Random Picture Thread

Similarly, I pranked my supervisor by listing an occupational exposure limit for Hydrogen Hydroxide as 1.0 x 10^9 milligrams per cubic metre, extremely toxic - typically fatal in 5 minutes or less, filter type respirators not effective, must have self contained air supply.

 

Its a scrogger: a 17th century instrument for cleaning skin crevices when you haven't bothered to take a bath for 3 or 4 weeks...

 

I knew it looked familiar so I image googled it's basic name and that's what it was!

 

What is, SamSam?
Message isn't showing.

 

I'm confused now. What is....what?
That contraption, I know what that is.

 

Ok, what is it?

 

That depends upon what the definition of "it" is.

 

It's an anti-kick back device for a radial arm saw.



I can't see where it would do any good, though. You see an arrow showing which way the blade rotates and the only way it would kickback is the other way.

In this illustration it would work correctly....

 

Alfons Mucha. I've never heard of him before today.

Four Seasons



https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Four_Seasons_by_Alfons_Mucha,_circa_1895.jpg

 

This is what led me to the above site.



https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3ir93l/awesome_doorway/

 

Here's the house with that front door at Rue du Lac (Meerstraat) 6 in Brussels on Google street view . . .

P.S. - Here's a side view for a better view at the extended upper floor . . .

 

The house was designed by Ernest Delune ^{(kinda translation)}


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It was built as the workshop of Master glassmaker Sterner ^{(kinda translation)}​

 

C'est très belle!

 

I think you meant 'belle' as I've always had 'maison' as a feminine noun....

Perfectly nice art nouveau architecture, looks pretty liveable in too.

 

Very nice!