Oh Ok So It Turns Out Ive Been Borrowing Grief From The Future ! It Turns Out Ive Been Preparing To Lose

a story is true, a story is untrue…

arthur truly suffers more than jesus on the cross i love him

(cw body horror / cw guts) full second painting under the cut

i hate taking western riding lessons because the club boards in a Serious sportsmanship school so i am constantly surrounded by huge, glossy, powerful purebred horses. it was a goddamn miracle that i was able to concentrate on my learning process and the trainer's commands while sharing the arena with a clydesdale (i haven't seen one irl before). same with friesians like holy shit

NOT EVERY REMINDER YOU GET IS GOING TO BE "GENTLE"

idk comic about how I need to learn to take it easier on myself

charles and albert is an interaction I would love to see... 1) charles would be so down with albert's mission and 2) albert heaping praise about arthur's involvement to someone arthur knows would be funny. especially if he is there to hear it lol

The reduction gears and steam turbines under construction at the General Electric Plant, circa March 1942.

Based on the date and the fact USS Iowa (BB-61) and USS Missouri (BB-63) were the only Iowa Class Battleships to receive General Electric gears and turbines, these are most likely for USS Missouri.

There are four sets of double reduction cross-compound geared turbines, with each turbine set driving a single shaft. “They offered almost 10-1 reduction to allow the turbines to run at much higher and more efficient rpm. These are some of the most critical components of the powerplant and one of the things which allowed long ranges in US battleships.“

A man is shown deburring the edges of teeth with a file.

Note that they are double helix which eliminates axial thrust while providing the quieter running and increased strength of helically cut gears.

Photographed by Dmitri Kessel of LIFE Magazine. Identify by Peter Deforest.

LIFE Magazine Archive: 121941, 121944, 121942, 121943, 121940, 121945, 121946, 121949

Ah, fine literature.

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