Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Building a tracked scooter

A fellow named Bob builds a tracked personal vehicle. He calls it sort of a Segway, but it looks like sort of a scooter to me hence my post title. He doesn't show his design drawings, but he does cover his manufacturing methods and the steps he takes. Not everything works the way he envisioned, and so he does a lot of minor changes to get it all to work. The four videos cover the entire process of building, and then riding, the thing.

 

Sunday, January 25, 2026

Paintings of fire

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Like waterfalls, fire is hard to paint because its nature is that it is never static, rather it is ever changing. That is the fascination of sitting by a campfire. Still, artists have taken their brushes to it and tried to capture it essence. Below are campfires, hearths, wildfires, house fires, and even a dumpster fire. Enjoy.

Friday, January 23, 2026

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Building runways

This video discusses the problems and considerations of airport runway design and structure. The difference of the weight, due to fuel, of an airplane taking off and landing had never occurred to me. It is an interesting video.

 

Sunday, January 18, 2026

Philip Norman's paintings

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Philip Norman (1842–1931) was an English artist who focused on old London, to document it before it disappeared. His paintings were frequently accompanied by historical information about the buildings. His palette is rather muted as he is primarily interested in detailing the old buildings.   

Philip Norman

Friday, January 16, 2026