Mar 14, 2007 6:58 AM

Magnificent Machine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xPzX6Mzalg Gosh, I really hate when those oily plutocrats come along and smash my velocipede with their steam-powered robots, don’t you? An animation by Gavin McCarthy, via Brass Goggles (where else?)

Gosh, I really hate when those oily plutocrats come along and smash my velocipede with their steam-powered robots, don't you?

An animation by Gavin McCarthy, via Brass Goggles (where else?)

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