Plasma Speaker / Tweeter - Completed Working Setup (via timetec)
The plasma arc is actually producing the sound.
Source: youtube.com
My Way News - Weapons failed US troops during Afghan firefight
“The platoon-sized unit of U.S. soldiers and about two dozen Afghan troops was shooting back with such intensity the barrels on their weapons turned white hot. The high rate of fire appears to have put a number of weapons out of commission, even though the guns are tested and built to operate in extreme conditions.”
Source: apnews.myway.com
1 million fps Slow Motion video of bullet impacts made by Werner Mehl from Kurzzeit (via mattrece)
Amazing video
Source: youtube.com
Warehouse Robots at Work (via spectrummag) Yes, but who puts the stuff on the shelves? Hmmm?
Source: youtube.com
Facebook privacy: a guide - Ars Technica
There definitely needs to be a guide for this because Facebook’s interface isn’t the most intuitive.
Source: Ars Technica
Houston, We Erased The Apollo 11 Tapes : NPR
NASA long ago ‘taped over’ the original Apollo 11 tapes, and we are left with inferior copies…woops.
Source: NPR
Strange! Humans Glow in Visible Light - Yahoo! News
“Past research has shown that the body emits visible light, 1,000 times less intense than the levels to which our naked eyes are sensitive. In fact, virtually all living creatures emit very weak light, which is thought to be a byproduct of biochemical reactions involving free radicals. “
Source: Yahoo!
Traders Profit With Computers Set at High Speed - NYTimes.com
“This is where all the money is getting made,” said William H. Donaldson, former chairman and chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange and today an adviser to a big hedge fund. “If an individual investor doesn’t have the means to keep up, they’re at a huge disadvantage.”
This article details yet another reason why I believe index funds are the only reasonable choice for small investors.
Source: The New York Times
The Big Book of Everything
“What is the Big Book of Everything?
In a nutshell, it is a notebook filled with all of the information anyone could possibly need to know about you. The idea is that in our lives we have countless things that we are involved in. On rare occasions, other people need this information and no one knows how to get it. That’s where the Big Book comes in. By filling this out and keep current, you can simply the effort others have to take on your behalf.”
This is great for emergency preparedness, and a good location for all that info that you rarely need, but have to retain. (Such as life insurance policies, bank account numbers etc.)
Source: erikdewey.com
Apple, RIM Outsmart Phone Market - WSJ.com
“iPhone’s manufacturer Apple and BlackBerry’s Research In Motion … accounted for only 3% of all cellphones sold in the world last year but 35% of operating profits.”
Source: The Wall Street Journal
New York Nearest Subway Augmented Reality App for iPhone 3GS (via acrossair)
A great use of technology to fix a common problem in big cities.
Source: youtube.com
Dezeen » Blog Archive » The Foetus Project by Jorge Lopes Dos Santos
“Brazilian design graduate Jorge Lopes Dos Santos has developed a way of making physical models of foetuses using data from ultrasound, CT and MRI scans.”
Source: dezeen.com
Experimental Diet a Fountain of Youth for Monkeys | Wired Science | Wired.com
“Fed a diet that provided adequate nutrition on 30 percent fewer calories than is considered normal, the monkeys have largely escaped the ravages of heart disease, cancer and other age-related diseases.”
Source: Wired
