Wut?

[Leather Neck]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

I don't know what "steampunk" is or was or why?
Maybe I'm better off not knowing- save me from my curiosity!

Here you go:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk

It's basically a genre in which older (typically 19th century), real life items are mixed with futuristic technology. The movie Wild Wild West, starring Will Smith, is a good example.

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by Leather Neck

Here you go:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk

It's basically a genre in which older (typically 19th century), real life items are mixed with futuristic technology. The movie Wild Wild West, starring Will Smith, is a good example.

Thanks , I watched the first "Wild, Wild West" on tv back in the day; I just couldn't get interested in remake.

So "steam punk" is the house I grew up in or maybe the one I live in today? I usually can't get my "futuristic" technology to work.

Actually I think I have it, the original Nautilus of Jules Vern- the ultimate steampunk? Rivets and nuclear energy?

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Thanks , I watched the first "Wild, Wild West" on tv back in the day

Bob Conrad, the original West, was married to Caroline Schlitt, who gave one of those celebrity tours of their (Colorado?) house. In the wall separating the shower area from the rest of the bathroom were installed 3 brass-framed portholes, stacked vertically. Seems ol' Bob himself had a taste for Steampunk...before it was Steampunk.

[kurusu]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Actually I think I have it, the original Nautilus of Jules Vern- the ultimate steampunk? Rivets and nuclear energy?

That would be the Disney Nautilus. The original one from Jules Verne was "rivets and electricity".

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by kurusu

That would be the Disney Nautilus. The original one from Jules Verne was "rivets and electricity".

What do you think made the electricity?

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

What do you think made the electricity?

Steam! All same!

[kurusu]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

What do you think made the electricity?

You made me go look up for my copy of 20000 leagues.

Captain Nemo was producing electricity with electrochemical batteries.

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by kurusu

You made me go look up for my copy of 20000 leagues.

Captain Nemo was producing electricity with electrochemical batteries.

Thanks,
but as an aside- is there another kind of battery?

[Chickenthief]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Thanks,
but as an aside- is there another kind of battery?

A capacitor!
No use of chemestry and it still stores and releases electricity.

[kurusu]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Thanks,
but as an aside- is there another kind of battery?

You got me there, as an electrician I'm a great plumber.

[sheepherder]

Forgotten Weapons has a video posted about the Peterson modified .22 Luger...

http://www.forgottenweapons.com/axel...james-d-julia/

I can't view it but maybe somebody who can will post their impressions...

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Leather Neck

The movie Wild Wild West, starring Will Smith, is a good example.

I would say 'The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen' was more steampunk. The movie itself sucked but I liked the technology.

Two other movies with steampunk that I did like were the Robert Downey Jr 'Sherlock Holmes' movies. I forget the name of the last one (A Game Of Shadows?), but it was a precursor to WW I and was about arms dealers...

Another worthless movie with a bunch of interesting ideas was 'Sky Captain And The World of Tomorrow', with things like submarine-P40-Warhawks, flying aircraft carriers, and more that I can't recall now...