Peaceful nuclear explosions Peaceful nuclear explosions

Russian scientists tried to find ways of peaceful usage of nuclear energy since the very first researches in this sphere. (more…)

Tags: , ,

Russian Su-35 without a canopy

Here’s how it goes: A Russian movie company hires two Sukhoi pilots to film a couple of stunts. The pilots agree to take off without a canopy. (more…)

Tags: , , ,

most powerful locomotive

GT1-001 uses a plane’s reaction engine and, of course, it causes an awful noise. That’s why it’s possible to use it only in uninhabited areas. There is a turbine and an electric generator in one part of a locomotive and a fridge for cooling in another one. (more…)

Tags: , , ,

abandoned russian factory

The building of the factory is famous thanks to the power substation, constructed on the project of the German architect Erich Mendelson in 1925-1926. In semicircular spaces there was a water reception well, a clarifying tank, a storage tank for clean water, American filters, primary pumps and a water tank. In the next building (which is behind) there were 7 blocks of a boilers-house. (more…)

Tags: , , ,