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What do you love the look of despite it being impractical, uncomfortable, or high maintenance? (discuss.tchncs.de)

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It was bright carpeted floors that inspired this post.

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[-] habitualcynic@lemmy.world 25 points 5 days ago

Steam locomotives!!! Maybe not the full intent of this thread, but they’re terrible for the environment, inefficient, complicated as hell, and SO COOL!

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I'm guessing that in 50 years people will feel this way about internal combustion engines as well. A lot of the time the more efficient technologies get, the more boring, as all the energy is going into their actual purpose, and not chugga-chugga sounds.

[-] habitualcynic@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Indeed, you’re surely right. Pour one out for the big boys.

[-] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 4 days ago

related, steam turbine locomotives! they never really took off, but they're amazing!

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