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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

I bet if a mushroom could lap water out of your hand with a tongue that a gently drinking mushroom tongue on your hand would be the softest and gentlest thing.

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

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

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

I can't with how weak Arthur looks in this scene, sliding down the wall, wheezing, going completely limp for a moment before Abigail gives him his knife. Not to mention the pained face and small nod before Abigail has to pull him up with both hands.

Totally forgot to post the rest of these designs here! More to follow soon :-)

Doodles below!

Catch Up Tag

tagged by @flownwrong (<3)

Last song I listened to: Last.fm says it's Phtalates by Uboa. who knows how many times i tried to get into this exact album with no much success

Favourite colour: i'd say blue and all its hues

Currently watching: rewatching BrBa + watched first season of better call saul yeeeeeee

Last movie: i honestly don't remember leeeets say it was either brokeback mountain or the power of the dog bc i saw both of these in one day but i don't remember the order

Currently reading: The Road by cormac mccarthy and animal farm by george orwell and some horror story from r/nosleep (yes at the same time yes i fail spectacularly at keeping my attention on at least one of these for more than 5 minutes)

Coffee or Tea: savage question. i mostly drink tea throughout my day but i will die without my iced lattes or espresso tonic. i'd say. energy drinks. monster energy strawberry dreams

Current obsessions: rdr2 DUH i am not THAT insane as i used to be less than a month ago but this is still the thing that i think the most about

Last Googled: gustav gun + was gale brba was in love with walt like you don't just gift leaves of grass to your colleague whom you adore gale i know what you are

Last thing you ate and really enjoyed: macdondalds beesechurger

Currently working on: NOT DYING + ,my work tasks + not dying I GUESS idk my anxiety is through the roof this week i got nausea just from calling my riding school to book a lesson tomorrow please let me crawl under a rock and stay there until the end of times

im not tagging anyone!!!!!!!! because i am anxious. if you want to participate you might take it from my blogf or idk

Red Dead Redemption 2 was so real for creating the most in-depth, realistic clothing system I've ever seen in any game, and exclusively using it on burly, unhygienic men.

You choose every layer, every accessory, with dozens to hundreds of each to choose from. You can go in and fine-tune minute details like whether or not to roll up the shirt sleeves, or button the collar, or whether to wear your pants under your boots. These clothes get dirty in real time depending on what you do in the game. Mud, dust and blood linger unless washed off. Every garment has a warmth rating based on its material, and the game calculates what temperatures an outfit is suitable for based on the combined total. Dressing too cold or warm for the weather causes health debuffs.

You can choose which way he parts his hair, and whether he gels it. If you eat too much he gets bulkier and gains a double chin, and if you eat too little he can go underweight and get all bony and sallow. Both of these states come with stat changes. His hair and beard grow in real game time, and you need to routinely style and shave his facial hair if you want any style other than a full Santa. You need to bathe him regularly or people will start commenting on his BO, and he'll start visibly appearing filthy long before that. He sunburns in the sun, and in the heat he becomes slick and glossy with sweat.

This shit is IN DEPTH. It blows the customization systems of actual fashion-centric games like tf2, Monster Hunter and Splatoon out of the water in every regard. They honestly look basic in comparison. It's a paradigm shift for sure once you experience RDR2's level of customization. Everything else starts to feel smaller.

The player character all this customization is applied to, and I simply cannot stress this enough, is a 36 year old, 6'3" smoker weighing well over 200 pounds, with facial hair thicker than a sheepdogs, forearms like gnarled tree trunks and a dark, dense forest of body hair covering every reasonable surface. His skin is pocked and marred with scars from a rugged, nomadic lifestyle, and his teeth are the colour of cornbread. He has a thick southern accent, is a known mean drunk and knows how to skin pretty much any North American animal. He has never worn deodorant, flossed or moisturized. He eats canned beans, fruit and the like by simply pouring them into his mouth and gulping, often while walking or riding a horse at full gallop.

I can think of NO better use case for such customization. Not some fresh-faced little twink, not some busty anime babe. Just a gross, hairy, unwashed homeless dude with crippling self esteem issues and a chest broader than a barrel laid lengthwise. A non fashion-centric game, certainly a non-fashion centric character, but for some reason the best clothing and customization system ever concieved, bar none. What the fuck.