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Athletics News / Lookout Landing / January 30

40 in 40: Alex Hoppe, The Contraption Hungers, And You Are Its Sustenance

In mechanical engineering, it’s common knowledge that Contraptions (sometimes referred to informally as “Machines”) are fed by Fodder. The term of venery for an individual piece of Fodder is Pile.

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