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Here's an example: Dogs were used in smaller hamster-wheels to turn roasting spits in Britain. There was even a special breed, called not unreasonably "the turnspit" for the purpose, but so far as I can discover at present this was the only British application of dogpower.... more
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Rated by Chohrge on Sep 10 2008, 4:59am
What a beautiful and clever site !!
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Museum of retro Technology. Smashing site.
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Rated by Zigphroid on Oct 21 2007, 5:00pm
Great site with lots of over-ambitious and poorly executed inventions!
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Rated by stevetempo on Oct 17 2007, 2:58am
The technology that never quite came into it's own...or the paths not taken...very interesting stuff...you Alternate History people will love this place...A Pneumatic Network: The Mechanical Internet...
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A treasure trove of nearly forgotten technology. Monowheels, rocket powered bicycles, steam vehicles (even aeroplanes), fluidic/pneumatic technology, mechanical computers, evaporative engines, and much more.
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Rated by xique on Oct 12 2007, 9:39am
A delightful compendium of obsolete contraptions.
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Rated by Herald on Apr 24 2007, 1:56am
Fascinating range of old, unlikely technologies, including combat cutlery, hot-air-driven gramophones, the ammonia motor, and Herr Richter's alarming rocket-powered bicycle of 1931.
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I can spend hours browsing these beautiful things...
