Homebrew CPU Engineering ToolBox Simple mechanisms explained Email Below you’ll find animated diagrams and explanations of how various mechanisms work. Some of these have been crucial to major evolutions in mechanisms and technology, and allow us to do anything from fire weaponry to make cars move with the press of a pedal. Maltese Cross mechanism powers second hand movement in the clock: Radial engines are used in aircraft. Reciprocating movements power steam engines in locomotives: Sewing machine: Manual transmission mechanism, also known as “stick shift” is used to change gears in vehicles: This mechanism is called constant-velocity joint and is used in front-wheel drive vehicles: Torpedo-boat destroyer system is used to destroy fleet in naval military operations: The Wankel engine is a type of internal combustion engine which uses a rotary design to convert pressure into a rotating motion instead of using reciprocating pistons: + Bonus – mechanism you can watch forever Leave your comment: You may also like these posts:
Shroomery - Magic Mushrooms: Which mushrooms grow wild in my area? Panaeolus subbalteatus (know as subbs by some people) is by far the most widely distributed psychoactive mushroom in the United States (if not the world). Although this mushroom is typically ranked as "weakly potent" to "moderately potent," it's all that some people will be able to find. This guide contains a very large amount of pictures of Panaeolus subbalteatus and it's most common, inactive, look-a-like Panaeolina foenisecii. First I will start off by explaining the best places and times of year to find these mushrooms. Habitat. Season and when to hunt. Look-a-likes / Description These mushrooms (subbs) tend to be a bit difficult to identify because there are many member of the Panaeolus and Panaeolina genera which look very similar to them. The easiest being the stem. Here are some pictures to illustrate some of the things I just discussed: Left to right these arrows point out the following (Photo by: Gumby) 1. Subbalteatus with whitish fringes on the gills (Photo by: Gumby)
Aerospace Digital Library printer Eating 10 hot dogs in 6 minutes and belching the national anthem may impress your friends, but neither of those feats will do much for your body—at least not much good. Instead, why not train yourself to do something that may actually pay off? We're not talking bench presses and interval training (though those do help). You can teach your body to cure itself from everyday health ailments—side stitches, first-date jitters, even hands that have fallen asleep. Just study this list, and the next time your friends challenge you to an ice cream eating contest, chow down: You know how to thaw a brain freeze—and 17 other tricks that'll make everyone think you're the next David Blaine. Do Them Right: To mazimize your workout, good form is a must. Cure a Tickling Throat When you were 9, playing your armpit was a cool trick. Experience Supersonic Hearing If you're stuck chatting up a mumbler at a cocktail party, lean in with your right ear. Overcome Your Most Primal Urge Need to pee? Feel No Pain
thomaspfeifer.net - Elektronik und AVR-Projekte, SMD löten, Tipps & Tricks zum Platinen herstellen er 11: Combustion (Updated 5/31/10) Chapter 11: Combustion(Thanks to David Bayless for his assistance in writing this section) Introduction - Up to this point the heat Q in all problems and examples was either a given value or was obtained from the First Law relation. However in various heat engines, gas turbines, and steam power plants the heat is obtained from combustion processes, using either solid fuel (e.g. coal or wood). liquid fuel (e.g. gasolene, kerosine, or diesel fuel), or gaseous fuel (e.g. natural gas or propane). In this chapter we introduce the chemistry and thermodynamics of combustion of generic hydrocarbon fuels - (CxHy), in which the oxydizer is the oxygen contained in atmospheric air. Note that we will not cover the combustion of solid fuels or the complex blends and mixtures of the hydrocarbons which make up gasolene, kerosene, or diesel fuels. Atmospheric Air contains approximately 21% oxygen (O2) by volume. where z is known as the stoichiometric coefficient for the oxidizer (air)
I write for myself and I'll say anything I damn well please Transcripts follow. (Source: Dexter; Image above, via NME.) Transcript December 2, 1996 Green Day P.O. Best Arms Exercise - Tumblr Share Email 9 Google + 38 Share Introduction The arms are one of the most noticeable body parts. While the best arms exercise includes a combination of resistance training exercises for both the front and back of the arms, we will be covering the most effective exercises to strengthen, build, and tone the biceps in this article. If you’re looking for information and exercises to build, tone, and strengthen your triceps, you will want to check out the best triceps exercises for men. A Crash Course in the Basic Arm Anatomy Will Help You Master the Best Arms Exercises It is Not as Simple as Just Biceps and Triceps There are many muscles which act on the wrist and elbow joints. There are Four Muscles Which Extend your Wrist and Four Muscles Which Flex Your Wrist These muscles play a key role in all exercises in which you have to hold a weight. The Biceps Flex and Supinate your Arms Arm flexion is the motion you would use to bring a can of beer up toward your mouth. Preacher Biceps Curls
How to turn off the friction in GTA IV A Youtube user has found a way to set the wheel friction of all the cars in GTA IV to a negative value. The resulting video he's taken of the madness is the funniest thing you'll see today. Read on for the video, and details on how to pull the same trick in your own copy of GTA IV. Turning off the friction in GTA IV means delving into your GTA IV data file which can be found in the 'common' folder of your GTA IV directory. If you don't fancy messing around with GTA IV's insides, Redditor benjgvps has handily uploaded a ready-edited version of the .dat file. There's a whole host of great GTA IV mods out there. [via Reddit]
How to make the bass in your car sound its best A pair of Kenwood subs in a Sound Ordnance enclosure One of the things I like most about subwoofers is that I can feel the musical emotion directly with my body. The low frequency beat often forces me to dance around, or, at the very least, nod my head along with the rhythm. That's why we all like music in the first place — it moves us. It can take a little time and effort to get the exact bass sound you want from your subs, but the rewards of a well-tuned subwoofer system are overwhelmingly cool and physically satisfying. First, set your speaker level Step 1 Keep in mind, distortion is the enemy: it destroys speakers, subs, and eardrums. With the amp gain set low, play some music and turn up your receiver's volume until you hear the music distorting; then back off the volume until the music sounds clean again. Now, turn the amp's gain up until you hear distortion again; then back off the gain slightly until the distortion goes away. Now you're ready for some bass Blending it all together