to look really hot! Designed and built by the Tree House Crew at Louise Street Labs.
Check out pics by Alan Rorie of Almost Scientific:
http://www.almostscientific.com/LumberingContraption/
Here are the latest images from Tom Sepe:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomsepe/2879211515/

Curiosities of Locomotive Design

The Enterprising Inventor.
The man who ventures to stray from the familiar beaten path may stumble into a quagmire, but he may have the good fortune to discover a vein of rich ore which the beaten path would never reveal.
When an inventor scorning the common forms proceeds to work out new and original shapes for himself, [...]