I work in a steel mill and we were rolling one of our largest sections earlier this week. I thought it was a good opportunity to test out the 'you-beaut' camera settings on my phone.2yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/gifs
A somewhat different machine: Testing a newly-installed electric steelmaking furnace by striking an arc on a small pile of scrap...with the roof off. I hope it's acceptable!3yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/MachinePorn
One of our rodblocks/no-twist mills/finishing mills/high-speed mills pulled apart for gearbox removal and repair.3yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/EngineeringPorn
Testing a newly-installed electric steelmaking furnace. Note: sound may or may not work automatically, depending on how you access Reddit.2yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/catastrophicsuccess
Testing a newly-installed electric steelmaking furnace by striking an arc on a small pile of scrap...with the roof off.3yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/physicsgifs
More steam physics in action: a bottle of water gets thrown into liquid steel at 1600oC and instantly explodes as it flash-boils.9mo ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Lime-based slag in an arc furnace leaps as iron oxide is reduced to iron, releasing carbon monoxide in the process.8yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/chemicalreactiongifs
Years ago, I filmed the inside of a steelmaking arc furnace through two crossed polarising filters. That's 17MW of electrical arcing right there, with two more phases out of sight.6yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/BeAmazed
A light show from an electric furnace (yes it is operating correctly)2yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Carrier landing almost goes wrong when the arresting cable snaps [x-post from /r/aviation]7yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/gifs
Looking inside an electric steelmaking furnace. A 17-megawatt, 50,000-amp arc burns between the tip of a hanging graphite electrode and the pool of molten steel and slag below, with the other two electrodes out of sight.4yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
17MW of electrical arcing in a steelmaking furnace. Shot with two crossed polarised filters.7yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/physicsgifs
Aftermath of a crane failure in a steel mill in India. The crane was carrying a ladle with 150 tonnes of molten iron in it.6yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/CatastrophicFailure
Fog illustrates airflow around an A380 on short final [x-post /r/shockwaveporn]8yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/physicsgifs
The whoosh bottle - lighting a bottle filled with alcohol vapour. [x-post /r/trollxchromosomes]8yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/chemicalreactiongifs
My hotel room, in addition to providing curtains for a window, has provided curtains for a blank wall.2yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/CrappyDesign
Aftermath of a crane failure in a steel mill in India. The crane was carrying a ladle with 150 tonnes of molten iron in it.6yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/pics
Saw this Daily Mail story posted in /r/uk and thought it would fit well here.8yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/TrollXChromosomes
Looking at one of three 17-megawatt arcs in an electric furnace through a pair of crossed polarising filters. The liquids normally appear white-hot because they're at a temperature of around 1650oC (3000oF).2yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/gifs
Crushing things in infrared. Note how permanently deformed objects heat up. (x-post /r/oddlysatisfying)10yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/physicsgifs
Apparently in Albury, NSW this morning, it was so cold that this happened... [x-post /r/gifs, and many others]9yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/australia
This might be the bicycle equivalent of a mullet. Seen at Mayfield Woolies.3yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/newcastle
Aftermath of a rolling mill cobble - 10mm diameter rebar all wadded up. Length of the mess, about 1.5m. Time to produce: 2 seconds.6yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/CatastrophicFailure
I have been single and dateless for far too bloody long. I have been chatting with a lovely woman on a dating website since the new year, today she didn't respond to my message all day but MRW this evening she finally replied and said I'd like to meet you!10yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/TrollYChromosome
I've got Danse Macabre by Saint-Saens running through my head. I find out it has lyrics, I look at the translation and the 'horror' bit in them is not Death with the violin or the jumping skeletons...it's the high-ranking woman falling for the commoner.6yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/TrollXChromosomes
Looking inside a steelmaking furnace. A 17MW electric arc burns between the tip of a graphite electrode and the pool of molten steel and slag below.6yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Electrical arcing in a steelmaking furnace, shot with two crossed polarised filters over the lens.7yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Is there nothing better to do in the 'Gong on a stormy weekend? [from /r/gifs]8yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/australia
The colour of this tomato is so damn consistent that it looks like a fake tomato.6yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
The Washington Post provides a brilliant graphic showing the remoteness of the MH370 search area in the Southern Indian Ocean.10yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/news
Seen in /r/expectationvsreality... thought of you ladies. Mary Jane obviously steals bras from Superwoman, for every other woman Newton's law of attraction applies.9yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/TrollXChromosomes
Electrical arcing in a steelmaking furnace. Shot with two crossed polarised filters on the lens.7yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/gifs
I live 5 minutes from this distribution centre. Surely it's not going to take 3 business days to cross one meagre suburb?6yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/australia
Here in Australia, we've had a lot of rain over the past two weeks; something we're not really used to. Is it normal to find things like these? [x-post /r/rugbyunion]9yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/funny
MR after I get a migraine aura, I take a lie down, and the following headache is rather mild9yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/TrollYChromosome
MRW I'm researching Jabba's palace for a fanfic I'm writing and I stumble across the slaveleia wiki8yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/TrollYChromosome
This looks like a really huge plane on the ground, not an airborne plane.9yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The New Zealand parliament building - locally known as 'the beehive' - also looks like a Dalek.10yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
If helicopters fly because they beat the air into submission, or they're so ugly the earth repels them, then this thing ought to do well.6yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/funny
Why aren't these in-bus TV's destination boards already? Who do we have to email at Sydney Buses to make it so?11yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/sydney
This sucks - it seems like he's only being mentioned in conjunction with Hayne than in his own right.9yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/AFL
Lime-based slag in an arc furnace leaps as iron oxide is reduced to iron, releasing carbon monoxide in the process.8yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/gifs
The connection point for external backup power has pins instead of a socket.4yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
When the hot north-westerly starts to dominate in the afternoon and I lose the best way of cooling my apartment9yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/newcastle
I only just realised that this is meant to be a landing Falcon 9 booster. Well done, /r/spacex.7yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/place
I picked this up from a servo thinking it was a small tube of moisturizing cream. Nope - antiperspirant.7yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/CrappyDesign
What's this concentration of carbon monoxide sources just north of the Murray river?8yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/australia
Aftermath of a rolling mill cobble - 10mm diameter rebar all wadded up. Length of the mess, about 1.5m. Time to produce: 2 seconds.6yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
24°C in Newcastle this afternoon. Started out as a blustery, soggy day but dried out to a gorgeous afternoon... But there's more wet weather on the way, as this storm threatens.7yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/World_Weather
Aviators, this is the console of the SpaceX Dragon V2. What are your thought about functionality? Are there not enough hardware buttons or would you prefer the touchscreens?10yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/flying
So kangaroo is a fairly common sight in Australian city supermarkets, but it's the first time I've seen crocodile.10yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/pics
USS Iowa fires two rounds from Turrets 1 & 2 during a gunnery exercise in the Mediterranean. The rounds themselves can be seen in the upper-right corner of the photo.9yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/pics
Does anyone on /r/sydney know why there are all these banners throughout the city of Ampelmannchen around the world?11yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/sydney
'Melbourne Rectangular Stadium?' I know, they needed to differentiate it from the MCG or Docklands, but what name could they have called it?10yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/australia
Whatever projection Google Maps is using, it really gives an idea of the size of the Pacific Ocean, that New Zealand is not that close to Australia and shows how Australia is close in size to the Lower 48 States.11yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
Which industry is contributing the most to Sydney's economy? And what do the red and grey bars mean? Source article: http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/booming-sydney-carries-struggling-national-economy-20141127-11v4k5.html10yr ⋅ arcedup ⋅ r/CrappyDesign
