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Bowling alleys have quite impressive engineering given how dated they are. amirite?
by Cautious-Gap1 week ago
A lot of engineering in the past had to be more impressive because they couldn't just throw a computer chip at it. Re: how older designs for kettles, toasters, rice cookers etc worked.
by Sad-Refuse22361 week ago
Yea it's kinda disappointing how so much clever mechanical engineering is replaced by superior computer chips
by Anonymous1 week ago
As a bowling alley mechanic. I definitely agree
by Worth_Research61241 week ago
You're dad sounds like a cool dude
by Anonymous1 week ago
So amazing that parts and reliable mechanics are hard and expensive to find. That's why many are considering converting to string pins with less engineering and maintenance.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Thing is they recently changed bowling machines in a major way to have the strings through the pins. A lot of bowlers don't particularly like it, but it makes things cheaper.
by Additional_Rise75711 week ago
String pin alleys are garbage and I hate them
by Anonymous1 week ago
Wait, what?
by Anonymous1 week ago
My grandfather worked as a pin setter at a bowling alley when he was young, in the 30s. He would sit at the end of the lanes and pick up the pins and manually reset them by hand for the next bowler. Not so impressive engineering back then
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