The original Pong video game had no code and was built using hardware circuitry. Here's the original schematics from Atari2yr ⋅ Jedi_Lucky ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
The steam turbine of France's newest nuclear reactor. At 70 meters long, it can produce enough electricity to power all of Paris.1yr ⋅ Nosudrum ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Streetlights that are designed to make changing lights a lot easier.2yr ⋅ deathakissaway ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Spider Board for recovering data from damaged Flash monoliths like SD cards2yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Today I drove 12km under a mountain to find a huge roundabout in the middle of the tunnel. This level of engineering is breathtaking!2yr ⋅ pbl291 ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Ship locks with five stages each at Three Gorges Dam. Transit time is around four hours.2yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
3D printed titanium break pedal, made for Ferrari's F1 cars. Each weighs just 30g3yr ⋅ Lost4468 ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Automated floor transformation at Tobin Center for the Performing Arts3yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Automatic train track gauge change in seconds from 1m to 1.43m in Switzerland2yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Rubber band-powered ornithopter (aircraft that flies by flapping its wings)3yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Cross section of a 10 Gbps USB-C USB 3.x cable, potted in resin for photograph (by @EMSL on twitter)2yr ⋅ sjekx ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
The only air-born image of a concord at mach two taken from a British fighter plane - the fighter plane could only fly at the same speed very briefly because it would run out of gas at that speed - the concord could fly for hours - truly incredible engineering!2yr ⋅ bsmith2123 ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Soft robotic grippers and manipulators used in industrial automation and manufacturing2yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
How different combinations of coastal defences and wave and tide conditions affect overtopping and flood risk2yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
My sink sprayer has a tough spot remover. It shoots a high pressure stream down the middle that is surprisingly powerful, but a cone of water around it that blocks all the splashes1yr ⋅ cerrakin ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Railroad plow employed by retreating troops to render the lines unusable by enemy forces2yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Bendix Central Air Data Computer: the brain that monitored the airspeed and altitude of a fighter plane in 1958 (F-101, F-111 fighters, and B-58 bomber)1yr ⋅ giuliomagnifico ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Boston Dynamics' robot dog (with custom software) autonomously inspects an unmanned hydroelectric power plant in Austria2yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
A rare example where an engineer thought about the mechanic. (DAF-Domburg Diesel from 1949. Made in the Netherlands)2yr ⋅ MedinainMiami ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Just a single a single atom trapped between electrical fields.1yr ⋅ Your_Dead_Man ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
This is very cool. It’s also how the James Webb Telescope works.1yr ⋅ Any_Definition484 ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Robot for deploying aerial fiber internet that winds fiber-optic cable around existing power lines instead of underground4yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
The 2006 NASA ST5 spacecraft antenna. This complicated shape was found by an evolutionary computer design program to create the best radiation pattern. It is known as an evolved antenna.2yr ⋅ bubblysorted ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Before computers, we relied on t-squares, rulers & ink. Workers map Cambridge electrical system in 1950.1yr ⋅ balmybosom ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
A cutting-edge prototype of a hydraulic turbine designed for installation on the sea floor, aimed at harnessing the power of ocean currents to generate renewable energy.1yr ⋅ hommedefer ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Nuclear Reactor containment shell being formed out of a single piece of rolled steel (as opposed to welding pieces together) Weighs 520 tons and withstands 2200 pounds per square inch pressure (psig)2yr ⋅ TrumpsBadHombres ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
In 2005, a U.S. Navy Submarine Ran Into a Mountain and made it back on its own.1yr ⋅ Squarelyoppose87 ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
My dad just sent me a picture of the worlds largest cast iron skillet. 12feet in diameter almost 7.5 tons1yr ⋅ EwokJuicer ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Test flight of an ornithopter (aircraft that flies by flapping its wings)1yr ⋅ pocketGremlin ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
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
Look at what my grandpa build to cut the bushes in his garden:10mo ⋅ Junior-Scratch2543 ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
nothing sums up the sub better than this machine, the Large Hadron Collider3yr ⋅ MLPorsche ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Rail tracks across rail tracks. Drawbridge-style crossing used by a sugar cane railway.3yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
The glass beads used to reflect the paint on the roads at night. Also the reason that paint is slicker than ice when wet.1yr ⋅ lowGather ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Amsterdam: Queen Maxima just opened a 3D-printed bridge. It's the world's first 3D-printed metal bridge, made with 1.1km/4.5 tons of stainless steel wire.3yr ⋅ MeccIt ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Construction of world's largest solar park (BHADLA SOLAR PARK, India) over the years from space. It's total capacity is 2245 MW2yr ⋅ Low-Newt-180 ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Company in Japan used balloons to decommission an old power line without blocking highway traffic3yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
USAF F-100D Super Sabre undergoing Zero-Length Launch trials in 19592yr ⋅ jacksmachiningreveng ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Unique arched floodgates protect from typhoons and storm surges in Osaka, Japan1yr ⋅ timesuck47 ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Prototype crawler with omni-directional wheels can move in any direction6yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Peaucellier–Lipkin linkage is the first planar mechanism capable of transforming rotary motion into perfect straight line (1864)2yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Zeljava Air Base is a massive underground hangar & command facility with over 3km of huge tunnels/ barracks/ command centers/ & even elevators to the top of the mountain it is under. Today it is destroyed and abandoned (Video in Comments) - photo cred: Croatia Infiltration1yr ⋅ PumpkinAutomatic5068 ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
World's largest clutch-operated screw press has a screw diameter of 1,330 millimeters, a hard-on-hard blow force of 365 MN, a gross power of 27,000 kJ, and a weight of 2,900 tons.2yr ⋅ promieniowanie ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Bending wire into various spring-like shapes results in different stiffness properties used in design of kinetic wire characters3yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
I always love finding an elegant mechanism I'd never seen before. This latch is brilliant in its simplicity!5yr ⋅ Asmor ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
29 engines with plumbing and wiring of Starship Superheavy rocket booster. I have CAD nightmares watching this.2yr ⋅ ekhfarharris ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
I feel like the b-29 counts. it was revolutionary for it’s time2yr ⋅ Lamialover21 ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Massive universal joint coupling. Likely for a mine elevator or hoist set up.3yr ⋅ Bear3126 ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Hubless motorcycle with an airplane engine built by retired F1 driver4yr ⋅ aloofloofah ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
