Just an Earth-Bound Misfit: The Rantings of an Aging, Armed, Pinko Chick

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck,
"FOFF" = Felonious Old Fat Fuck,
"COFF" = Convicted Old Felonious Fool,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset,
A/K/A P01135809, A/K/A Dementia Donnie, A/K/A Felon^34,
A/K/A Dolt-45, A/K/A Don Snoreleone

Friday, December 3, 2010

Wait, What?

A steam-powered record player:

6 comments:

Nangleator said...: I haven't played this video, since I'm at work. But I'll assume the steampunk record player is playing a Kraftwerk album.; 12/03/2010 10:09 AM
Allan S said...: As an ex navy puke with a steam ticket...I WANT ONE!; 12/03/2010 10:28 AM
Comrade Misfit said...: Nangleator, I wouldn't know.; 12/03/2010 1:30 PM
Cujo359 said...: No, Nangleator, they chose the Sex Pistols for some reason. Perhaps that's because the singer's voice warbled somewhat naturally.

In any event, it sounds about like you'd expect when you hook a toy steam engine up to a turntable using belt drive and a minimal flywheel. I'd think a better design would be something where the engine runs a big flywheel, which in turn runs the turntable via a belt.

If the engine had a good enough governor, it just might work.; 12/03/2010 5:21 PM
Cujo359 said...: Hmm. Now that I look at it in fullscreen, that looks like quite a large flywheel, actually. Just reinforces my point, though. Toy steam engines don't turn at anything remotely close to a constant rate.

Still, it's a cute idea.; 12/03/2010 5:44 PM
Mr. Natural said...: How about a little steam engine that runs a little generator for the 12 volts DC needed to run the typical turntable? Other than THAT, it is a very cool little invention, good sound quality or not. thanks!; 12/03/2010 10:01 PM