News A monk invents new type of ergonomic shovel

[Usquanigo]

A good shovel here costs around $10 BTW That is a really cool looking monk.

He looks like a hard-core member of the Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons fan club, doens't he?

 

[jedidia]

Strangely, there are more things around that look like they are preparing a secret mars mission:

I smell an addon coming...

BTW That is a really cool looking monk.

As far as russian orthodox monks go, he looks quite ordinary... At least judging by the few specimen I've seen.

You got to love how they made that video like a spot for shopping TV though... :lol:

 

[Urwumpe]

I smell an addon coming...

I can think about it, that cathedral is just 15 minutes down the road B188 from my house, its part of the International Windmill museum campus. :lol:

 

[Izack]

Strangely, there are more things around that look like they are preparing a secret mars mission:

They even have reference maps for navigation.

And that big spire in the center is definitely a multi-staged rocket. :lol:

 

[SiberianTiger]

I smell an addon coming...

HLV:

 

[N_Molson]

Excellent pic ! :rofl:

 

[lalbanof]

I see some sort of driving shaft on the showel. But it would be more practical if it had a more pointed shape. Like a wide leaf.

Anyhow, it's wonderful for tilling and for making ditches for sowing.

Bottom line, the guy is a genius and I want one!

 

[Usquanigo]

I see some sort of driving shaft on the showel. But it would be more practical if it had a more pointed shape. Like a wide leaf.

Anyhow, it's wonderful for tilling and for making ditches for sowing.

Bottom line, the guy is a genius and I want one!

The point you reference is the fulcrum, it pivots around that, which is why it extends past the blade of the shovel. And if it's sufficiently thin or sharp, it doesn't need to be pointed (and a point would actually decrease effectiveness in that case).

 

[tblaxland]

It seems to be a worthy invention for digging shallow trenches, but why wouldn't you use a plough for that (you can even use the donkey or hand driven version if the doctrine prevents mechanisation)? As for other shovelling jobs (eg, shovelling dirt into a trailer) I can't see any advantages over a regular shovel.

 

[SiberianTiger]

It seems to be a worthy invention for digging shallow trenches, but why wouldn't you use a plough for that (you can even use the donkey or hand driven version if the doctrine prevents mechanisation)?

You can't dump a plough or donkey in your car's trunk for a day's off trip to your dacha.

 

[Urwumpe]

Looks like the guess with the multistage rocket and the service structure is right... I just drove past it again after some years and noticed that it had seen some support buildings more...

http://www.institut-diebruecke.de/galerie8.html

All similarities in the layout to the classic R-7 launch complex are just coincidence of course.

 

[SiberianTiger]

All similarities in the layout to the classic R-7 launch complex are just coincidence of course.

Is the Ukrainian mill featuring a tower or a silo?

 

[Urwumpe]

Is the Ukrainian mill featuring a tower or a silo?

well, it looks like that:

I would say, the shape has something to hide.