Seen on the street in Kyiv.

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 31, 2021

Because It's Friday

A 600-hp stationary engine:



Think about the relative sizes of a 600-hp gasoline engine or a turbine.
Posted by on or about 09:30
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3 comments:

w3ski said...

Pardon my ignorance, but what does it do besides turn and reciprocate? It's not for driving posts.
w3ski

12/31/2021 10:59 AM
Comrade Misfit said...

It was a pipeline pumping engine for a natural gas pipeline.

12/31/2021 11:03 AM
Eck! said...

They or similar were also used for running a whole factory though
shafting and belts, providing electricity, and pumping water
among other uses.

What was impressive is the number of hours they would run
continuously.

There is a nice Corliss up in Maine (Maine transportation
museum, Knox county).



Eck!

1/01/2022 9:54 AM

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