Tiny bladed turbine

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August 4th, 2008 6

Dunder and Blixem writes on Flickr:

A light weight bladed turbine. Built to test the concept this little engine is fast but temperamental. Note the 2 cent coin used as a backing plate.

Handmade Turbines

6 thoughts on “Tiny bladed turbine”

hmose says:

August 4th, 2008 at 1:59 pm

Why post info not available???
justDIY says:

August 4th, 2008 at 5:55 pm

Is it my computer, or is the video filmed with an extremely low frame rate?

I hear turbine noises, but the video is more like a slide show.
ionymous says:

August 5th, 2008 at 10:14 am

1 fps video. Can’t see anything interesting. Nothing appears to be moving except the cameraman.
And the high pitch noise is annoying.

If I video my car at 1 fps, add some engine noises, and then write in about my ether-powered car… will it get posted?

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Tiny bladed turbine

By Gareth Branwyn