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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Here is a glass signal mirror that I designed years ag. Most signal mirrors are made from polycarbonate to be shatterproof, but they spread the light too much and unevenly. My mirror is a precision instrument and it contains a retroflective aiming device for precise signaling. More in the reply.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The first image shows my #Suunto #MB6 Global #matchbox #compass. I have modified it with an easy-to-read cm and inch ruler for mapping and with distance/object size calculation formulas based on angular measurements. More in the reply to this post.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The new facilities at #Chinacamp State Park, CA. include toilets, changing rooms, and showers.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The pier and the restorted junk ay #Chinacamp State Park, CA.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Another picture of the restored #junk at #Chinacamp State Park.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The restored junk at #Chinacamp State Park, CA.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A viewof a restored #junk and the pier at #Chinacamp State Park, CA.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Two of the buildings at #Chinacamp State Park, CA, frame the view of an old fishing #boat.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Abother virew of the old fishing #boat on display at #Chinacamp State Park, CA.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Another view at an old fishing #boat at #Chinacamp State Park, CA.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A closer look at an old fishing #boat on the beach at #Chinacamp State Park, CA.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The view through a window fo #Chinacamp, Marin, CA. There's an old fishing #boat that has been preserved in a state of decay on display at the beach.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The #pier at #Chinacamp State Park in Marin County, CA.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
#Chinacamp State Park in Marin is an old Chinese fishing village on the #SanFranciscoBay. This place is not very well-know and often overlooked by visitors.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
1971 #Jeep #CJ-5
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I posted pictures of the damage to the #PacificaPier and of the demolition of the #ChitChatCafe weeks ago. Notice the collapse of the #abutment progressing. I took the picture on the right onJune 28th and the one of the left on July 13th. You can also see that more boulders have been piled up.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A #KugelFountain, aka #FloatinghSphere spins on thin layer of water. Like in a roller #bearing, Hydrodynamic pressure created by the rotation of the ball draws fluid between the ball and its socket bearing. This makes the ball float. Time capsulke in the fireground!
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A two-way #skyride at the AlemdaCountyFair. #chairlift #skyway #ropeway
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Shot from #Pacifica Beach Bopulevard, CA, with a short tele from about 700 m away a few days ago. #humpback #whale #tailslap
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
#In-N-Out #KrispyKreme #donuts #burgers
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I had a #schnitzel #sandwich in San Anselmo, CA.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Uhm, bon appétit? #KoreanSnack #snack #FunnyName
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I saw this 1955 #Buick in #SanAnslemo, CA. The lighting makes this photo look like a photorealistic painting.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I enjoy sitting there and watching the #goats and their two two guard dogs that protect the goats from mountain lions that roamd the area. There are also red-tailed hawks and golden eagles that might go after baby goats.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Trough #urinals at the #AlamedaCountyFair Make a friend? 😛
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Smoking area at the #AlamedaCountyFair #smoking
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Kiddie #ride at the #AlamedaCountyFair. #fair
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
#AlamedaCountyFair #goat
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
#bleachers
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Guess the critter!
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I forgot to post this pictures when I posted pictures of the #Osanbashi #Pier. Inside the #YokohamaInternationalPassenmegerTerminal (that's the pier's official name), iis large #ScaleModel of a wooden #sailship on display. #Yokohama #Japan
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Another view of the #bridge of the #NipponMaru. #wheel #helm #Yokohama #Japan
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Indside the #bridge of the #NipponMaru. The large gimbaled #compass is flanked by spherical compensators that compensate for the magnetism of the ship. #Yokohama #Japan
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
A guide to the #NipponMaru in #Yokohama, #Japan.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The #DockyardGarden is located near the museum ship #NipponMaru in #Yokohama. This is Japan's oldest #drydock. It was built in 1896. The drydock was convetred into an outdoor event and dining venue. #Japan
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The #wheel and #bussoles of the #NipponMaru, #Yokohama. You can see the #compensators that compensate for the ship's magnetism mounted to the sides of both gimled compasses. The compensatrors are the "balls" on arms attached to the #bussole. #Japan
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
A wooden #staircase onboard the #NipponMaru in #Yokohama #Japan
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
A stained glass ceiling #window aboard the #NipponMaru in #Yokohama. #StainedGlass #Japan
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
A view of the #NipponMaru's two #diesel engines, which make 600 hp each. #Yokohama #Japan
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
A #capstan on the #NipponMaru, #Yokohama. You can see the holes into which the capstain bars are inserted so that crew members can hoist or lift heavy obkects like cargo or an anchor. #Japan
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
These are #CapstainBars on the #NipponMaru. These #levers are to be instered into the #capstan, a vertical, rotating cylinder that is used for manually hoisting an anchor or for lifting cargo. #Yokohama #Japan
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The #anchor #windlass on the #NipponMaru, Yokohama. #Japan
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
A large #ventilator on the #NipponMaru in Yokohama. The ventilator contains several internal baffles and drains that prevent water ingress into the hull should water splash into the ventilator opening. #Japan
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
An #anchor on the #NipponMaru, #Yokohama. #Japan
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Coconut #husks and pieces of old wooden deck on display onboard the #NipponMaru. The coconut husks were used for sanding the wooden #deck. Over the years, the deck planks wear down and get thinner. "Wax on , wax off" ##Japan
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
One of the masts of the #NipponMaru. #mast #TallShip #Yokohama #Japan
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The #NippoMaru is a retired, permanently docked museum #ship in #Yokohama, #Japan. This four-masted tall ship, a barque, was built in 1930 and served as amaritime training vessel until 1984 when she was replaced by a new tall ship by the same name. #MuseumShip
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I built a ca 1/72 scale #windmill #maquette from PVC foam board, styrene, and wire. It works for shooting sets on real locations. I took these pictures near #Petaluma, CA. The vehicles are an International #Scout and a #Jeep Gladiator (Vin and Earl's truck from Tremors). Thwe windmill's fan roates.
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
#Yokohama #Osanbashi Pier #pier #planks #Japan
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vavavroom @vavavroon.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
#JapanCoastGuard vessels, #Yokohama, #Japan
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