Finally, a use for that box of business cards I got at my last job: a planetary gear calling card.

The Big Picture has some great photos showing the entire process of preparing a space shuttle for launch, the actual trip, and the recovery. No wonder each shuttle launch costs $1.5 billion, there\’s a whole lot of freaking expensive equipment used.

The Cabestan Winch Tourbillon Vertical Watch looks like a clockwork masterpiece. All the movement parts are built vertically and it uses rotating drums to display the time. Insane. Kind of looks like a music box too. Does it play Hey Jude when you turn the crank?
[ From Boing Boing Gadgets ]

Awesome pictures shot by the crane operator at the Trump Tower in Chicago.

Japan has lots of very thin buildings. I wish they had some pictures of the interiors. At least they won\’t need a wide angle lens to photograph them.