[QUOTE=Xyzzy;368544][url]http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/03/for-sale-on-ebay-one-lightly-used-soviet-bear-bomber-low-mileage/[/url][/QUOTE]


sadness

[QUOTE=Xyzzy;368544][URL]http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/03/for-sale-on-ebay-one-lightly-used-soviet-bear-bomber-low-mileage/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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"[B]A little TLC and it could become a supervillain's airborne lair."[/B]

[/code]Retina...

Edit: I just saw chappy's post. retina must have already acquired it...

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"[B]A little TLC and it could become a supervillain's airborne lair."[/B]

[/code]Retina...

Edit: I just saw chappy's post. retina must have already acquired it...[/QUOTE]I like the AF1 much better. One needs a bit of comfort else how to think up cunning evil plans?

Tesla's (reputed) favorite invention
 

Interesting animated explanation of the (bladeless) Tesla turbine with an 80 krpm model.
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(not very interesting) demo of a 10 kW, 850 rpm Tesla turbine generator.
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EDIT: When driven through the shaft, it functions as a pump, with the air entering at the hub. Supposedly, on his deathbed, Tesla said "my turbine" was his favorite invention.

There is also a video of such a turbine made from the stacked platters of an HDD.

EDIT2: 20 kW hydro installation using a pump for a turbine, and a 3 phase motor as a single phase alternator.
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[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA019000CRH0"]Star Trek Enterprise NCC-1701[/URL] [SPOILER]Pizza Cutter[/SPOILER]

[QUOTE=Batalov;369640][URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA019000CRH0"]Star Trek Enterprise NCC-1701[/URL] [SPOILER]Pizza Cutter[/SPOILER][/QUOTE]

LOL! Both of us here cracked up over this one! :lol:

A bit off-topic, but is anyone watching the fan made web series [URL="http://www.startrekcontinues.com/"]Star Trek Continues?[/URL]

I've watched the first one--though admittedly I was also playing Hearthstone at the same time--and it seems like a pretty faithful rendition of original series with some nods to later developments like holodecks and ship's councilors.

The second episode is out and the third is filming now. Apparently it's a collaboration of a bunch of Star Trek fans who work in the film industry and borrow/steal/create the props.

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