Chirkeysk Hydro Dam on Sulak River in the Buinaksk district of Dagestan, Russia

Similar thoughts here as with the Super Kamiokande experiment; there's a whole lot of Akira going on at this site. Great example of an aesthetically fascinating industrial installation. Particularly look at the interior machinery design & coloration.

Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements

The most momentous and glorious discovery I have ever made on the internet.

Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements is an online compendium of technical diagrams (even animations!) for five hundred and seven mechanical movements used in simple machines.

Fascinating and hypnotizing, it's a testament to the quintessential human faculty for engineering.

One look is enough to make you want to drop everything and make like Michel Gondry. Anyone else ridiculously excited about Mood Indigo (L'écume des Jours) by the way?