tingilinde

scaling a rubberband airplane

functional clothing

Declassified photos of Army clothing form the late 60s through the early 90s.

when function is the goal

 

 

preparing for the russians

The Swedes and Finns regularly use their road systems as runways. In a war with Russia this could be extremely important. The problem is other NATO countries haven't built the appropriate infrastructure and, with the exception of the Swedish Gripen, the current generation of fighters aren't designed for highway use.

 

on the terrible mercedes ev fire in korea

In a parking garage for a few days and not charging - the fire did serious damage and has people in the hospitral

 

mist and lights

How the cauldron at the Paris Olympics works 

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So, how does it work? Basically, water is sprayed and beams of light are projected onto the mist, creating the illusion of flames. "The ring of fire, almost [seven meters] in diameter, incorporates 40 LED spotlights to illuminate the cloud created by 200 high-pressure misting nozzles. Above all, EDF has succeeded in guaranteeing the flow of electricity and water 60 [meters] above the ground, when the Cauldron is in flight," they said in a press release.

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a tip of the hat to Greg

 

boundary of the great fire of london

an interesting map

 

mongolian fusion conquers paris

Normally the Olympic team uniforms worn in opening and closing ceremonies are fairly boring.  The Mongolian designs have apparently gone viral.  They're from a tiny design house in Mongolia. 

a tip of the hat to Jheri

 

 

a comparison of chopsticks

a tip of the hat to Sarah

the lighthouse on stóridrangur

Not an easy construction task is something of an understatement.

 

converting office space into apartments

Much has been written about how ill-suited office building are for conversion. Some are taking a different approach - go to areas that are desirable to live in (Manhattan for young single workers), don't worry about making the apartments super-desirable, but make them slightly less expensive than convention apartments and assume tenants will leave in a few years anyway. 

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All his apartments are market-rate properties, so what he creates is élite but ordinary, luxurious but cramped, permanent but marginal. Avinash Malhotra, an architect who has done several conversions with Berman, noted that a single office tower can be carved up into hundreds of little units, as in a hotel. “He is not making housing for the homeless,” Malhotra said. “But I often joke among my employees that what we do is slums for the rich.”

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