What to do with Over-Engineered $700 Computer Wheels.
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five things tagged “engineering”
CNC Mountains
Dom Ricciobene makes stunning 3D topographic maps, and very satisfying time-lapses, with a CNC machine. Like this one (don’t want to embed Instagram.) Here’s one of Westeros 💯…
The Ferrari 512 S Modulo Concept
Designed by Pininfarina all the way back in 1970 (!) 😍 🤤…
It’s what they do at Google
In addition, engineers have commoditized many technical solutions that used to be challenging in the past 15 years. Scaling used to be a tough challenge, not any more for many companies. In fact, part of my daily job is to prevent passionate engineers from reinventing wheels in the name of achievin…
1:1 Lego Bugatti Chiron
Astounding. No glue, 1 million Technic elements Total weight: 1,500 kg 5.3HP Engine 2,304 Power Functions motors 4,032 Technic gear wheels 2,016 Technic cross axles Est torque 92 Nm Functional rear spoiler and speedometer 13,438 man hours How they made it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtbYWN…