May 2010
9 posts
Los Angeles Oil Pumps as The Perpetual Motion... →
Perpetual motion would occur in a device or system if a motion, once started, were to continue indefinitely. Oil pumps in Los Angeles started drilling for oil in 1892, when a miner named Edward Doheny began drilling for oil on a residential lot to the northeast of the then-small town of Los Angeles; and oil pumps in L. A. had never stop moving since that moment. Can we refer to perpetual motion...
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Cincinnati Subway →
The Cincinnati Subway is by far the most famous abandoned subway on the planet. It’s also one of Cincinnati’s most infamous landmarks, and aside from randomly scheduled and extremely expensive tours, no one ever gets to see it. Conveniently, it’s a stones throw away from the Local Architecture headquarters. So myself and Gordon Bombay from Queen City Disco decided it was about...
Underground Missile Silos as a Home →
When you google the words “underground misile silos” is striking to see that almost the complete first page refers to underground missile site properties for sale. Most of the bussiness is currently taking place in the US, but the underground misile silos can be found not only in the US, but in several countries around Europe and in countries that formerly were part of The Republics of the...
WatchThe Zollverein World Cultural Heritage – formerly known as the “most beautiful coal mine in the world”. In 2001 Zollverein was inscribed into the list of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites. The beginnings in the 19th century. The industrial revolution was under way in the Ruhr Area. Coking coal was needed – the “black gold” lay in the ground below Zollverein. The huge...
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