Month: August 2007

  • Images of Airliner Struck by Lightning

    The Giz is bringing it today, following up the Jet-Powered Luge with images of a plane being struck by lightning on takeoff. Unreal. I would hate to be watching a plane take off and see that, even if I know logically that it’s safe.

  • Jet-Powered Luge Breaks World Speed Record

    Crazy man/2006 UK Street Luge champ Joel King strapped a 90,000 rpm jet engine to his luge, reaching a top speed of 112 mph. This is part of the Airwaves Kick It Up program, where they apparently throw large amounts of jack at people who want to ‘Kick up’ what they do to the next…

  • Super-Thin Televisions

    Sharp has unveiled ‘experimental’ TVs that are just 20mm thick. That’s around 3/4 of an inch for the rest of us. The gallery at the link has some examples of how a TV that size could be mounted. I WANT.

  • Nifty-keen Watch

    But watch out for your bank account. :) It’s called the Tellurium J. Kepler Limited, and it costs over $100,000. Only 99 will be made.

  • Best Flying Device 1974 Had to Offer

    No Arthur, you’re very flying! There was a ‘Rocket Belt Conference’ held at the Niagara Falls Airbase, highlighted by Eric Scott flying around with his jetpack.

  • Shirt.Woot Derby!

    I felt good enough about something I drew in Inkscape to enter it in Woot’s current shirt derby. My entry is ‘Meat is Off the Menu’, a parody of The Punisher. :D

  • Rant: Prefoamed Hand Soap

    Prefoaming hand soap is the downfall of civilization. Seriously, when did people get so fracking lazy that they can’t make their own soap foam up? I don’t know about you, but I never stood in front of the sink in the bathroom thinking ‘You know, I’m having a hell of a time getting this soap…

  • Milestones Met

    Bonds, Glavine and A-Rod all took care of business since last I blogged. Well, Bonds tied but has yet to exceed Hank Aaron’s home run total.

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