Amazing Contraptions: The “Davy Crockett”
I profiled this amazing little piece of Cold War history recently, as those who have already listened to our Guns & Ammo meeting know, but I wanted to go ahead and put up some pics of it as well....
View ArticleSteam-Powered Speed Record!
Fred Marriott and the Stanley Steamer. Yes, the Stanley Steamer. After five score and three years of holding the land speed record for a steam-powered vehicle, the dusty crown of the honorable Fred...
View ArticleScience Playing Catch Up With 1901 Technology
I came across this article from CNN the other day, about a company called WiTricity, derived from an M.I.T. research group. They are experimenting with the wireless transfer of electricity. Being the...
View ArticleAutomotive Adventure – Why now is a great time to be a car guy…. err,...
In one of our podcasts (back when we all lived close enough we still did podcasts) it was pointed out that I have a mild affliction for cars. I’m not sure where the mania stems from, but I’ve always...
View ArticleReturn of the Rigid Airship
It’s a well-known fact that a Gentleman Adventurer’s favored mode of travel is by dirigible. Unfortunately, it’s getting harder and harder to find a travel agent to book passage by rigid airship these...
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