Top 10: Steam power!

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Top 10:  Steam power!

In retrospect, with a few notable exceptions, there was really nothing punk about The Fad Which Shall Not Be Named. Steampop might have been a better word. Fortunately, the steam in these posts is not, generally, even aspiring to “punk” status, although the word itself may, regrettably, appear a couple times in the copy on the linked pages. Please accept our apologies for that–we were excited–and enjoy this hot steamy content entirely on its own merits.

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Steam powered Gameboy

#9

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Steam powered iMac

#8

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Steam powered rowboat

#7

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Steam powered rolling ball game

#6

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USS Midway – Giant steam powered aircraft carrier

#5

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R2-S2 (R2 Steam Too) – The steam powered R2-D2

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Steam powered radio controlled “lobster” tank

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Steam powered pencil sharpener

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Steam powered motorcycle (photos)

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Steam-powered record player

6 thoughts on “Top 10: Steam power!

  1. Daniel Morgan says:

    Steampop. I like it. It’s somehow endearing.

  2. I have no mouth and I must scream says:

    Corpus C. Redfish: “Well that’s a strange and wondrous tale, son, but like everything else, it’ll work if you let it.”
    Just needed to add a quote from the movie Roadie.

  3. vrandy.myopenid.com says:

    At least three of those come from the CrabFu SteamWorks. I think the internet should just crown that guy the King of Steam.

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