Apparently the Top Thrill Dragster roller coaster has existed at CedarPoint amusement park (Sandusky, OH) since 2003. Anyway, this is a point-of-view video showing the acceleration to 120 MPH in just under three seconds :
Source : Geekologie
Category: Cool !
GOOGLE has unveiled one of the greatest toys ever – a virtual glass elevator that lets you fly around the world. Made by a few of the engineers in their spare time, the Liquid Galaxy project is an interactive booth with wraparound LCD screens. The screens show synchronised views from Google Earth and you can use a six-axis mouse to move your way through air and water.
Take a look @ the video :
Today, i got a mail on my inbox :
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From the “Everything must have Integrated Speakers” department comes Mi Pillows. If you haven’t guessed by now, they’re pillows that have speakers inside. They cost $60, and are available through Hammacher Schlemmer (pronounced Helter Skelter). You can hook them up to an iPod or any other audio device and, uh, listen to music while you’re trying to fall asleep. The sewn on control patches don’t work though, so that’s a sham. On a side note, be careful what you choose to listen to while sleeping. Because last night I fell asleep to Black Sabbath and when I woke up this morning I owed my soul to the devil and had bitten the head off my daughter’s parakeet.
If you’ve reached the point in life where you honestly think you need designer drain caps in your sink or bathtub then it might be time to step back and ask yourself if there’s something more productive you could be doing. Because quite frankly I don’t think there’s a single being on this planet who needs an analog clock embedded in the top of their drain caps.
The ‘Watch Waste’ as it’s appropriately called is available from Murano House and each piece is hand made in Italy by the finest craftsman who are probably also wondering who’s actually going to buy these. The clocks even have precious stones inset into the face so if a visitor happens to take a close look at the bottom of your sink they’re sure to be impressed by your impeccable taste and attention to detail.
As for the cost, well the website asks you to email them for a quote which roughly translates to “You’re charging how much for that?!”
Your current bionic arm just not cutting it? Tired of just rocking a pirate hook? Well a team at Vanderbilt University has developed a prosthetic arm that’s powered by, that’s right folks, rocket fuel! The team came up with the idea while trying to develop a system that functions with the same strength of a human arm.
Conventional prosthetic arms do not have the strength of their flesh-and-blood counterparts, the reason being the batteries. In order to lift comparable weights, a prosthetic arm would need a massive battery, too large for the prosthesis itself. So (project leader) Michael Goldfarb started thinking about other ways to power the artificial limbs, and came up with the idea of using the monopropellant rocket motor system that the space shuttle uses to maneuver in space.
It’s pretty clear that this team lives by the same credo that I do. When trying to solve a problem, always consider some sort of projectile or explosive material in the final design. I mean, really, who needs a ding-dong anyways when you can have it torn or blown off by your bionic arm.
This is a great video. Have you ever wandered what’s happening when a balloon hits someone’s face ? Well this is your chance, watch this water balloon video and you’ll get you answer.
