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Car Silhouettes

Henry Lin has a degree in Architectural Design is a “a lover of all things transportative”. He draws really lovely Car Silhouettes 😍 Here are a few. Chevy Corvette C3 (1968-1972) Jaguar E-Type (1961-1968) Lagonda Rapide (1961 - 1964) Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W221) Mercedes-Benz CLS400 (C218) Bu…

Iowa’s Blackout License Plates

I just ordered a set of “blackout” plates from the DMV here. They’re rather cool and look like this: I didn’t know that they were actually a solution to a problem. People would take existing, specialized plates for Dordt University and cover them up to look like the blackout plates. Clever! But le…

On HTML5

The entire infotainment system is a HTML 5 super computer,” Milton said. “That’s the standard language for computer programmers around the world, so using it let’s [sic] us build our own chips. And HTML 5 is very secure. Every component is linked on the data network, all speaking the same language…

The Ferrari 512 S Modulo Concept

Designed by Pininfarina all the way back in 1970 (!) 😍 🤤…

1:1 Lego Bugatti Chiron

Astounding. No glue, 1 million Technic elements Total weight: 1,500 kg 5.3HP Engine 2,304 Power Functions motors 4,032 Technic gear wheels 2,016 Technic cross axles Est torque 92 Nm Functional rear spoiler and speedometer 13,438 man hours How they made it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtbYWN…