Hi fellow Hiveians,
Today I wanted to share some photos from a recent trip we went on to the local fair a few weeks ago!
Monochrome Monday Wood Slicing
I'm winding down some of the last pictures from the fair that we went to and I found some that I forgot I took!
These guys were pretty cool, they were showing how versatile people were back in the day. One thing is for sure, people are really good at inventing things! We are pretty inventive these days but a hundred years ago or more, there were people who were truly inventive for the things they were doing. The farmers would use the tractors to do all kinds of shit that it didn't exactly seem like they were meant to do and we learned a good deal about that in this!
Tractors were such an important part of a farmers set of tools. They didn't just plow fields, they were basically the powerhouse of the whole damn farm! Back in the day, the humans didn't have all of the fancy things that we have today. There was a lot of manual labor for sure but where people were able to, they were smart as hell and inventing new ways to do things that originally were done by hand. Hewing boards from logs and other pieces of wood is a pretty good example! The tractors were running and had a pulley system which had this really long leather belt that was turning the pulley on this system right here. They would be shaving the little boards down to make cedar shingles or shims. Really amazing stuff to witness!
It was cool to watch how fast they were able to make these boards. As you can see, they were so quick that the guy who was stacking them wasn't even able to fully keep up with the guy who was cutting them. For a farmer back in the day that is some pretty incredible progress compared to having to cut and slice them by hand tools in decades prior. I know I sure as shit appreciate the tools that we have these days a whole lot more! I know that we have to learn to adapt to things around us but seeing how smart some of these people were was truly inspiring. Having to machine that big ass thing is work enough, designing it to see if it would work must have been pretty wild with how long it took those things to get done.
I think turning the photos into black and white also gives a little bit of a cool and mysterious feel to it. It feels a lot more oldschool with that!
-CmplXty. Real human written content, never AI.
Do you want to get paid, in crypto, for searching the internet? Try using and signing up for Presearch to earn some great crypto! I've currently got 2,900 PRE tokens, with a market value of $180.27. It doesn't sound like a lot but when you search using sites like Google you get paid $0! Join Presearch to break Google's stranglehold on the internet searches. If you'd like to sign up, use my referral link below and spread the word!
https://www.presearch.org/signup?rid=513043
The pictures look great
Black and white background never disappoint
That's for sure thanks for stopping by!
This work is not easy, the wood has to be cut with a lot of effort and then many pieces of wood are collected to make a beautiful object.
Yes for sure the machines to do this have a lot of complicated pieces to it!
Yeah you are right.
I’ve heard some cases where people express their disappointment in our generation for our inability to invent or recreate things in equal or better quality to what existed in the past, even though we have access to more information or knowledge than people in those ages did.
You’re absolutely right about the black and white aesthetic. I do that sometimes too to produce nostalgic effect or to reflect memories:)
I think our inability to do some of these things is because of the softness of society right now. People are fragile and pathetic in a lot of ways because of the massive changes that have been going on in the last 20 years or so. There isn’t as much necessity and need these days as there was before. I hope we can turn a corner on it though and get better! We have a lot of amazing things and hard working people for sure but I think the quantity of soft and frail people that are in their early and mid life is having a pretty detrimental effect on us.
I hope all that sawdust ended up in packets of two-minute noodles and didn't go to waste. Lol.
(Humans can be innovative creatures - destructive too though.)
Hahah the sawdust or saw-noodles were pretty cool. The little man grabbed a bunch and carried it around with him all day.
Indeed we are a destructive bunch but I think we shouldn't throw the baby out with the bath water on that. We also do good things!
Not enough good things.
Indeed but there is a lot of beauty and right with people. We just get shown and focus too much on doom scrolling and horrors. We've got considerable issues for sure but I think we can turn a positive corner. Hope is a benefit but also a curse.
Time will tell I guess, as always. Nothing lasts forever, good or bad right?
Yeah for sure. I like your yoga mat profile picture man, it really suits you!
Lol, as does your playing golf image. 🤣
The photo is beautiful and I really enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing with us
Thanks for stopping by!