Unabashed Gearhead Gnarlyness

Law of Gnarlyness No. 3: Celebrate Workmanship

Gnarlyness need not be about metal or even fiberglass or carbon fiber.  A spirit of fine workmanship must infuse a gnarly object.  In this world, even a knit Ferrari can be very gnarly indeed.  This is why we dig the underside of a Galaxie rocket car even when it is standing still:

Look at the beautiful finish on the leaf springs. And at the triangular truss structure bracing the live axle.  Beautifully worked, mindfully executed. 

Big Dog walks

This thing freaks me out yet delights me.

It's too bug-like and too big not to give me the heebie-jeebies.  Its ability to negotiate uneven terrain, abrupt transitions to split-mu surfaces, and the occasional random kick blows my mind and makes me admire all the people who scored A's in our mechanical engineering dynamics classes back in undergrad.

link courtesy of gentry i/o