Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Searching for art just got better.
Cool! Google just saved me an expensive trip to the art gallery. Now I don't have to pay admission or support the arts.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Pool transforms into a deck
Cool! I like that transformation. Looks a lot safer when the pool's not being used.
How to Haggle for a Used Car
A couple of simple tricks, including stating your offer and shutting up.
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Monday, May 22, 2017
"Incredible Heavy Lift Quadcopter Progress Update"
More interesting than usual development videos, this team explains all the snacks they've had trying to make a gas-powered heavy-lifting quadcopter. All kinds of mechanical failures they had to overcome.
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Museum of the Future
Dubai - Museum of the Future.
World Expo 2010
http://www.expo2020dubai.ae/Dubai quotation
Dubai's new strategy towards alternative energy:
"A new ethos has taken hold, a broad and purposeful strategy to swap profligacy for ingenuity." - Andrew Blum, Popular Science May '17 p.60
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
"Record-breaking solar panels could slash power costs"
Simple innovation to put moveable lenses in front of solar cells that track the sun during the day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_cell_efficiency#/media/File:PVeff(rev181211)x.png
Gary O's recommendations for travel
Talus ridge expeditions Canmore to Mt. Assiniboine plateau.
Canadian River expeditions, Whitehorse.
Belize sea kayaking
Costa Rica
Sunday, May 14, 2017
Fictitious entries as copyright traps
http://mentalfloss.com/article/30957/fun-copyright-traps-10-hoax-definitions-paper-towns-and-other-things-don%E2%80%99t-exist
Friday, May 12, 2017
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.”—Malcolm S. Forbes.
http://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/10/28/judge-character/
'The true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching.' — John Wooden
www.goodreads.com/quotes/203719-the-true-test-of-a-man-s-character-is-what-he
http://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/10/28/judge-character/
'The true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching.' — John Wooden
www.goodreads.com/quotes/203719-the-true-test-of-a-man-s-character-is-what-he
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
giant manned robot takes its first steps
Ok now that's very cool. James Cameron's "Avatar" comes to life.
Monday, May 8, 2017
Funny YouTube videos
Funny YouTube videos
Incorrect pronunciation - arrgh - false information on the internet
Strange formations on Google maps
Strange things found on Google street view.
This ad milks the build-up to one of the best moments in music.
Skype laughing chain. Weirdest laughs ever. Gets funny at 1:00.
The homeopathic Emergency Room - a funny skit.
Funny stand-up routine about babies and the Moro reflex.
Cool series of videos stopping people on the street to see what music they're listening to.
Bad women drivers. Always funny.
Scary elevator prank. Very scary.
Hilarious, G-rated well-edited compilation of women getting a bikini wax.
Fight for his life on a safari in Africa.
Ants cooperating - cool!
Excavator mulchers - the ultimate redneck yard tool.
Maintaining high voltage lines. Beautiful photography, and as you watch it, the personality needed for this high risk job comes through.
https://youtu.be/9YmFHAFYwmY
Funny parody of a real commercial, which makes a good commentary on how technology is interfering in our lives.
Celebrities read mean tweets. Incisive and bitter comments read by the celebrities themselves.
Butterscotch, an amazing beatboxing talent.
Beat-boxing while playing the cello. Kevin Olusola before he was discovered by Pentatonix
Weird professor gets excited about iridium; in a series that brings the periodic table to life.
Twin mirror prank. Talk about throwing you for a loop!
OK GO a music video series that is incredibly imaginative, full of trompe l'oeil and tomfoolery. There's a Rube Goldberg machine
and a car drive that makes music that only a car company could afford to make:
and of course the treadmill video that started it all
Here's the whole series:
Yet another clever parody by Weird Al Yankovic: a social commentary on how texting had ruined the English language.
Weird Al has had comedic brilliance in parodies for decades.
Touching video illustrates that true artistry can emerge with persistence even in crippling cerebral palsy.
Wedding proposal wih a surprise.
Vocal impressions of divas
Cool camping trailers
Ultra-slow motion. Always cool to watch.
Rethink what you think about beauty. What it takes to transform someone to a cover girl.
Beauty: what we think of ourselves versus what others think.
Cool science of talking with helium
Cool machine performs entire repair of potholes.
Amazing footage of meteor hitting Russia
Tweety bird becomes huge monster in Jekyll and Hyde cartoon
Portable bridge mounted on a tank is demonstrated
Drowning: what someone looks like.
Autosock- an alternative to winter chains.
World's longest truck
Train snow plowing deep snow
Largest floating crane
Darpa urban challenge: Self driving cars
Beautiful tilting bridge
Falkirk wheel ship elevator
Jim Gaffigan stand-up comedy on bacon.
Remote control Dragon fly
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