Monday, October 30, 2006
The Hubble Deep Field
Superb short film about what's probably the most important image ever captured by the Hubble space telescope.
In 2003, the Hubble Space Telescope took the image of a millennium, an image that shows exactly how insignificantly small we are. Anyone who understands what this image represents is forever changed by it. If you are the kind of person who has an over-exaggerated sense of his own importance, just take a few minutes of your time and watch this video. I can guarantee that you will be humbled by what you see in it. Enjoy the show.
In 2003, the Hubble Space Telescope took the image of a millennium, an image that shows exactly how insignificantly small we are. Anyone who understands what this image represents is forever changed by it. If you are the kind of person who has an over-exaggerated sense of his own importance, just take a few minutes of your time and watch this video. I can guarantee that you will be humbled by what you see in it. Enjoy the show.
Friday, October 27, 2006
Shell Wildlife Photographer Of The Year
Images from the 2006 Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition.
(via Nothing to do With Arbroath)
(via Nothing to do With Arbroath)
Link Dump
The commandments of sci-fi
Amazing technical sand sculptures
How much of your favourite soft drink would it take to kill you?
How much should you weigh?
250 best movies of the last 30 years?
How to get up right away when your alarm goes off (a skill I need to master)
Amazing technical sand sculptures
How much of your favourite soft drink would it take to kill you?
How much should you weigh?
250 best movies of the last 30 years?
How to get up right away when your alarm goes off (a skill I need to master)
Good Samaritans Save a Cop
Video - Cop narrowly escapes death when a suspect makes a grab for her gun, luckily a couple of passers by save the day.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Django Reinhardt
One of my favorite Django Reinhardt clips. What's remarkable about Django's playing is that he only uses the first two fingers on his left hand to play solos, the other two were partially paralysed in an accident.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Homer Simpson's Jobs
List of every job Homer Simpson has ever taken. The one that made me chuckle the most is "Grease Entrepreneur", I'd like that one on my C.V.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Monday, October 23, 2006
Stationary Movies
Guess the famous movies from scenes acted out with office supplies. We're stuck on numbers 5, 8 and 14.
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Friday, October 20, 2006
10,000 Coin Domino Effect
It takes moments to destroy hours of pain-staking precision. Viral video for a phone company.
Photos of an Atomic Blast Taken at 1,000,000,000 of a Second
Amazing photos of the initial stages of an atomic blast.
Harold Edgerton built a special lens 10 feet long for his camera which was set up in a bunker 7 miles from the source of the blast which was triggered Nevada - the bomb placed atop a steel gantry anchored to the desert floor by guide wires. The exposures are at 1/100,000,000ths of a second.
Harold Edgerton built a special lens 10 feet long for his camera which was set up in a bunker 7 miles from the source of the blast which was triggered Nevada - the bomb placed atop a steel gantry anchored to the desert floor by guide wires. The exposures are at 1/100,000,000ths of a second.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Sony Bravia TV Ad
Watch the full version of the new Sony Bravia TV ad where they "re-decorate" a tower block in Glasgow with 70,000 litres of paint. Pretty impressive.
Ouch
I forget where I found this pic but I've had it as my desktop wallpaper all week and I nearly fall out of my chair laughing every time I see it.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
In the Shadow of Saturn
Incredible Cassini picture of Saturn. It's barely visible in this photo but that tiny speck in the left of the picture is Earth.
One Giant Step for Home Entertainment?
What were they smoking at Toshiba when they came up with this?
In this astonishing photo, a model is wearing a new gadget, from electronics manufacturer Toshiba, that enables the wearer to experience a full 360-degree view on a 40 centimetre dome-shaped screen.
In this astonishing photo, a model is wearing a new gadget, from electronics manufacturer Toshiba, that enables the wearer to experience a full 360-degree view on a 40 centimetre dome-shaped screen.
Monday, October 16, 2006
This Man Can Move Anything
Wally Wallington has demonstrated that he can lift a Stonehenge-sized pillar weighing 22,000 lbs and moved a barn over 300 ft. What makes this so special is that he does it using only himself, gravity, and his incredible ingenuity.
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Underwater Explosion
Huge underwater explosion.
The black dust is from a sunken WWII barge which they didn't know was there and was filled with 10 tonnes of explosives. They were only trying to clear mines!
The black dust is from a sunken WWII barge which they didn't know was there and was filled with 10 tonnes of explosives. They were only trying to clear mines!
Pyrats
Nice animated short film - Pyrats.
"Pyrats" is an animated short film made by 5 french students from the animation school "Gobelins l'école de l'image" in Paris ,FRANCE.
"Pyrats" is an animated short film made by 5 french students from the animation school "Gobelins l'école de l'image" in Paris ,FRANCE.
It was made as an opening short done for the Annecy 2006 international animation festival. The movie was completed in 7 months (including screenplay, storyboard and designs). The technique is basically 2D traditionnal animation with some scenes helped by 3D and flash.
5 Year Old Skates Under 40 Vehicles
A five year old girl in India rollerskates under 40 cars in a gap only 8.5 inches high (with video).
(via Spluch)
(via Spluch)
20 Things the Average Person Doesn't Know About Windows XP
20 Windows XP tips. I found No.9 pretty useful.
Ugly Overload
A blog of ugly animals.
Your daily source for ugly animals. We avoid the simply tragic, diseased, or maimed. Rather, these creatures are only as hideous as nature - or their owners - intended.
Your daily source for ugly animals. We avoid the simply tragic, diseased, or maimed. Rather, these creatures are only as hideous as nature - or their owners - intended.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
One Million Ways to Die
Here's a nice cheery Wired article about how likely you are to die from various causes including terrorist attacks (which ranks quite low). The top three are driving off the road, falling and accidental poisoning.
Friday, October 13, 2006
13 Haunted Houses That Will Make You Wet Your Pants
13 scary haunted houses.
Have plans for Halloween? Love to be scared, scare someone else or delight in watching others wet themselves in fright? If so, this is the post for you. Compiled here are the 13 best American haunted houses, and each has its own specialties in gore and fear. These 13 are sure to terrify even the most seasoned haunted house goer.
(Thanks Michelle)
Have plans for Halloween? Love to be scared, scare someone else or delight in watching others wet themselves in fright? If so, this is the post for you. Compiled here are the 13 best American haunted houses, and each has its own specialties in gore and fear. These 13 are sure to terrify even the most seasoned haunted house goer.
(Thanks Michelle)
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Link Dump
Video - The touch of death!
Ten puzzling ancient artifacts
What happens to your body if you stop smoking right now?
An elephant in a tree?
Lots of pictures of bunnies yawning
Hubble wallpapers
Japanese manhole covers
Personal Helicopter
Your age on other planets
Ten puzzling ancient artifacts
What happens to your body if you stop smoking right now?
An elephant in a tree?
Lots of pictures of bunnies yawning
Hubble wallpapers
Japanese manhole covers
Personal Helicopter
Your age on other planets
Abandoned Russia
Another abandoned Russian city.
When the Soviet Union collapsed, government didn’t have much funds to support some small cities around strategically import objects. People of these cities were left all by themselves. Nobody could support them because any communication with this places terminated after the army decided that they now don’t have money to support those objects.
When the Soviet Union collapsed, government didn’t have much funds to support some small cities around strategically import objects. People of these cities were left all by themselves. Nobody could support them because any communication with this places terminated after the army decided that they now don’t have money to support those objects.
Steampunk Laptop
According to BoingBoing this is a fully functioning laptop. I love the steampunk design but I'd like to have seen a pic of it running.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Tasty Puff
Tasty Puff produce a range of tobacco flavourings that you...er...squirt on your fags. They have every flavour from Rippin Raspberry to Convicted Melon. I think I'll stick with smoke flavour.
Monday, October 09, 2006
Lego Mario
Video - Stop motion LEGO Mario video. I think there's a bit of CGI trickery going on but it's still quite impressive.
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Airliner Landing
Long exposure shot of a Boeing 767 landing.
Update - It's taking off not landing, I thought the angle looked a bit steep.
(via Joel's Blog)
Saturday, October 07, 2006
Jellyfish Invasion
Every year the sea of Japan is invaded by swarms of giant jellyfish that can grow up to 2 meters in diameter.
(via Neatorama)
(via Neatorama)
Zero Bike
The Zero Bike is a very lightweight hubless, spokeless design by Makota Makita and Hiroshi Tsuzaki from Tokyo, Japan. 
Tank Chair
The Tank Chair is a custom go off road wheelchair that can travel on almost any terrain and can even go up and down stairs. 
It seems to be missing something to me though, it would look so much better with twin mounted machine guns.
It seems to be missing something to me though, it would look so much better with twin mounted machine guns.
Friday, October 06, 2006
Tattooed Teacher
Everybody has this link today so I may as well join the crowd. Bruce Potts is a teacher of public speaking at the University of New Mexico and has a...well you can see for yourself.
We'll bet his students get an extra edge on using demeanor and attitude in public speaking. And a life long lesson on not judging books by their covers. Either that or they study really hard because they're afraid he'll eat them.
We'll bet his students get an extra edge on using demeanor and attitude in public speaking. And a life long lesson on not judging books by their covers. Either that or they study really hard because they're afraid he'll eat them.
Line Rider
Flash App - Draw a slope with your mouse then send a tobogganist down it. Fun for about 10 minutes.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Wind Shaped Pavilion
Each section of the building rotates using wind power which it uses to generate electricity. 
No word on what happens during a hurricane.
(via The Presurfer)
No word on what happens during a hurricane.(via The Presurfer)
Lego Ice Cubes
These ice bricks are so cool, they’re freezing! Pour yourself a glass of juice and make it nice and cold with these fabulous, LEGO ice bricks!
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Virgin Galactic: SpaceShip 2 Interior Concept
If you're lucky enough to be one of Virgin Galactic's first space tourists then this could be what your cabin will look like.
I Was Deaf But Now I Hear
I got my ears syringed at the docs this morning and the difference in my hearing is unbelievable, even annoying sounds seem sweet and clear.
The neighbour's burglar alarm is ringing and there are two guys outside making a racket loading up a van with TVs and stuff. I don't know what they're doing but it's so good to be able to hear again.
The neighbour's burglar alarm is ringing and there are two guys outside making a racket loading up a van with TVs and stuff. I don't know what they're doing but it's so good to be able to hear again.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Cool Astronomy Pic
This pic was taken by French astronomer Thierry Legault and shows the space shuttle Atlantis and the ISS as tiny specs as they pass in front of the Sun. Link goes to hi-res version.
Wooden Mercedes-Benz
The Recy is Mercedes-Benz's entry in the LA Auto Show Design Challenge - to make an environmentally friendly car. The body is made from wood and all the other components are 100% recyclable.
South Korean Sentry Bots
Apparently South Korea have ordered 1000 of these fully automated sentry bots to deploy along its borders. Just make sure you point them the right way guys.
This one is code-name ED-209
This one is code-name ED-209
A Brain Cell is the Same as the Universe
I thought this was quite interesting. The picture on the left is a brain cell, the picture on the right is a computer simulation of a view of the universe. Read the full article here.
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Run Escape Jump
This is a re-post but it's one of my favourite links - Run Escape Jump - Superb action chase scene across the buildings of Paris.
Dangerous Dance
Video - Japanese girl dances in the middle of a busy street.
A Japanese girl dressed in a kimono performs a dreamlike Japanese dance in the middle of Osakas busiest street, with cars and buses nearly hitting her.
(via Bog Brush)
A Japanese girl dressed in a kimono performs a dreamlike Japanese dance in the middle of Osakas busiest street, with cars and buses nearly hitting her.
(via Bog Brush)
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