Steam powered mechanical tv. Wow!

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Ok, So you may or may not know my dad has been into mechanical tv for a while.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_television

And you probably know im into steampunk and that sort fo thing.

Well the geekery involved in this project surpasses both my dad and myself combined,

they built a steam powered mechanical tv.
see the slideshow here, but also click through on the images there are some fun notes.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jwhilde/sets/72157600054394945/show/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jwhilde/sets/72157600054394945/