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Since a steam-powered organ would be external combustion, what if the working medium wasn't water vapor or hydrogen, but alcohol vapor. Then you could have a dual-combustion organ.

(also remember hhgttg's disaster area)

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Turing_Machine

1 month ago

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Someone apparently once built a 200 horsepower steam-powered trombone:

https://wondermark.com/true-stuff-the-steam-trombone/

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hoseja

1 month ago

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Slaanesh smiles.

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surfingdino

1 month ago

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I hope Benn Jordan makes a video on this subject (no sarcasm, he would do an excellent job of it).

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datpiff

1 month ago

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Look Mum No Computer already has: https://www.lookmumnocomputer.com/flamethrower-organ/

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thih9

1 month ago

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Somewhat related, calliope: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliope_(music) (also listed in the article).

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kstrauser

1 month ago

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Not quite the same thing, but I'd love to see the Large Hot Pipe Organ live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oceb7Uf4ucQ

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tflol

1 month ago

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It'd be interesting to stress test that thing with a Solfeggietto or some equivalent.

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blackeyeblitzar

1 month ago

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I’m not sure what I expected, but I was thinking this would be some new Android device.

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raimondious

1 month ago

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Not an Amazon Fire phone?