prokopetz:

marmotsomsierost:

prokopetz:

I’ve seen a lot of YouTube videos labeled “the most satisfying video ever”, but  this one might actually deserve it.

now imagine making that in 1877

As I understand it, the major difference is that in 1877, the prisms would have been cast in moulds rather than being machined out of prefabricated blocks. Not hugely more difficult in terms of technical skill, but much more time consuming owing to the need to manufacture the moulds and the higher risk of wasted prisms due to bubbling.

inks-words:

you’re a tinny
melody played through the walls from

the next room

the prickle of pages
as I walk the shelves, and trail

my fingers

and I wish I could
hear you better, stronger,

more clearly

and I wish brushing
past was enough to know

your stories

and I wish I’d
thought to take that chance, before

the music ended

I had walked on

the moment passed