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  1. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ ICYMI: πŸš„πŸ§² An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.

    πŸ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-

    #aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video

  2. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ ICYMI: πŸš„πŸ§² An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.

    πŸ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-

    #aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video

  3. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ ICYMI: πŸš„πŸ§² An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.

    πŸ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-

    #aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video

  4. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ ICYMI: πŸš„πŸ§² An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.

    πŸ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-

    #aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video

  5. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ ICYMI: πŸš„πŸ§² An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.

    πŸ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-

    #aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video

  6. Carroccio (1722) by Filippo Buonanni, from Gabinetto Armonico pieno d’istromenti sonori.

    Source: Library of the University of Seville / Flickr: The Commons

    pdimagearchive.org/images/6502

    #musicians #wheels #music #bells #carts #wunderkammer #engraving #art #publicdomain

  7. Carroccio (1722) by Filippo Buonanni, from Gabinetto Armonico pieno d’istromenti sonori.

    Source: Library of the University of Seville / Flickr: The Commons

    pdimagearchive.org/images/6502

    #musicians #wheels #music #bells #carts #wunderkammer #engraving #art #publicdomain

  8. Carroccio (1722) by Filippo Buonanni, from Gabinetto Armonico pieno d’istromenti sonori.

    Source: Library of the University of Seville / Flickr: The Commons

    pdimagearchive.org/images/6502

    #musicians #wheels #music #bells #carts #wunderkammer #engraving #art #publicdomain

  9. Carroccio (1722) by Filippo Buonanni, from Gabinetto Armonico pieno d’istromenti sonori.

    Source: Library of the University of Seville / Flickr: The Commons

    pdimagearchive.org/images/6502

    #musicians #wheels #music #bells #carts #wunderkammer #engraving #art #publicdomain

  10. Carroccio (1722) by Filippo Buonanni, from Gabinetto Armonico pieno d’istromenti sonori.

    Source: Library of the University of Seville / Flickr: The Commons

    pdimagearchive.org/images/6502

    #musicians #wheels #music #bells #carts #wunderkammer #engraving #art #publicdomain

  11. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ ICYMI: πŸš„πŸ§² An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.

    πŸ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-

    #aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video

  12. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ ICYMI: πŸš„πŸ§² An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.

    πŸ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-

    #aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video

  13. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ ICYMI: πŸš„πŸ§² An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.

    πŸ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-

    #aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video

  14. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ ICYMI: πŸš„πŸ§² An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.

    πŸ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-

    #aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video

  15. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ ICYMI: πŸš„πŸ§² An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.

    πŸ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-

    #aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video

  16. Percy and the New Gearbox

    It’s been a while since we checked in on Percy. After the failure with my 3D-printed gearbox and 6x12mm 3V motors, I decided life is too short to solve every problem myself. So, I ordered a couple of RoadRunner Compact kits from HighLevel Kits, and a pair of 0615 12V motors from TramFabriek. These got placed in a project box with the rest of Percy’s parts while I finished the coal cars, and re-emerged a couple of months ago.

    The only problem with the HighLevel gearboxes is their width. The final gear includes a massive grub screw, which pushes the sides of the gear box out to 8.6 mm. That might be fine for the UK loco scene were frames were made of plate, and the wheels are often 2 mm further apart. For HO, even Proto:87, it makes things pretty tight. In Percy’s case, it necessitated yet another new rear axle with the insulating joint even further to one side.

    For some reason it took several attempts to get an insulated axle. The first one was not insulated at all, and the second one ceased to be insulated after being pressed into the wheel centres. The third time, I included an acetal washer between the two halves of the axle, and this one worked fine.

    The four parts for the insulated axle: two pieces of tube, one of which has been opened out to allow for an insulating layer of epoxy, and the rod that ties the axle together with the acetal washer.

    I also changed the approach to shorting the tyres to the two sides of the axle this time. I believe the single fine piece of wire I used last time caused the wheel to deform as the axle was pressed into it. This time, I took a more conventional approach and made shapes that are a tight fit on the axle ends; the ends of the strips still slip between tyre and wheel centre.

    Shorting strips were made from small washers and strips of shim brassOne of the discarded axles was chamfered to provide an alignment jig for gluing the shorting strips in placeThe shorting strips prior to tyre installation

    I also struggled with tyres this time. Perhaps the constant removal and replacement has made them bigger, or perhaps I’ve failed to get the inside surfaces completely clean of previous rounds of Loctite. In any event, I had to use CA to hold the tyres to the wheels this time.

    The gearbox itself was a joy to assemble. The mounting holes were much too wide apart for my svelte motor, however. So, I shaped a piece of shim brass to cradle the motor. I then turned an aluminum jig to help clamp the cradle in place while I soldered it. This worked a treat, and I hope I will be able to find it when I go to assemble the second gearbox.

    The motor cradle with the alignment jig to hold it at 90 degrees and in line with the gearbox centre during soldering.Test fitting the motor in the cradleThe assembled gearbox

    Finally, I pressed the wheels onto the axle, and the assembly is almost ready to test. The motor will be nearly vertical in this installation. Now to redesign the frame components so the motor may fit!

    #motor #percy #wheels
  17. Percy and the New Gearbox

    It’s been a while since we checked in on Percy. After the failure with my 3D-printed gearbox and 6x12mm 3V motors, I decided life is too short to solve every problem myself. So, I ordered a couple of RoadRunner Compact kits from HighLevel Kits, and a pair of 0615 12V motors from TramFabriek. These got placed in a project box with the rest of Percy’s parts while I finished the coal cars, and re-emerged a couple of months ago.

    The only problem with the HighLevel gearboxes is their width. The final gear includes a massive grub screw, which pushes the sides of the gear box out to 8.6 mm. That might be fine for the UK loco scene were frames were made of plate, and the wheels are often 2 mm further apart. For HO, even Proto:87, it makes things pretty tight. In Percy’s case, it necessitated yet another new rear axle with the insulating joint even further to one side.

    For some reason it took several attempts to get an insulated axle. The first one was not insulated at all, and the second one ceased to be insulated after being pressed into the wheel centres. The third time, I included an acetal washer between the two halves of the axle, and this one worked fine.

    The four parts for the insulated axle: two pieces of tube, one of which has been opened out to allow for an insulating layer of epoxy, and the rod that ties the axle together with the acetal washer.

    I also changed the approach to shorting the tyres to the two sides of the axle this time. I believe the single fine piece of wire I used last time caused the wheel to deform as the axle was pressed into it. This time, I took a more conventional approach and made shapes that are a tight fit on the axle ends; the ends of the strips still slip between tyre and wheel centre.

    Shorting strips were made from small washers and strips of shim brassOne of the discarded axles was chamfered to provide an alignment jig for gluing the shorting strips in placeThe shorting strips prior to tyre installation

    I also struggled with tyres this time. Perhaps the constant removal and replacement has made them bigger, or perhaps I’ve failed to get the inside surfaces completely clean of previous rounds of Loctite. In any event, I had to use CA to hold the tyres to the wheels this time.

    The gearbox itself was a joy to assemble. The mounting holes were much too wide apart for my svelte motor, however. So, I shaped a piece of shim brass to cradle the motor. I then turned an aluminum jig to help clamp the cradle in place while I soldered it. This worked a treat, and I hope I will be able to find it when I go to assemble the second gearbox.

    The motor cradle with the alignment jig to hold it at 90 degrees and in line with the gearbox centre during soldering.Test fitting the motor in the cradleThe assembled gearbox

    Finally, I pressed the wheels onto the axle, and the assembly is almost ready to test. The motor will be nearly vertical in this installation. Now to redesign the frame components so the motor may fit!

    #motor #percy #wheels
  18. Percy and the New Gearbox

    It’s been a while since we checked in on Percy. After the failure with my 3D-printed gearbox and 6x12mm 3V motors, I decided life is too short to solve every problem myself. So, I ordered a couple of RoadRunner Compact kits from HighLevel Kits, and a pair of 0615 12V motors from TramFabriek. These got placed in a project box with the rest of Percy’s parts while I finished the coal cars, and re-emerged a couple of months ago.

    The only problem with the HighLevel gearboxes is their width. The final gear includes a massive grub screw, which pushes the sides of the gear box out to 8.6 mm. That might be fine for the UK loco scene were frames were made of plate, and the wheels are often 2 mm further apart. For HO, even Proto:87, it makes things pretty tight. In Percy’s case, it necessitated yet another new rear axle with the insulating joint even further to one side.

    For some reason it took several attempts to get an insulated axle. The first one was not insulated at all, and the second one ceased to be insulated after being pressed into the wheel centres. The third time, I included an acetal washer between the two halves of the axle, and this one worked fine.

    The four parts for the insulated axle: two pieces of tube, one of which has been opened out to allow for an insulating layer of epoxy, and the rod that ties the axle together with the acetal washer.

    I also changed the approach to shorting the tyres to the two sides of the axle this time. I believe the single fine piece of wire I used last time caused the wheel to deform as the axle was pressed into it. This time, I took a more conventional approach and made shapes that are a tight fit on the axle ends; the ends of the strips still slip between tyre and wheel centre.

    Shorting strips were made from small washers and strips of shim brassOne of the discarded axles was chamfered to provide an alignment jig for gluing the shorting strips in placeThe shorting strips prior to tyre installation

    I also struggled with tyres this time. Perhaps the constant removal and replacement has made them bigger, or perhaps I’ve failed to get the inside surfaces completely clean of previous rounds of Loctite. In any event, I had to use CA to hold the tyres to the wheels this time.

    The gearbox itself was a joy to assemble. The mounting holes were much too wide apart for my svelte motor, however. So, I shaped a piece of shim brass to cradle the motor. I then turned an aluminum jig to help clamp the cradle in place while I soldered it. This worked a treat, and I hope I will be able to find it when I go to assemble the second gearbox.

    The motor cradle with the alignment jig to hold it at 90 degrees and in line with the gearbox centre during soldering.Test fitting the motor in the cradleThe assembled gearbox

    Finally, I pressed the wheels onto the axle, and the assembly is almost ready to test. The motor will be nearly vertical in this installation. Now to redesign the frame components so the motor may fit!

    #motor #percy #wheels
  19. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ NEW: πŸš„πŸ§² An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.

    πŸ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-

    #aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video

  20. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ NEW: πŸš„πŸ§² An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.

    πŸ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-

    #aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video

  21. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ NEW: πŸš„πŸ§² An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.

    πŸ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-

    #aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video

  22. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ NEW: πŸš„πŸ§² An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.

    πŸ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-

    #aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video

  23. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ NEW: πŸš„πŸ§² An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.

    πŸ‘‰ Learn more: seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-

    #aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video

  24. Banner Children’s Diamond Children’s Medical Center Receives $100,000 Impact Grant for Pediatric Cancer Research from Hyundai Hope on Wheels

    On August 12, 2026, Hyundai Hope on Wheels will present Banner Children’s Diamond Children’s Medical Center with an…
    #EuropeSays #Korea #KR #Hyundai #100000 #banner #cancer #Center #children's #Diamond #grant #Hope #HyundaiGroup #HyundaiMotorGroup #impact #medical #pediatric #Receives #Research #wheels
    europesays.com/korea/115932/

  25. @da_667 putin doesn't have anything to lose as the war of attrition and degradation of logistics and new doctrine continue to favor ukraine, ukraine is launching 2x the drones on a nightly basis and that may escalate further. what does he have to lose to just go nuclear, he can hide in a bunker for five years #stacked dead actors #wheels

  26. @da_667 putin doesn't have anything to lose as the war of attrition and degradation of logistics and new doctrine continue to favor ukraine, ukraine is launching 2x the drones on a nightly basis and that may escalate further. what does he have to lose to just go nuclear, he can hide in a bunker for five years #stacked dead actors #wheels

  27. @da_667 putin doesn't have anything to lose as the war of attrition and degradation of logistics and new doctrine continue to favor ukraine, ukraine is launching 2x the drones on a nightly basis and that may escalate further. what does he have to lose to just go nuclear, he can hide in a bunker for five years #stacked dead actors #wheels

  28. @da_667 putin doesn't have anything to lose as the war of attrition and degradation of logistics and new doctrine continue to favor ukraine, ukraine is launching 2x the drones on a nightly basis and that may escalate further. what does he have to lose to just go nuclear, he can hide in a bunker for five years #stacked dead actors #wheels

  29. PR

    The company of bike wheels that race
    Is welcoming one brand new face
    To help with P-R
    They hired a big star
    And now have a spokesperson in place

    #funny #comedy #laugh #silly #humor #humour #verse #poetry #poem #limerick #PR #bike #wheels #spokes

  30. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ TIL: 🦎🧠 Scientists at the University of #WΓΌrzburg designed a #Mars #rover wheel that mimics the sandfish #lizard, a #desert #reptile that swims through loose #sand. The team tested their bio inspired #wheels on sand and open terrain showing steady movement and identifying areas for improvement.

    πŸ‘‰ scitechdaily.com/scientists-bu

    #mars #rover #biomimicry #sandfish #lizard #robotics #space #engineering #nasa #biology #design #locomotion #terrain #sand #wheels

  31. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ TIL: 🦎🧠 Scientists at the University of #WΓΌrzburg designed a #Mars #rover wheel that mimics the sandfish #lizard, a #desert #reptile that swims through loose #sand. The team tested their bio inspired #wheels on sand and open terrain showing steady movement and identifying areas for improvement.

    πŸ‘‰ scitechdaily.com/scientists-bu

    #mars #rover #biomimicry #sandfish #lizard #robotics #space #engineering #nasa #biology #design #locomotion #terrain #sand #wheels

  32. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ TIL: 🦎🧠 Scientists at the University of #WΓΌrzburg designed a #Mars #rover wheel that mimics the sandfish #lizard, a #desert #reptile that swims through loose #sand. The team tested their bio inspired #wheels on sand and open terrain showing steady movement and identifying areas for improvement.

    πŸ‘‰ scitechdaily.com/scientists-bu

    #mars #rover #biomimicry #sandfish #lizard #robotics #space #engineering #nasa #biology #design #locomotion #terrain #sand #wheels

  33. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ TIL: 🦎🧠 Scientists at the University of #WΓΌrzburg designed a #Mars #rover wheel that mimics the sandfish #lizard, a #desert #reptile that swims through loose #sand. The team tested their bio inspired #wheels on sand and open terrain showing steady movement and identifying areas for improvement.

    πŸ‘‰ scitechdaily.com/scientists-bu

    #mars #rover #biomimicry #sandfish #lizard #robotics #space #engineering #nasa #biology #design #locomotion #terrain #sand #wheels

  34. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ TIL: 🦎🧠 Scientists at the University of #WΓΌrzburg designed a #Mars #rover wheel that mimics the sandfish #lizard, a #desert #reptile that swims through loose #sand. The team tested their bio inspired #wheels on sand and open terrain showing steady movement and identifying areas for improvement.

    πŸ‘‰ scitechdaily.com/scientists-bu

    #mars #rover #biomimicry #sandfish #lizard #robotics #space #engineering #nasa #biology #design #locomotion #terrain #sand #wheels

  35. Madrid to Seville by luxury train: Fine dining and timeless Spanish charm

    Fine dining on board the Al Andalus rolls through Andalusia. Photo / Supplied I certainly didn’t mind leisurely…
    #Spain #ES #Europe #Europa #EU #Seville #and #andalus #between #by #carmen #charm #described #dining #Fine #highend #historic #jenner #luxury #Madrid #myriad #palace #spanish #stopping #timeless #to #towns #train #travels #venues #wheels #writes
    europesays.com/spain/48410/