Category Archives: The Interesting and The Curious

Featured in an interview with Adrian Ioniţă from EgoPHobia

Translated (and transcribed) into French & Romanian EgoPHobia [εγωφοβια] is an independent cultural e-journal published (initially) every two months dedicated mainly to original contributions in literature and philosophy. Click here for the full interview. It’s possibly the most comprehensive interview that I’ve done up to date. Big thanks to John Manyjohns for his contribuations to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]