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[firecat]

A friend sent this to me. It contains a ~20 minute video. I replied "I love everything about this. How did you know?!?" I'm not sure how many people it would appeal to, but I couldn't not share it in case there were any.
-Power tools (lathing, welding, etc.)
-Heavy metal music
-Precision weighing, measuring, and design illustrations
-Trial and error
-A fluffy Tuxedo cat named Trixie
-Slo-mo photography
-DESTRUCTION
If you're only in it for the cat, go to 14:05. She wanders back and forth for about a minute.

https://laughingsquid.com/high-speed-camera-on-lawnmower-blade/

Comments

[cynthia1960]

I had to share this with Emma, it's a MOOD.

[firecat]

It totally works, doesn't it?

[azurelunatic]

Oh, this sounds like it will appeal to my Mythbusters side!

[firecat]

Yes, it's that sort of thing. [Love the icon]

[sonia]

That was way more entertaining than I expected. Thank you! Also wow that's a lot of precision equipment and skill in its use for a little side project.

[firecat]

Isn't it amazingly entertaining?

As for the amount of work that went into it, that reminds me of a favorite quote: "If you have a talent, use it in every which way possible. Don't hoard it. Don't dole it out like a miser. Spend it lavishly like a millionaire intent on going broke." -- Brendan Francis

[sonia]

That's a good quote.

I still have a "yes, but..." on this particular project, though. All that work, to take video of things being destroyed. The most satisfying moment for me was when the whole mechanism spun perfectly smoothly. I kinda wish I had stopped there.

[firecat]

I like the "relatively harmless destruction of relatively unimportant stuff" angle of this genre of vid (see also the Hydraulic Press Channel), but I can definitely respect your preferred stopping place.