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When your ATA gene is freakishly strong, no chair is safe....

(Obviously, Sam made O'Neill babysit, but O'Neill was like: "I can't, I have errands to run!", and Sam was like: "Then take him along!" so he was forced to)

Bonus crappy panel:

#John Sheppard the disaster chosen one #I don't know if the message comes across it is meant to be a poang chair activating like an Ancient control chair #sga #ATA gene #john sheppard #stargate atlantis #sg1 #stargate #jack o'neill #samantha carter #ancient technology #bedsr2small art #stargate fanart

Ancient Technology

John Sheppard in The Chair™️ but with more pizazz. Colored pencil but I shouldn’t have colored this, I really liked the sketch more. oh whale.

I loved the concept of this, and after the big deal they made out of it at the beginning, it felt like such a wasted opportunity in the show not to liven this up with so much more than just a dude sitting on a LazyAncient looking super serious. Any kind of HUD, pop up display, sci fi glowy bits of numbers, alerts, or flashy lights would have been so awesome. We wouldn’t have needed to understand them, as just the allusion to the person in the chair being in control of a 10k year old multifaceted military defense with their genetics would have been really cool to see.

#Stargate #stargate atlantis #Atlantis #sga #stargate fanart #Stargate Atlantis fanart #John Sheppard #the ancients #the stargate chair #chair of the ancients #ancient technology #colored pencil #the sketch was better #science fiction #my art #myart

#Baghdad Battery #ancient technology #electroplating #archaeology #ancient electricity #mystery

Air conditioning may keep a room cool, but using it is heating up the planet. It is time for something new — or old, like "wind catchers."

From 2021:

87% of all U.S. homes are equipped with air conditioners, and air conditioning accounts for 12% of residential energy use. Besides the fossil fuels that power them, many use refrigerants to cool the air, which can be potent greenhouse gasses if released. In addition, air conditioners cool us down by capturing heat from the interior of buildings, but they expel that heat outside, directly warming the environment and contributing to the urban heat island effect.

And ironically, the warmer it gets, the more cool air we blast and the more electricity we consume. The solution: Innovators are working hard to find ways to cope with the new normal — extreme heat and rising temperatures. The creativity is high, from apps that help pedestrians find cool walks and shady spots to next-generation technologies like cooling paper that lowers the temperature inside homes. .... In the hot, arid Iranian Plateau, ancient structures, called “wind catchers,” are attracting academics, engineers, and architects who want to find creative new (and old) ways to cool off. The wind catchers, or bâdgir in Persian, are common structures that extend above the rooftops in rectangular towers, reports BBC. They made life livable. And, because they cool a building without using electricity or fuel, they are an attractive green solution. ..... Wind catchers are designed differently based on the prevailing winds and temperatures in a local region. The most uncomplicated design faces the tower opening toward the prevailing wind to create natural ventilation. But local climates are complicated, and often wind catchers had many features: filters, passive cooling systems (by passing hot air over cool water), or multiple openings to account for varied wind directions.

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The sublime and beautiful sci-fi-themed creations of Derek Jones - https://www.this-is-cool.co.uk/the-sublime-and-beautiful-sci-fi-creations-of-derek-jones/