Side-tipping wagons are used for unloading ballast like sand or excavated material from major construction sites quickly3yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/specializedtools
Demolishing four 117m (384ft) cooling towers today at a closed power station in Staffordshire, England3yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Drum carder breaks up locks and unorganised clumps and aligns the individual fibres to be parallel with each other2yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/specializedtools
European robin demonstrates 'apparent death' defence mechanism (thanatosis)3yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Batter and sweet bean filling dispensers for making imagawayaki2yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/specializedtools
HMRB while I jump off an abandoned 24 story high ski ramp from 1970. Backwards.4yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/holdmyredbull
Inclined plane is a system used on some canals for raising boats between different water levels4yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/specializedtools
Faberge eggs are jewelled Easter eggs by House of Faberge gifted to Russian Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II (1885-1917)6yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Tool used for peening a scythe to give it a new edge before sharpening4yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/specializedtools
How classical era odometer (instrument for measuring distance traveled) worked. One of several variations by Leonardo da Vinci.3yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/educationalgifs
Experimental Italian aircraft with hollow, barrel-shaped body (Stipa-Caproni, 1932)3yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Straddle carrier is a freight-carrying vehicle that can load and unload without the assistance of cranes or forklifts2yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/specializedtools
Belt loader extension built into belt conveyor to load/offload passenger baggage from aircraft cargo hold2yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/specializedtools
Highway transformed into a pedestrian-only urban garden in Seoul6yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Bamboo tower with a polyester mesh harvests up to 100 litres of clean water a day via condensation3yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
How to lift an unconscious person into Fireman's Carry using Ranger Roll technique4yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/educationalgifs
Hand crank sausage linker (note the asymmetric path that the rollers travel)1yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/mechanical_gifs
Mechanism of a Janney coupler (also know as American or knuckle)3yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/mechanical_gifs
Unique arched floodgates protect from typhoons and storm surges in Osaka, Japan3yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Pressed glass technique was developed in 1820s and allowed for inexpensive mass-produced glassware2yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Making a pebble cup with melted glaze pattern after firing in 1200°C3yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The underside of a soviet mechanical computer while it's calculating √22yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/mechanical_gifs
Rail tracks across rail tracks. Drawbridge-style crossing used by a sugar cane railway.3yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
