#47 - "Intake Valve"

#48 was the lever - we had guesses for the sled. Respondents were Elaine, Joani, Tony, Mike, Peyton, Doris, and Michelle!

"Intake Valve"

The Boston Waterworks Museum offered numerous opportunities to shoot "industrial" and I took full advantage of that!

Getting up close and in tight, I found this copper configuration with a valve on a holding tank. I had originally converted this to a monochrome but felt the colors played off each other well enough to remain as it was originally captured.


Greatest Inventions of All Time!
Recently I came across an article about the greatest inventions as determined by a large group of scientists, philosophers, educators, and other professions. Their task was to create a list of "the Greatest Inventions of All Time." Conveniently, the final list numbered fifty! so, I'm starting with #50 and working my way down to Numero Uno in December.

Fear not as I will offer you some hints as to what the invention was.

#47

This idea “extended lives by enabling people to have shelter.” 

Categorized into three distinct eras:

Hand-wrought – earliest found in ancient Egypt

Cut – simplified its production in England around  1790 but patented by Jacob Perkins in America.

Wire – its arrival on the scene decreased the need for its two predecessors. By 1913 90% of this invention were of the wire variety.

You have most certainly used and benefited from #47!


Murphy's Laws

 Mencken's Law

Those who can - do. 

Those who cannot - teach. 

Those who cannot do or teach - 

administrate!

Leaving You with a Laugh, I Hope. . .



"The Stalemate. . ."