2. WINDMILLS

windmill

The mill was probably the first manmade robot. It works tirelessly for humankind, transforming wheat into flour, pumping underground water, giving cities light.

Some countries were built and exist thanks only to the work of these windmills, such as agricultural America or Holland besieged by sea.

One day a madman in love decided to destroy some windmills, to him their huge and menacing blades resembled monsters. Don Quixote could only but lose the battle against technology, and this is a happy omen for me, as windmills will always win against human madness.

Like any middle school student who has to learn something, I sat down in front of my computer and researched so as to understand how windmills worked, how to make them, and where to buy them.

 

 

In Timbuktu, there are barrels everywhere, they are cheap and the artisans know how to work with them, so …

 

This one is fantastic, click and wait for a few seconds

 

Vertical, how to build with iron sheets

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