MODERN MACHINES AND INVENTIONS MAGAZINE

These retro-future fictitious covers are the work of Chet Phillips.

Staredown on the Pequod

Cover illustration for Moby Dick, Gerard DuBois (2023)

[Found here.]

Christmas in Space

[Images found scattered around the Pinternest. Click imagef for larger view.]

Media Bias

Images reposted from here and here for commentary on news media’s frequent use of Lying By Omission only, and has nothing to do with the conflict between Antinous and his attack on Odysseus.

Top image (uncolored) found here, with story: Continue reading “Media Bias”

OrismologIcal Hot Links

A Little Change, Cam Cole 2019 Demo CDThat’s not a band. He’s one guy, a street performer, with videos.

One fried egg.

Tornado omelet.

Surprised octopussy.

100 YEARS OF SLIDERS!

Historic bus stop shelter.

THIS thread is a must read.

Gelmerbahn descent in real time.

Let’s go. You’re singing it wrong.”

Who was known as “the Boss of the Plains”?

Intestines of non-uniform stiffness mold the corners of wombat feces. Duh.

Renowned cold-case detective J. Warner Wallace discusses the credibility of New Testament eyewitnesses.

[Top image is from Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi & Ron Barrett, 1988.]


From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.


Henri Lanos 1888 – Les Travaux de la Tour Eiffel – La Grande Echelle

Henri Lanos (1859-1929) was a French illustrator and painter whose work appeared in French magazines like La Caricature, L’Illustration and Je Sais Tout. He was member of the Société des Artistes Français (French Artists Society).

3-point perspective (1 point + zenith + right) is awesome. He even detailed rivets, and showed Paris’ 1855 Palais de l’Industrie in the distance.

[Found here, via here.]

The .GIF Friday Post No. 589 – Continental Drift, Cat Pwnage & More Cat Pwnage

[Found here, here and here.]

1960 Pontiac Sled

This wide ride fit in very few parking spaces, and on the road the margin of error was slim. That’s why you see so few of them anymore. Looks like the snow pack is up to the railing at this resort, so the snowbunny on the left must be about 9-feet tall, too.

[Found here. Related post here. More in our new Automotive Section.]

Card Game

[Original source unknown and I don’t remember where I found it. A Tineye search produced no matches.]

1968 Pontiac Firebird With The 9-Foot Tall Escort Option.

[Found here.]