Theo Jansen is a Dutch artist who builds walking kinetic sculptures that he calls a new form of life. His "Strandbeests" walk the coastline of Holland, feeding on wind and fleeing from water.
Saturday, 31 May 2008
Never Use Drinking Glasses In Hotel Room
Hidden camera investigation reveals the awful truth about those glasses hotels leave by the sink. Now you wont look so guilty when you explain why your girlfriend needs to take penicillin after a business trip.
Can Time Slow Down?
Excerpt from Physicist Michio Kaku 4 part documentary on "Time" Michio investigates claims of time dilation under the influence of Adrenaline and other drugs.
Friday, 30 May 2008
Optimus Maximus Keyboard - So Cool!
If you have a spare $1,600 burning a hole in your pocket, head on over to Think Geek and grab one of those Optimus Maximus keyboards.
New MP3 Revolutionizes Way You Listen To Music
Korean computer engineers are introducing a new digital music format that has separate controls on the sound volume for each musical instrument, such as guitar, drum, base and voice -- an ideal tool for music lovers of different tastes as well as karaoke fans. The new format, which has a file extension format of MT9 and a commercial title of Music 2.0, is poised to replace the popular MP3 file format as the de facto standard of the digital music source, its inventors say. The MT9 technology was first conceived by Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) and is being shaped into commercial use by venture company Audizen. It was selected as a candidate item for the new digital music standard at a regular meeting of Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG), the international body of the digital music and video industry, held in France late April.
The distinctive feature of MT9 format is that it has a six-channel audio equalizer, with each channel dedicated to voice, chorus, piano, guitar, base and drum. For example, if a user turns off the voice channel, it becomes a karaoke player. Or one can turn off all the instruments and concentrate on the voice of the main singer as if he or she is singing a cappella.
The distinctive feature of MT9 format is that it has a six-channel audio equalizer, with each channel dedicated to voice, chorus, piano, guitar, base and drum. For example, if a user turns off the voice channel, it becomes a karaoke player. Or one can turn off all the instruments and concentrate on the voice of the main singer as if he or she is singing a cappella.
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Sunday, 18 May 2008
China Earthquake: Woman Sawed Her Leg Off
FOUR days after the earthquake, some harrowing tales of survival are being told.
Gong Tianxiu, a 40-year-old woman, cut off her own right leg to escape the rubble, the Beijing Times reported yesterday.
Rescuers found Gong in the debris of an Agricultural Bank of China branch in Beichuan County after she had been trapped for 73 hours. They soon found it was impossible to remove the stone from her leg and set her free.
The only way to save Gong was to amputate the leg, the newspaper reported. But surgeons could not do the operation as the space was too small. Rescuers then handed a saw to Gong, who cut off her right leg.
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Gong Tianxiu, a 40-year-old woman, cut off her own right leg to escape the rubble, the Beijing Times reported yesterday.
Rescuers found Gong in the debris of an Agricultural Bank of China branch in Beichuan County after she had been trapped for 73 hours. They soon found it was impossible to remove the stone from her leg and set her free.
The only way to save Gong was to amputate the leg, the newspaper reported. But surgeons could not do the operation as the space was too small. Rescuers then handed a saw to Gong, who cut off her right leg.
Source
Saturday, 17 May 2008
Rocketman Flies In The Skies
A 48-year-old Swiss man has successfully jumped out of a plane over the Alps using a new improved version of his jet propelled hang-glider.
Yves Rossy has spent five years training for the event and was helped by four jet engines.
Yves Rossy has spent five years training for the event and was helped by four jet engines.
Sunday, 4 May 2008
French Hoodlums
The video depicts a group of French hoodlums (adorned with "†" jackets) walking around the streets of France smashing cars, beating up anyone who gets in their way, stealing old ladies' purses, and causing a general commotion before finally turning on the cameraman himself.
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