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[โ€“] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[โ€“] RNAi@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago

C'mon just a little bit

[โ€“] TheCaconym@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago

It is indeed pretty cool, they've been at it for decades IIRC

It has led to some minor scientific publications in history as well

There is some animal exploitation there though (specifically horses and donkeys)

there's some good videos on YouTube interviewing the people working on it, giving a bit of a tour, i'd recommended having a look for them

[โ€“] Dolores@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago

some mf spent 10s of hours inside a treadwheel crane in the year of our lord 2023 lmao

[โ€“] jimmyjazx@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

5 episode show on amazon prime about it that's pretty good

[โ€“] Teekeeus@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago