STAIRCASE WITH… “BOWSTRING”

STAIRWAY... A lot of different equipment and tools required for the country, and especially subsistence farming. Not least among them is the largest ladder that I once needed, and quite long (or in this case, we can say, high) — about two meters. It quickly produced from the existing old water pipes. By design, it was simple: two parallel stands of pipe with a diameter of 28 mm and a few cross-steps between them from a pipe with a diameter of 21 mm, the Gap between the uprights “in the light” — 300 mm, approximately the same distance between the crossbars. The details connected by means of electric welding.

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HELP YOURSELF

HELP YOURSELFthe Disease of the spine is not spared me. Arose unpleasant sensation of pain is not allowed to operate as before. Numerous visits to doctors, taking the prescribed medicines gave temporary relief, but not enough to feel comfortable even for a short time at the computer made itself felt. Pomaia some time, came to the conclusion that in addition to drug treatments spine you need physical help unloading correction device. It turned out that commercially available special belt designed specifically for the correction of the spine. I have consistently purchased and tried out some different designs. Unfortunately, none of these zones I didn’t significantly help.

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A STRATEGIC MISTAKE OF THE EMPIRE

A STRATEGIC MISTAKE OF THE EMPIREIt is not easy to assess the situation in the world that has developed after the First world war. The defeated German Empire is the largest country in Western Europe fizzled out in the universal race of ambition and the fight for the championship. Near the bottom of the “pit” was Russia, which was drained almost six years of fighting and revolution. The formal winners — Britain and France suffered during the four years of the “great grinder” too great losses in men, and in the media. The role of a leading world power increasingly passed into the hands of “overseas uncle”. The future seemed vague and incomprehensible.

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POTICA AND BROACH

Deformed copper or brass wire you can make a perfectly smooth and straight in just a minute. Board hammer in a few nails to pass through them the wire, as shown in the figure and stretch it, storing the coil or drum. Wire, covered with insulating enamel, stretching in this way is not recommended — Read more…

CATAPULT ON THE TABLE

CATAPULT ON THE TABLEWhen there are no guns, no shotguns, no revolvers. People fought with spears, swords, and just rocks. In ancient times during the siege of fortresses used a special weapon for throwing large stones, catapult. In these simple military machines were used “energy” twisted ropes made of sinews.

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