Machine of the Day

tempogain · May 27, 2018, 10:11am

mad_masala · May 27, 2018, 10:44am

Attila!

I’m going to buy it and conquer Asia and Europe.

politbureau · May 27, 2018, 11:52am

You got it backwards, Attila. The whole idea of scorched earth is to keep you from invading.

tempogain · May 27, 2018, 12:01pm

More precisely, to make you leave.

mad_masala · May 27, 2018, 12:19pm

Well, at least people would know where I passed by because nothing would grow (in a while) after me.

tempogain · May 27, 2018, 12:20pm

Could be a demoralizing strategy. Take away the scorched earth option

mad_masala · May 27, 2018, 12:36pm

Nah, I have a lot of free time.

Charlie_Jack · May 28, 2018, 8:45pm

On the less practical side:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRJlVJz6fC4

Charlie_Jack · June 2, 2018, 10:32am

The Great Eastern, the ship that laid the first functioning transatlantic telegraph cable (1866):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGfY4Zzq2fI

Charlie_Jack · June 8, 2018, 4:43pm

Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s SS Great Britain (1845-1886):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsr73Lp4SMk

tempogain · June 24, 2018, 1:28pm

mad_masala · June 24, 2018, 3:03pm

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Bicycle (well, sort of) of the day. Those guys drink beer while pedaling on the street. I’m not sure who’s on the steering. I find hard to believe that this is legal… but apparently it is a thing in several countries in Europe.