Bailong Elevator , also known as the Hundred Dragons Elevator , is a glass elevator located in the Wulingyuan area of Zhangjiajie, China. It is considered to be the worldâs tallest outdoor elevator, standing at a height of 1,070 feet.
If thereâs an superlative example of construction project, youâll find it in China.
Iâve seen this view. Florida gulf coast, July, summer storm, high chop.
Snake Bridge on Macclesfield Canal. Astbury Congleton, England.
Bring back artisanal masonry.
LucerneâsKappelbrĂźcke (Chapel Bridge) was built in 1360.
I got to walk across when I visited in 2014. Switzerland is like a 2-sided time warp: part medieval village, part urban futurescape.
Memorization does have value. It allows you to work faster, reduces overhead of collaboration, reduces cognitive overhead in general :
Gilbert Williams, Entrance Into the Earth.
Sleepy.
Centuripe â a Sicilian town that looks like a person.
Browsing maps is my favorite way into new rabbit holes. Now central Sicily is on the travel wishlist.
Neat tool for the curious when traveling.
âDepthscrapersâ
When will we build one?
Not many things as satisfying as milling rough lumber. And watching the remnants collect.
I want a future of ringworld colonies and Dyson spheres.
Raptor engines in hi-res.
Captain Kirk making the case for âmuddling through.â
Art Deco Trains.
Environmental challenge + gradual adaptation + eons of time = magic.
The baron caterpillar. Nature finds a way.
The human use of human beings - Cybernetics and Society.
Man â machine symbiosis.
If our farms in 2150 donât look like this, weâve failed.
Ecco the Dolphin was such a weird (awesome) game. Created an entire aesthetic blended from science fiction, solarpunk, and SeaQuest DSV-style futurism.
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