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Posted on 01/03/24 08:42:24 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Challenge 994: Pumping iron
I photographed this back at the Cambridge Museum of Technology, on a repeat visit a few weeks ago. I have absolutely no idea what it is, but I thought it could have new life as a handy household appliance. See what you can make of it… High res is here.  |
Posted on 01/03/24 09:03:15 AM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
It's a 2-cylineer Brotherhood steam engine coupled to a Crompton-Parkinson alternator. |
Posted on 01/03/24 12:15:34 PM |
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josephine harvatt
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Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
It's a wimwam for a mustard machine! _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 01/03/24 1:17:30 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
Wow! Double points for you! |
Posted on 01/03/24 1:49:45 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
Our Man in Havana! _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 01/03/24 2:55:21 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
Precisely! |
Posted on 02/03/24 05:18:39 AM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
You will all go blind while extracting this one. |
Posted on 02/03/24 3:14:24 PM |
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GKB
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Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
 _________________ Have you ever noticed that all the instruments designed to detect intelligent life are pointing away from the Earth? |
Posted on 02/03/24 4:04:55 PM |
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GKB
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Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
 _________________ If at first you don't succeed then skydiving is not for you. |
Posted on 02/03/24 5:51:06 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
Well that’s an entertaining start Gordon. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 02/03/24 5:53:37 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
 _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 02/03/24 8:58:48 PM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
Gordon, David, both entertaining starts. |
Posted on 02/03/24 9:30:04 PM |
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lwc
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Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
Ditto...  |
Posted on 02/03/24 10:11:33 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
Thanks Michael and Loyd. This one's ............. FOR MOVIE BUFFS  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 03/03/24 00:06:56 AM |
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lwc
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Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
Looks like Alec Guinness, but other than that I have no idea. 
Edit: It finally came to me although I've only seen the film one time about fifteen years ago. Should have been more obvious after prior comments by David and Steve. |
Posted on 03/03/24 00:12:35 AM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3125 Reply |
Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
Letting the car warm up before giving Max a ride back to the Thunderdome… Disclaimer: Car was AI generated and then modified by me. Background is probably AI but found in a Google image search. There are two animated rats in the animation, I’m pointing them out only because they are so small and dark that it is unlikely that anyone would spot them. |
Posted on 03/03/24 06:34:34 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
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Posted on 03/03/24 09:31:03 AM |
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GKB
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Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
Thanks guys. Looking forward to seeing others' entries 👍 _________________ Whatever you do in life do it with the enthusiasm of a 4-year old in a Batman suit. |
Posted on 03/03/24 11:55:55 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
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Posted on 03/03/24 2:32:59 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5556 Reply |
Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
Loyd I've only found one rat even knowing I need to look. I've been having similar apocalyptic/steam punky thoughts. Ben I find the steam vacuum very clever - just enough echo of the original yet radically different. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
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