Fusionman Yves Rossy, successfully crossed the English Channel today -- the first to do so in a solo flight with jet-propelled wing. Rossy was dropped from a plane at 8,200 feet and flew 22-miles in under 10 minutes from Calais to Dover. When asked by National Geographic's Kathryn Liptrott if he was worried about risk, Rossy replied, "I'm not worried about risk, I manage risk." If you're looking to pick up one of these jet powered carbon-fiber wings for your own unspeakable mischief, expect to pay around the $190,000 mark.
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Monday, September 29, 2008
Fusionman
Woman unable to open eyes
Natalie Adler, 21, of Australia, has a bizarre and mysterious medical condition that cause her eyes to swell shut for several days each week. Physicians at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital have no idea what's causing the condition that has affected Adler since she was 17. The doctors had temporary success treating her with Botox. Their next step is to try electrical stimulation. More HERE.
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Friday, September 26, 2008
Chinese schoolgirl flips off old begging woman
Dian Agung Nugroho's photo "F*** You (What's on her mind ?)" captures a Chinese schoolgirl flipping off an old Chinese beggar lady. The title really asks the important question -- what does this little girl know, and what has she been told, that has led her to this pass? F*** You (What's on her mind ?)
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Japan Planning its own Space Ladder
Japan is announcing plans to spend $7.3 billion on its own lift to whisk passengers (and cargo) 22,000 miles aloft on composite cables. It's the cables that are the problem, as they need to be 180 times stronger than steel and obviously much, much lighter. The Japanese are focusing on carbon nanotubes, and while they will need to be engineered four times stronger than current stock before they're up to the task, their highly conductive nature means they can not only support the lift vehicle but also power it. Useful, that, because the ride up could take a couple of days or even weeks, and astronauts will need some way to recharge their PMPs...More HERE.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Meninos Designs
Carpet Alarm Clock
In order to turn it off, you have to get up and step on it. If you really want to make it a challenge, place it far away from your bed. Of course it wouldn’t be a clock if it didn’t have and LCD screen to indicate time too. More HERE.
Virtual Realities by NL Architects
Minimum Speed 200 kh/h - the products that surround us often have unused capacities, we only use a fraction of their potential. See more HERE.
Portraits from MySpace and Facebook
Ex-ballplayer awaits verdict in cat killing
Prosecutors say former baseball player and actor Joseph Petcka beat, stomped and kicked a cat to death in a jealous and drunken fury after complaining that his girlfriend loved the feline more than she loved him. Read it HERE.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Beautiful Losers Nike 255 Space by Eric Elms
10 days of sewing, painting and building can certainly garner the attention of many, especially when it’s a giant zipper stretching across the room. With some help from friends, Eric Elms produced this installation for Aaron Rose and Beautiful Losers at the Nike 255 Elizabeth space in Manhattan. With a flurry of color, over-sized props and brilliant ideas, the space certainly came to life. See more HERE.SOURCE
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Palin x Planned Parenthood
Sarah Palin opposes abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. As she said in a gubernatorial debate nearly two years ago, even if her own daughter were a rape victim, she - not the daughter, interestingly, but she - would ''choose life.''
Now there's an e-mail making the rounds that urges people to make a gift donation to Planned Parenthood in Palin's name.
What makes it even better, the e-mail says, is that for every donation made in her name, Planned Parenthood sends Palin a card thanking her....
More from Patt Morrison HERE
Classrooms of the Future
Researchers at Durham University in the UK are working hard to ensure that the academic sector isn't left out of the multi-touch craze. The still-unnamed "interactive multi-touch desk" is a major part of the SynergyNet framework, an interactive classroom environment they're building based on a gaming engine called jMonkey.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Fitbit
Ever wonder just how good you're doing on your exercise regimen, or just how much you toss and turn at night? Fitbit is a tiny wireless tracker that you clip onto your clothing to track your daily movements — including steps, miles, calories burnt, and more — that wirelessly syncs with the Fitbit website, letting you keep track of all your activities.
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DZ - NUTS
If you've ever been the victim of endurance sports, you're no doubt acquainted with the supreme chaffing that often accompanies feats of extreme athletic prowess. DZ-NUTS ($22) is a high viscosity chamois cream that features green tea, evodia and masterwort designed to prevent friction in unfortunate places.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Giant Woman Has 29-Incher Between Her Legs
According to the Guinness World Book of Records, Svetlana Pankratova's 52-inch legs are the longest in the world and He Pingping is the smallest man at just over 29 inches.
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Pakistan troops ordered to open fire on US
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's army said Tuesday that its forces have orders to open fire if U.S. troops launch another raid across the Afghan border, raising the stakes in a dispute over how to tackle militant havens in Pakistan's unruly border zone. Read more HERE.
Barack Obama x Terry Richardson Photograph
Obama mania is in the air. From collabo tees to Air Force 1’s to campaign posters from the art world’s finest, this year we’ve seen it all. With the November 4th elections less than two months away, we await to see what the future of this country holds. Until then this recent picture of Terry Richardson shaking hands with Democratic nominee Barack Obama surely sent out a message of progress within our community.
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Monday, September 15, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
Burton Love Snowboards
Centerfolds meet extreme sports on the Burton Love Snowboards ($430). Each Love board features a different babe minus all that unnecessary clothing, making each just as enjoyable parked in a corner as it is on the slopes. Features include a Park Fly II Core, Park Edges with Rail Ready Tuning, a mid wide shape, and twin tips. Buy them HERE.
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Star Wars Kid
For you cave dwellers,
"Star Wars Kid" is an Internet phenomenon which started when a fourteen-year-old Quebecois high school student filmed himself wielding a golf ball retriever like a lightsaber in a similar fashion to that of Darth Maul. The video was filmed at his high school studio, and the tape left in a basement. This video clip was found by some of his classmates and shared online through a peer-to-peer filesharing client. The student was taunted and criticized by his peers, eventually leading to a lawsuit. The video was one of the most popular videos on the Internet in 2003, and as of 2007, had been viewed almost 1 billion times.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
SIGG
Approaching its 100 year anniversary, SIGG has its sights set on growing the brand outside of Europe. In 2005, SIGG launched a USA subsidiary based in Stamford, CT. "This brand has tremendous history and for generations has been the must-have water bottle for Europeans," stated Steve Wasik, SIGG USA President. "Americans are now discovering that using a high quality, reusable bottle like SIGG makes great sense – both financially and environmentally."
In June 2006, Backpacker magazine conducted a relentless field test of leading water bottles brands. With the services of a 100 pound cannon packed with golf balls, they were able to destroy all of the targeted bottles – except one. Following the bottle barrage, they dubbed SIGG "The World's Toughest Water Bottle."
Iceland
It's Iceland's underworld that helps make it the weird and wonderful place it is. It might be cold above ground, but the country is a hotbed of geological activity, dotted with volcanoes, lava caves and geysers that all bear testament to the forces at work beneath the locals' feet. Check out an ill natural spa HERE.
Suction Cups for Hitchhikers
Three “giant” suction cups you can hitch onto anything for a ride - as a moving travelers what you need is only a moving vehicles that you can stuck on it to travel from one place to another. The triple vacuum suction cups are strong enough to keep you from flying off. More HERE.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
iPod Nano 4G
The thinnest iPod ever, the fourth-generation (4G) iPod Nano features a colorfully curved aluminum design with a 2-inch glass portrait display. Available in nine different colors, the new Nano has a new interface, Apple's new Genius playlist technology, and a built-in accelerometer that automatically switches to Cover Flow view when rotated and automatically goes into Shuffle mode when shaken. You'll get 24 hours of music playback or 4 hours of video playback.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Ipod Touch 2G
The new second-generation (2G) iPod Touch blings it out with a polished stainless steel design and a 3.5-inch widescreen glass display. In addition the standard features — Multi-Touch user interface, App support, and built-in accelerometer and 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi — the new Touch has integrated volume control buttons, a built-in speaker.
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Bugs from Space (REAL)
The creature seen here is capable of surviving the harsh conditions of space. While it looks like an extraterrestrial, it's actually a tardigrade, a tiny eight-legged invertebrae also known as a water bear. Microbiologists from the Institute of Aerospace Medicine sent tardigrades into orbit last September and exposed them to the cosmic radiation and deep vacuum of space. They returned alive.
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Monday, September 8, 2008
Room With a View
Now that summer is over, it's time to retreat to your private island. Here are the rules: only one house per island. See them HERE.
Obama Force One
Yesterday artist Jimm Lasser opened his exhibition in New York, with Obama being the theme of the exhibition. The Obama Force One is one of the most interesting pieces exhibited. The Air Force 1 got a make-over by the artist with graphics engraved into the outer sole.
The left shoe reads "A Black Man Runs And A Nation Is Behing Him" and the right shoe features Barack Obama himself, who is also featured on the inner sole.
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Friday, September 5, 2008
Brain Toniq
Brain Toniq is the world's first organic, botanical-based, non-caffeinated think drink specifically designed for those who need more mental focus and clarity.
At $54/24-pack, it was developed to revolutionize the world of energy drinks. It's actually so revolutionary that it doesn't even include caffeine, instead boasting ingredients like Choline, Eleutherococcus, Rhodiola Rosea Extract, DMAE and Blue Green Algae. The drink is said to alleviate brain fog without making you jittery and/or homicidal.
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Virgin Galactic - Commercial Space Flights
Virgin Galactic is a company within Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group which plans to provide sub-orbital spaceflights to the paying public. Book your flight to space HERE.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Undefeated x Converse Poorman's Weapon
The concept of the Undefeated x Converse Poorman's Weapon is based off of an Air Force MA-1 flight jacket, complete with removable velcro patches. The shoe is made of the same nylon flight satin used on the MA-1 jackets with a bright orange canvas interior, which pilots would be able to turn inside out to be seen. On top of a Chuck Taylor outer sole and a Weapon upper, the shoe also features waxed laces and sports a vulcanized Undefeated strike logo on the sole.
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