November 5 was the day the mainspring of US democracy failed. Today is the day when people will begin to fully realize it. Hold on. It's gonna be a wild ride.
December 18, 2024 at 9:18 PM
November 5 was the day the mainspring of US democracy failed. Today is the day when people will begin to fully realize it. Hold on. It's gonna be a wild ride.
I bet getting tension inside a mainspring feels so good
mechanical watches getting notchgasms when you wind them up
slutty slutty watches
slutty slutty watches
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I bet getting tension inside a mainspring feels so good
k-hole? no sorry, she's a doll, she's all weird right now because she's in the keyhole (mainspring winding down) (also lots of ketamine)
July 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM
k-hole? no sorry, she's a doll, she's all weird right now because she's in the keyhole (mainspring winding down) (also lots of ketamine)
Partner put the idea of "Violet wand but in your doll key" in my brain and I can't help but imagine a doll creaming from getting a zap right in the core of her mainspring
June 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Partner put the idea of "Violet wand but in your doll key" in my brain and I can't help but imagine a doll creaming from getting a zap right in the core of her mainspring
Our local shelter needs help reaching its $25,000 goal to feed families this Thanksgiving. Please help if you can-- thank you!
Thanksgiving Fund – Father Bill's & MainSpring
helpfbms.org
October 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Our local shelter needs help reaching its $25,000 goal to feed families this Thanksgiving. Please help if you can-- thank you!
March 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
get your key wound up
that mainspring tightening inside you
nerd
that mainspring tightening inside you
nerd
January 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
get your key wound up
that mainspring tightening inside you
nerd
that mainspring tightening inside you
nerd
but this is fundamentally not a stable dynamic. an overweening presidency balanced by an overweening court--and all the while the branch that the founders *meant* to be the mainspring of governance descends into dysfunction, sclerosis, and fucking poasting
March 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
but this is fundamentally not a stable dynamic. an overweening presidency balanced by an overweening court--and all the while the branch that the founders *meant* to be the mainspring of governance descends into dysfunction, sclerosis, and fucking poasting
Doll with two winding keys, one unlocks the mechanism and disconnects the mainspring from the doll, the other winds it.
doll disability aid (lockpick-like apparatus usable in place of a lost winding key)
July 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Doll with two winding keys, one unlocks the mechanism and disconnects the mainspring from the doll, the other winds it.
#DidYouKnow that Nexus Prime was the first combiner? In some universes, he split himself into five 'bots named Heatwave, Skyfall, Breakaway, Landquake, and Topspin. In others, his components are instead known as Clocker, Mainspring, Pinion, Cannonspring, and Chaindrive!
tfwiki.net/wiki/Nexus_P...
tfwiki.net/wiki/Nexus_P...
December 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
#DidYouKnow that Nexus Prime was the first combiner? In some universes, he split himself into five 'bots named Heatwave, Skyfall, Breakaway, Landquake, and Topspin. In others, his components are instead known as Clocker, Mainspring, Pinion, Cannonspring, and Chaindrive!
tfwiki.net/wiki/Nexus_P...
tfwiki.net/wiki/Nexus_P...
turns your key until it hits its stop
mainspring taut
then does not let go
mainspring taut
then does not let go
August 20, 2026 at 9:58 PM
turns your key until it hits its stop
mainspring taut
then does not let go
mainspring taut
then does not let go
ATP is a kind of mainspring
December 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
ATP is a kind of mainspring
One from the archives: Edinburgh April 2010. Pipes.
"Incongruity is the mainspring of laughter" ~ Max Beerbohm
#photography #Edinburgh #kilt #bagpipes #shisha #comedy #incongruity #blueskycomedy
"Incongruity is the mainspring of laughter" ~ Max Beerbohm
#photography #Edinburgh #kilt #bagpipes #shisha #comedy #incongruity #blueskycomedy
January 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
One from the archives: Edinburgh April 2010. Pipes.
"Incongruity is the mainspring of laughter" ~ Max Beerbohm
#photography #Edinburgh #kilt #bagpipes #shisha #comedy #incongruity #blueskycomedy
"Incongruity is the mainspring of laughter" ~ Max Beerbohm
#photography #Edinburgh #kilt #bagpipes #shisha #comedy #incongruity #blueskycomedy
big diff between the Kimber plastic mainspring housing (silver) and the Ed Brown steel. (black) also 13.8 grams vs 57.3 for the Ed Brown so I imagine the gun is gonna handle different
November 30, 2024 at 1:28 AM
big diff between the Kimber plastic mainspring housing (silver) and the Ed Brown steel. (black) also 13.8 grams vs 57.3 for the Ed Brown so I imagine the gun is gonna handle different
Fascinating story in the development of new energy technology, re-thinking the idea of an engine, relying on flameless chemical reactions. Mainspring's linear generator won innovation awards from BNEF in 2023 and IEEE in 2024.
spectrum.ieee.org/mainspring-e...
spectrum.ieee.org/mainspring-e...
This New Breed of Generator Can Run on Almost Any Fuel
The engineers at Mainspring Energy have unwound conventional generator design and come up with the linear generator. They explain their journey and how the breakthrough technology works.
spectrum.ieee.org
March 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Fascinating story in the development of new energy technology, re-thinking the idea of an engine, relying on flameless chemical reactions. Mainspring's linear generator won innovation awards from BNEF in 2023 and IEEE in 2024.
spectrum.ieee.org/mainspring-e...
spectrum.ieee.org/mainspring-e...
Our seniors & veterans deserve to age in dignity – folks at Father Bill’s & MainSpring know that firsthand.
During my visit, I met Joe, one of 10 formerly homeless Veterans.
Stories like Joe’s are why we need to invest in housing, especially for our most vulnerable neighbors.
During my visit, I met Joe, one of 10 formerly homeless Veterans.
Stories like Joe’s are why we need to invest in housing, especially for our most vulnerable neighbors.
August 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Our seniors & veterans deserve to age in dignity – folks at Father Bill’s & MainSpring know that firsthand.
During my visit, I met Joe, one of 10 formerly homeless Veterans.
Stories like Joe’s are why we need to invest in housing, especially for our most vulnerable neighbors.
During my visit, I met Joe, one of 10 formerly homeless Veterans.
Stories like Joe’s are why we need to invest in housing, especially for our most vulnerable neighbors.
Is called mainspring, and yes, that's exactly it.
July 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Is called mainspring, and yes, that's exactly it.
Artificial furries with some kind of power indicator
Battery level
Fuel gauge
Mainspring tension
<3
Battery level
Fuel gauge
Mainspring tension
<3
August 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Artificial furries with some kind of power indicator
Battery level
Fuel gauge
Mainspring tension
<3
Battery level
Fuel gauge
Mainspring tension
<3
To my fellow Human Domestication Guide sluts: Read Mainspring if you haven't already~ >:3c
archiveofourown.org/works/45125701
archiveofourown.org/works/45125701
Mainspring - Kanagen - Human Domestication Guide [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
March 2, 2026 at 7:25 PM
To my fellow Human Domestication Guide sluts: Read Mainspring if you haven't already~ >:3c
archiveofourown.org/works/45125701
archiveofourown.org/works/45125701
Education is both the foundation and the unifying force of our democratic way of life - it is the mainspring of our economic and social progress - it is the highest expression of achievement in our society, ennobling and enriching human life.
–JFK, Message to Congress on Education, February 6, 1962
–JFK, Message to Congress on Education, February 6, 1962
February 7, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Education is both the foundation and the unifying force of our democratic way of life - it is the mainspring of our economic and social progress - it is the highest expression of achievement in our society, ennobling and enriching human life.
–JFK, Message to Congress on Education, February 6, 1962
–JFK, Message to Congress on Education, February 6, 1962