The changing dreamscape. We don't really know how steam engines would have evolved because they were out-competed by diesel engines. The steam engine really became obsolete because it was incapable of turning *particular* dreams into reality.
Harry On Sun, Jan 2, 2022 at 9:08 PM William Beaty <[email protected]> wrote: > > Live steam. No upper temperature limit. Steam jet flays tissue right > off bones, chars bones. Also, OST Buster Keaton inertial compensators, > for infinite-acceleration brakes, back when Star Trek was still in > the silent film era, and only had one warp nacelle, painted black. > > > > > On Sun, 2 Jan 2022, H LV wrote: > > > In this short clip Buster Keaton lights a cigarette by pressing it > against > > the boiler of a steam locomotive. > > Would the surface of the boiler get hot enough to do that? > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AIyB_-HYcs > > > > Harry > > > > > > > > > > (((((((((((((((((( ( ( ( ( (O) ) ) ) ) ))))))))))))))))))) > William J. Beaty SCIENCE HOBBYIST website > billb at amasci com http://amasci.com > EE/programmer/sci-exhibits amateur science, hobby projects, sci fair > Seattle, WA 206-762-3818 unusual phenomena, tesla coils, weird sci
