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The Wright Brothers weren’t meager
I was surprised a while back to read that the Wright Brothers’ contribution to flight was regarded as ‘meager.’ So after reading two biographies about the Wright Brothers, what did I learn? The Wright Brothers built a wind tunnel to … Continue reading
Sixty plus years of plastics
I just finished reading a book, The Production and Properties of Plastics. I won’t link to Amazon.com, because it probably isn’t there. The book was written shortly after World War II. I learned what a sprue is. I wonder if … Continue reading
Life without risers
Risers are the pressurized pipes which receive oil from the wellhead. The problem with my design is that I didn’t want there to be any pressure on the wellhead containment (ie, spillinator). So instead, I have an ROV (remote operated … Continue reading
Memory Palaces and Virtual Reality
Recently, I read The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci, which is about a sixteenth century Portugese monk who goes to China as a missionary. Why? That is, not why did he go to China but why did I read the … Continue reading
Linear Analog Clock
We have round analog clocks and digital clocks, but I haven’t seen a linear analog clock. I think it sends a different psychological message to the viewer: that time is moving forward. Or at least, left to right.
Spillinator Version 3
This design is somewhat downscaled from the earlier version but retains the essential features. The riser hook-up valves are on the side, and now they use the roof of the spillinator as a platform. The relief hatches are mounted on … Continue reading
Spillinator Build
I’m going through a redesign phase on the oil spill housing. For convenience’s sake, I’ve decided to call it the ‘spillinator.’ Here are shown the first two levels. Note that these are 8’x20’x8.5′ intermodal shipping containers. In this design, there … Continue reading
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Capping the Oil Spill with Shipping Containers
The basic idea is to put a containment box over the oil well. The box is constructed from intermodal shipping containers (aka TEUs — twenty foot equivalent units). It can be assembled on the ocean floor. The TEUs can be … Continue reading
Lego soap dish model
I went to the Lego store yesterday and assembled a model of my soap dish. It really doesn’t look too much like the Sketchup version, does it? And it doesn’t hold soap very well, either. But the basic process is … Continue reading
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