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Intel Ad: Jokes... Hilarious

tags: geek, joke, maths, smart, Intel

I find this to be beautifully done, hilarious, and also gets across a good marketing message... so for me, this is an almost perfect ad.
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posted by spoco2  2 days 52 minutes ago • 5 comments • 530 views

 
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2009 Best Inventions of the Year

tags: time magazine, lev grossman

Some of Time Magazine's best inventions of 2009.
posted by geo321  1 day 8 hours 28 minutes ago • 1 comment • 561 views
 
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Drawing Lines in the Sand

tags: Jim Denevan, drawing, artist, sand, sculpt, found art, stick, rake, temporary

Chef and Artist Jim Denevan creates freehand drawings in the sand, often with nothing more than a found stick and a rake. His monumental drawings are temporary, created in areas which will soon be reshaped... more inside
posted by E_Nygma  2 days 18 hours 36 minutes ago • 0 comments • 265 views
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12

Theo Jansen's Rhinoceros

tags: animaris rhinoceros

There are several videos about Theo Jansen's animated, wind-powered animals on the sift, but they do not include this fine Rhinoceros.
posted by oxdottir  1 year 5 months 1 week ago • 2 comments • 534 views
 
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Brilliant Star Wars Tauntaun costume

tags: star wars, tauntaun, I thought they smelled bad on the outside

Man makes epic tauntaun costume to wear to a ball. Details on how he made it are here: http://www.cockeyed.com/incredible/guest/tauntaun/tauntaun.shtml
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posted by kymbos  4 days 37 minutes ago • 3 comments • 1092 views
 
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posted by Duckman33  3 days 23 hours 21 minutes ago • 0 comments • 354 views
 
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66

Bombproof Wallpaper.

tags: popular science, bomb, bombproof, wallpaper, brick, cinderblocks, x flex, kevlar

This "bombproof" wallpaper is put to the test by the people at Popular Science, who substitute a wrecking ball for explosives.The stuff is made of kevlar material sandwiched in a flexible polymer, applied... more inside
posted by therealblankman  3 days 7 hours 11 minutes ago • 14 comments • 2267 views
 
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18

Why Did The Church Cross The Street?

tags: mega movers, church, move, street, rivet, building, 1928

I'm just amused at the fact that while the building suffered no damage during the move, it still ended up in two pieces.
posted by demon_ix  3 days 14 hours 36 minutes ago • 3 comments • 372 views
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14

Little Dog Robot.

tags: little dog, not, big dog, uncanny valley, robot

Remember the Big Dog robotic pack-mule. It was powered by a gas leaf-blower engine, and was terrifying. This is Little Dog. Even more creepy than his big brother- its movement is like the "uncanny valley" for robots.
posted by therealblankman  1 month 3 weeks ago • 3 comments • 316 views
 
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19

Video Toaster - computer magic anno 1990

tags: video toaster, amiga, computer chronicles, 90s

A fun look at the Video Toaster for the Amiga computer, amazing in 1990 :) And if I read my history books correctly, this program was behind CGI magic in the first season of Babylon 5.
posted by lavoll  5 days 5 hours 35 minutes ago • 5 comments • 478 views
 
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17

Monster Landslide caught live on video

tags: tennessee, landslide, road crews, 11 November 2009

A news crew was present filming the clearing of a smaller previous slide. While they were filming a Geologist arrived from the Tennessee Department of Transportation, who immediately ordered work to cease and crews to clear the area. Good call on her part.
posted by therealblankman  4 days 21 hours 39 minutes ago • 2 comments • 543 views
 
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LittleDog looks even creepier than BigDog

tags: darpa, military, little dog, big dog, bostondynamics, robot

LittleDog was developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from DARPA. It is used for research on legged locomotion and learning by groups at MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, USC, U Penn and IHMC. -YT See BigDog here: http://www.videosift.com/video/Boston-Dynamics-Big-Dog
posted by cybrbeast  4 days 6 hours 21 minutes ago • 4 comments • 531 views
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23

Roomba Pac-Man

tags: Roomba, Pac, Man, Geekgasm

This is a video of Roomba Pac-Man in action. More information at http://pacman.elstonj.com
posted by Fade  1 week 4 days ago • 2 comments • 447 views
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19

Self Assembling Suzuki GSXR

tags: motorcycle, stop, motion, build, Peter Gabriel, Sledgehammer

Watch a GSXR assemble all by itself! Music: Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
posted by antonye  1 week 3 days ago • 3 comments • 787 views
 
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posted by oxdottir  5 days 3 hours ago • 3 comments • 853 views
 
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23

Largest non-nuclear explosion in history (for a while)

tags: ripple, rock, 1958, explosion, canada, Nitramex 2H, water

On April 5, 1958 an underwater mountain, Ripple Rock, was decapitated by the explosion of 1,375 tonnes of Nitramex 2H (an ammonium nitrate based explosive). The destruction of Ripple Rock was a brilliant... more inside
posted by nomino  1 week ago • 3 comments • 564 views
 
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16 yr old has ridiculously simple idea, makes $$$

tags: old, people, 16, stairsteady, disability, mobility, solution

Schoolgirl designed StairSteady to help those with walking difficulties climb the stairs as part of her school project. Now she's running a firm selling StairSteady. She's just 16, and it's predicted StairSteady... more inside
posted by nomino  6 days 2 hours 43 minutes ago • 39 comments • 5447 views
 
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18

Don't you just love her accent? There's something about it

tags: accent, canadian, subtle, sexy, ripple, rock, skye, ryan, chek, news

She had me at "An explosive anniversary-". I love how subtle her accent is while still being evident. The rest of the broadcast is not bad either. "Ripple Rock was an underwater, twin-peaked mountain... more inside
posted by nomino  1 week ago • 11 comments • 771 views
 
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Driving a car with an iPhone

tags: waterloo labs, diy, iphone, car

Some folks rig a car to be driven by an iPhone. Then they car surf it.
posted by Sylvester_Ink  1 week 2 days ago • 3 comments • 309 views
 
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Gunshot Detection

tags: good magazine, richmond, california

New sensors that can pinpoint where gunfire is in Richmond, California.
posted by geo321  1 week 2 days ago • 3 comments • 246 views
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