Archive for January, 2008

Horse pulled ski jumping

First you had the horse and buggy drifting, and now you’ve got horse pulled ski jumping. Who’s idea was it to try this? It just seems a little odd. [ READ MORE ]

Weird sculptures in East Lancashire, England

The Panopticons are a series of sculptures in Lancashire England that have been built as a showcase for the region. I’m not sure what they were trying to showcase, but the sculptures are weird and strange. The one that really caught my eye was the singing tree. A huge tree shaped sculpture made from galvanized [ READ MORE ]

Pointless Video – A rabbit digging a hole

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Very Cool Skateboarding video ad

Lakai footwear made this really great skateboarding video as part of a new ad campaign. Just watch it, some of the stunts are really cool. And there are more at the official site. Lakai Movies [ READ MORE ]

Rain as power

Treehugger has a very interesting article about a team that is trying to capture the kinetic energy of raindrops to generate power. Each raindrop has a potential to generate a small amount of energy. The amount is small, but it could be enough power to control a small sensor. Possibly a rain detector that measures [ READ MORE ]

Motorcycles made from watch parts

Jose Geraldo Reis Pfau, an artist from Brazil, makes these incredible motorcycle sculptures from old watches. Each sculpture is hand crafted from watch parts that Jose has collected over the years. And they really are amazing looking. Too bad they aren’t for sale, or I would think about buying one for my office. Check out his [ READ MORE ]

Inducing Autism for focus

Io9 has an interesting article speculating on the possible uses for an induced autism. The reason for the speculation is some recent research where scientists were able to induce an autistic behavior in mice, and then cure them. The thought is that th same thing may be possible in humans. It’s kind of an interesting [ READ MORE ]

Building your own snow machine

Gizmodo pointed me at a really cool story. A little kid and his Grandfather built an awesome snow machine in his back yard. The whole thing cost about $800, and the resulting machine can pump out up to three feet of snow a night. Giving the kid a great snow and sledding experience. I can’t [ READ MORE ]

iPhone Guitar mod

Darrell pointed me at this great video of an application for the iPhone. Using the touch screen capabilities and the built in speaker, someone was able to make a guitar-like instrument for his iPhone. Really makes you wonder what else you could mod the phone to do. [ READ MORE ]

Amundsen-Scott Research station

The Economist has a great article about the recently completed Amundsen-Scott research station. The station is America’s main research station in Antarctica. Permanent buildings in Antarctica have a tendency to become unusable after a short period of time. The reason is snow buildup. Any permanent structure is slowly buried under snow drifts as the years go [ READ MORE ]