Fresh from MetaFilter, it’s the story of a steam powered drum machine from the 1800’s. Plausible? Maybe. The story of the rave that followed its construction is a wee bit over the top, though.
Richkin then proceeded to describe the interior workings of the warehouse. At this point he was literally foaming at the mouth with excitement. He likened the experience to being submerged in a child’s kaleidoscope: Van Hoovenaars had erected a system of stained concave lenses and lime lights to project coloured images onto enormous canvas sheets, an effect Quincey described as “both disorientating and compelling”…
Tres Stephenson. While I’m always a fan of good alternate history, one has to wonder when the lines between verified history and plausible fakes will be blurred beyond recognition.