In this video, we explore the fascinating story of the Brennan Monorail, an innovative train from the early 1900s designed by Louis Brennan. This monorail defied conventional physics by balancing on a... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 1 month 4 weeks ago • 84 views • 8:33

One year ago, Spot graduated from its early adopter program and began shipping out to workplaces around the world. From construction sites and power plants to mines and universities, today Spot is up-and-running... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 119 views • 1:18

YouTube description: The Roadmachines Mono-Rail may have been the only truly useful, fit-for-purpose monorail in the world. Of the hundreds that were built, most were never meant for passengers. But... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 443 views • 3:24

Extremism is the enemy. We give it a bunch of names, put it on a fake spectrum, and rail on each other about how our extremes will be better, but it's all the same thing. Extremism is the enemy. Welcome... continue reading

posted by nanrod 6 years 6 months ago • 652 views • 17:35

US Car Number 1, the Ferdinand Magellan, sits in the Gold Coast Railway Museum in Miami. It's 120 tonnes of bulletproof, armoured railcar: a train carriage designed to move the President of the United... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 400 views • 4:59

They use Thermite to form the weld because standard welding does not give 100% weld penetration. If you listen carefully, you can hear the ping sound when the rails fully join.

posted by Mordhaus 1 decade 1 year 9 months 2 weeks ago • 1,623 views • 3:49

Happy October, Month of the Hexaflexagon! Oct. 21st is the annual Celebration of Mind, in honor of Martin Gardner. Maybe you'd like to host or attend a flexagon party sometime around then, or learn about... continue reading

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