"Incredibly detailed retro-future imaginary space art technical illustrations:
rocket ships, transporters, nuclear trains and schematics of fuel systems etc
produced by an eccentric German during the 20th cent. (Karl Hans Janke)"
http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2009/10/outer-space.html
Cool!
From: SharkD
Subject: Re: The Leonardo of Wermsdorf
Date: 4 Oct 2009 12:31:03
Message: <4ac8cdc7$1@news.povray.org>
Carlo C. wrote:
> "Incredibly detailed retro-future imaginary space art technical illustrations:> rocket ships, transporters, nuclear trains and schematics of fuel systems etc> produced by an eccentric German during the 20th cent. (Karl Hans Janke)"> > http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2009/10/outer-space.html> > Cool!
"Mercury steam cooker, 1962"
Somehow I don't think these two should go together...
-Mike
From: nemesis
Subject: Re: The Leonardo of Wermsdorf
Date: 4 Oct 2009 19:36:37
Message: <4ac93185@news.povray.org>
"according to my own scientific hypothesis, and discovered by no other
scientist on earth"
The hallmark of lunacy. :)
In any case, many loons provide awesome deliriums... :)
From: Paul Fuller
Subject: Re: The Leonardo of Wermsdorf
Date: 5 Oct 2009 09:26:27
Message: <4ac9f403$1@news.povray.org>
Very interesting and beautiful designs. Lots of inspiration here.
He seems to have overestimated the lift and underestimated the required
structural weight for those vacuum air ships. Maybe if we had the
atmosphere of Venus and nanotech.