“Because between 15 and 20% of a car’s emissions are produced during its manufacture, the optimal age for a car, the paper says, is 19 years. It would make more sense for the government to pay us to keep our old bangers on the road.” Read at Monbiot.
The development of the electric motor
March 15, 2009 by Filed Under: Engines & Motors, Obsolete technology
Picture gallery at the Spark Museum.
Lost knowledge
March 14, 2009 by Filed Under: Uncategorized
Makezine goes low-tech with a weekly column on lost knowledge and a special issue (on paper).
Steam log haulers
February 22, 2009 by Filed Under: Obsolete technology, Steam
Steam log haulers: The handful of
Lombard steam log haulers known to still exist today are a part of
history that illustrates the ingenuity of those who came before us.
That history came alive Saturday as one of these surviving 19-ton
machines steamed into action in Brunswick.
