Monday, April 16, 2012
Skydiving from 71 000 ft
Felix Baumgartner of Austria jumped out of the Red Bull Stratos space
capsule from an altitude of approximately 71,580 feet over New
Mexico on March 15th. The 42-year-old rode the space capsule attached to a giant
helium balloon above the so-called "Armstrong Line." which is the altitude that produces an atmospheric pressure so low that water boils at the temperature of the human body. After jumping out of the capsule he spent approximately three minutes and 43 seconds in free fall,
reaching speeds of more than 360 miles per hour (580 km/h), before
opening his parachute. In total, the jump lasted approximately eight
minutes and eight seconds. The goal of the Red
Bull Stratos project is to see Baumgartner attempt a record-breaking
free fall from 120,000 feet this summer where he'll potentially become
the first man to go supersonic in free fall.
International trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man
This one`s got the Lizard in it!
The Amazing Spider-Man opens nation wide July 3rd.
The Amazing Spider-Man opens nation wide July 3rd.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
$376 000 Lamborghini Aventador carbeque
I was going to say poor guy that owned the Lamborghini but it has come to light that he was only test driving the car. No small wonder he was able to pose so calmly next to a melted Lamborghini Aventador which caught fire on highway 73 in California. During the test drive a fire originated somewhere around the driver`s side rear tire area and quickly engulfed the car, guess that`s why they pulled over.
The vehicle in question apparently belongs to a local California dealership and spontaneously combusted while out on a test drive with the calm interent venture capitalist standing on the shoulder of the highway.
Lamborghini is "trying to figure out what happened." Looks like they'll have plenty of video evidence to sort through. I`m guessing no sale on this ride.
Why you shouldn`t stand behind a screaming jet engine
A well deserved vacation, check.
Having a good time on the beach, check.
Copious amounts of beer, vodka or whatever (maybe), check.
Losing your teeth doing something stupid on vacation, priceless.
The airport on the small country of Sint Maarten is located literally meters away from the beach. Despite warning signs posted along the fence that separates Princess Juliana airport and the beach you get potential Darwin award winning behaviour like this....
Sint Maarten encompasses the southern half of the island of Saint Marten which is 190 miles east of Puerto Rico and is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Having a good time on the beach, check.
Copious amounts of beer, vodka or whatever (maybe), check.
Losing your teeth doing something stupid on vacation, priceless.
The airport on the small country of Sint Maarten is located literally meters away from the beach. Despite warning signs posted along the fence that separates Princess Juliana airport and the beach you get potential Darwin award winning behaviour like this....
Sint Maarten encompasses the southern half of the island of Saint Marten which is 190 miles east of Puerto Rico and is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Introducing Mintchip, Canada jumps into digital currency
The Royal Canadian Mint is contemplating an alternative to physical currency for its citizens that it believes needs to fit today's digital economy. So it has invited computer software developers to make payment applications using MintChip. The Royal Canadian Mint is aiming for a new brand of transactions
that are smaller, faster, and virtually everywhere. MintChip would
require shoppers to load currency onto a smartphone, USB stick, computer,
tablet, cloud and use that to pay instead of physical currency. The idea is that you would be able to use MintChip everywhere, online, stores, or for personal transactions without giving up any of your personal data. Conspiracy theorists, start your engines.
MAJOR Avengers spoilers
Courtesy of comicbookmovie.com these guys have seen the movie and have a great review over at their site. I won`t ruin the movie for you but if you really, really, REALLY can`t wait or are just one of those that have to know what happens in the Avengers movie before seeing it in theatres, well here you go....
Don`t say I didn`t warn you!
Avengers opens May 4th.
Super mashup: the BMX DJ
This is what happens when you mix two very cool cultures together, and its called the Turntable Rider. The BMX bike features a fader box that is attached to the handlebars, a jog wheel stick attached to
the bike’s tire valve and two handbrake sound pads. These controls
communicate wirelessly via Bluetooth to a computer running DJ
software Traktor to modify the tracks.
The system was developed in a collaboration between professional BMX rider Kotaro Tanaka, DJ Baku and interactive artist Toshiyuki Sugai. According to the team, the aim was to create a system that “mixes well with street culture and is fun to play.” Looks very cool.
The system was developed in a collaboration between professional BMX rider Kotaro Tanaka, DJ Baku and interactive artist Toshiyuki Sugai. According to the team, the aim was to create a system that “mixes well with street culture and is fun to play.” Looks very cool.
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