Shift change photo

[Mikel]

Boot from the wreck of the USS Monitor

 

[arse_sidewards]

Bridge that's local to me

They were supposed to remove the tolls on I90 in MA once construction was paid for. That was a pretty common way to fund infrastructure back in the day.

Of course pieces of shit being pieces of shit the tolls were never removed.

 

[Mikel]

 

[Sceep]

Thats a badass bullet trap!

 

[mjlogan88]

I know I posted these at the old place. Sorry if its a repost here but they are fitting

Doxford and Sons shipbuilding

 

[budget76]

the scale of those old shipbuilding pictures always amazes me what they built/handled 100 years ago

 

[Mikel]

 

[Mikel]

 

[Mikel]

88 PPSH-41 submachine guns in the bomb bay of a Soviet Tu-2 bomber. Known as the "Hedgehog", it was to fly over formations of enemies and unleash all 88 PPSH-41s simultaneously. This system had a theoretical rate of fire of 79,000 rounds per minute.

 

[Steve300xcw]

holy shit

 

[Mikel]

 

[Mikel]

holy shit

All that falling brass is bound to hurt someone.

 

[arse_sidewards]

The more things change the more things stay the same.

 

[Winchested]

Shift change in the steel mill happens in the showers, very much like jail. Y'all want photos...

 

[Mikel]

Liberty motor construction at the Lincoln factory. 1917.

 

[Mikel]

 

[Mikel]

German engineering. Because two pushrods would be too easy.

 

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German engineering. Because two pushrods would be too easy.

lots of old overhead cam stuff used quill shafts like that
airplane and tank engines

much prefer that over a timing belt or chain

 

[arse_sidewards]

much prefer that over a timing belt or chain

My understanding is you start running into harmonic issues at the higher speeds that engines of typical automotive displacements want to be turning.

Basically you have all the harmonics of a gear drive plus shafts twisting that really fucks you with resonance at some speeds.

 

[Mikel]

 

[Mikel]

While flyovers are common at sporting events today, one particular flyby in 1943 caught spectators and players by surprise as it was totally unplanned!

Lt. Jack W. Watson of the U.S. Army Air Force and his crew, along with three other crews, were flying to Maine as a stopover en route to England. As they passed New York City, The 21-year-old freckled-face Watson realized that the World Series was just starting and decided to do an impromptu visit. The flight of four Flying Fortresses buzzed Yankee Stadium where the Yankees were taking on the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1 of the 1943 World Series. They enjoyed it so much, they decided to make two more passes, on the third pass flying so low, one reporter said it looked like they would clip the stadium's flag poles!

New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, who attended the game, was outraged and demanded the USAAF investigate. They did, but given the need for pilots in World War II, the four pilots, including Watson, were given a $75 fine and the matter was dropped.

As for Watson, he would go on to complete 35 missions in the war effort and in a radio interview remarked that he hoped Mayor La Guardia, would forgive him. La Guardia, hearing of Watson’s plea, sent him a cable stating:

“Delighted to get your message. All is forgiven. Congratulations. I hope you never run out of altitude. Happy landings. Will be seeing you soon.”

 

[SomeGuyFromOlympia]

“Delighted to get your message. All is forgiven. Congratulations. I hope you never run out of altitude. Happy landings. Will be seeing you soon.”

gave him his 75.00 back right?
that had to be three months of pay back then

 

[Firstram]

gave him his 75.00 back right?
that had to be three months of pay back then

They should be paying royalties for the armed services advertising idea

 

[Mikel]

Interesting tractor contraption.

 

[Sceep]

Interesting tractor contraption.

Had to dig into that a little.

Rein-Guided Tractors.

Douglas Self, ,

www.douglas-self.com

 

[Penetrode Offroad]

Oh I need that fugly thing.

How awesome would that have been? Gives me chills just thinking about the era and 4 of them bitches flying over head.

gave him his 75.00 back right?
that had to be three months of pay back then

1300 dollars in todays time.

 

[Tech Tim]

Mikel, Do you know where that is or anything about it?

 

[Mikel]

Mikel, Do you know where that is or anything about it?

Some random FB post. I would do a Google Images search if I were that interested.

 

[00nissanguy]

 

[Tech Tim]

Some random FB post. I would do a Google Images search if I were that interested.

It's got WA plates, hoping it is close to me and for sale.