Sunday, October 31, 2010
Introducing the Cubestormer
The Worlds Fastest Lego Mindstorms RCX Speedcubing Robot. Built entirely from lego elements with a lego web camera to scan the faces of the cube, The solve engine (algorithm) running on the computer is provided by the incredible "Cube Explorer "software which also provides the colour recognition required to determine the exact location of each coloured square. Thanks to Herbert Kociemba for making his work available to anyone wishing to use it! Respect! "Cube Explorer" has the ability to produce very fast solutions to a successfully scanned cube, usually around 20 face turns! Doesn't sound a lot , but it is believed that around 20 turns are enough to solve ANY 3x3x3 cube combination. I'm still working on "CubeStormer" I would like to see it reach sub-10 and feel it's close to that. but reliability begins to suffer when you start to push things just that bit too far.....
Special thanks to David Gilday for his assistance with the software interface to Cube Explorer.
If you love lego you gotta believe this.
Japanese Robot Girl Holy Sh**
If you are seeing this and you are in your 1980's then you gotta say robots are really getting there.
Watch this dancing robot girl and be amazed how japanese puts efforts on making humanoid robots.
The Blind Cricket Commentator
A blind cricket commentator in Zimbabwe manages to judge the power and direction of a shot – and rarely makes mistakes. When the ball hits the bat, the radio announcer exclaims that it's sailing far. Dean Du Plessis' acute sense of hearing and his eavesdropping on other commentators helps him overcome the fact that he is blind, producing a delivery so polished that most listeners are unaware that he can't see.
Mr Du Plessis hears the power and direction of the hit. He listens to the speed and spin of the ball, along with the players' exertions and their cries of elation or frustration. He senses the excitement – or otherwise – of the play on the cricket field and collates the scores with a computer-like memory.
In the media area at Harare's Country Club sports field, other journalists see the ball soar skyward after a sharp crack on the bat. "That's a big one. It's gone for six," said the 33-year-old Mr Du Plessis, his opaque eyes gazing into the distance. It has, flying way out of the field.
Team members and spectators murmur applause as the often sedate game of cricket goes on. In a fast-moving sport like football, Mr De Plessis' feat would likely be impossible. He asks a friend to confirm the score on the board and feeds the latest to state radio. "I have to ensure I am totally accurate," said. "I'm generally spot on or very close. I think I have a pretty big hard drive in my head."
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Dog with no eyes learns echolocation to find his way round
A dog born without eyes is finding his way in life after teaching himself to ‘see’ like a bat – using echolocation. Rowan, a German Spitz, barks and then listens to the echoes to help him tell where he is in relation to his surroundings. Owner Sam Orchard, 41, was shocked when a congenital defect caused Rowan to be born without eyes. But the 18-month-old is now almost indistinguishable from a sighted dog after learning to navigate using his barks.
Sam, who breeds dogs and runs a boarding kennel at her home in Potton, near Biggleswade, Beds., was stunned when she realised that Rowan was using echolocation. She said: ”When he first started going out there were no leaves on the trees but when the leaves grew there was the rustling and we noticed the change in his behaviour. ”He barks to judge the lay of the land and then when I call his name he knows exactly where I am and comes running.
”People who meet Rowan can’t tell that he’s blind at first – they usually just ask why he’s got his eyes shut. He’s just amazing. He’s so independent and he has a really good life. He’s just like one of the other dogs.” Rowan was born in a litter of two in April last year and Sam became concerned when he had not opened his eyes after ten days. She took him to a vet who told her that the meeting of Rowan’s father’s bloodline with his mother’s had created a polygene which meant he was born with no eyes.
Man starved in his hotel room after leaving 'Do Not Disturb' sign on door for two weeks
A hotel guest starved to death after ordering staff not to disturb him - two weeks before his body was found in his room by a maid. Kieran Toman booked himself a room at the plush Hyde Park Towers Hotel in Bayswater, north London, on July 9 this year and told staff he did not want them to enter his room without permission. The 115-room hotel - where a double room costs £160-a-night - shot to fame in the 60s when legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix lived there between November 1966 and February 1967.
An inquest into 39-year-old Mr Toman's death heard how he was discovered in an 'emaciated' state on July 23 - 14 days after he checked in after a maid noticed an unpleasant smell from his room. Giving evidence at Westminster Coroner's Court last week, Pc Emily-Jane Wells - who was called to the scene - said Mr Toman was found dead in his en-suite bathroom. She said: 'The housekeeper said she was told by a cleaner there was quite a smell coming from the room. 'She had gone to bang on the door, but there was no reply and when she opened the door she found him lying dead in the bathroom.'
The inquest heard how Mr Toman had booked the room for a five-month period before his body was found just a fortnight into his stay. Assistant deputy coroner Dr William Dolman said toxicology reports had 'not found anything of note'. Dr Dolman added: 'A solitary man books into a hotel and two weeks later his dead body with signs of decomposition is found in a basement room. He himself had asked not to be disturbed but the head housekeeper had realised something was amiss and had got into the room and the rest of the evidence speaks for itself.'
The dead man had 'all of his wordly goods' with him, including a notebook filled with 'spidery writing', the inquest was told. Dr Dolman said the writing was 'all in capitals' and was 'in some way paranoid' in content. He added: 'He was one of many men who come to London without any links to anyone else. There are lots of unanswered questions.' Dr Dolman recorded an open verdict. The cause of death was recorded as 'emaciation'.
Celebrities before and After
When you get famous you get money and when you get money you need more money.. and so here it goes
Friday, October 29, 2010
Photobomb of the day
The young women in the white embodies a sort of pictorial tension that I wish more photos could contain.
Man with Widest Mouth Entered World Record
Joaquim, also known as "Chiquinho", recently appeared on an Italian TV show where he amazed crowds by placing and removing a can of coke from his mouth 14 times in under a minute.
After finding out that he would feature in the Book of Guinness World Records 2011, Chiquinho said that it was "a dream come true."
Diver films as shark tries to eat camera
A scuba diver who was attacked by a shark while swimming off the coast off Maine in the United States used his video camera to fend off the predator.Scott MacNichol, 30, was uninjured after a porbeagle shark apparently mistook his camera equipment for food while he was diving near the coastal town of Eastport. He estimated the shark was eight feet long and weighed about 21 stone.
Mr MacNichol saw the shark swimming above him while he was filming the ocean floor under empty salmon pens as part of an environmental assessment. The animal then came at him, jabbing at the camera with its snout. In the video, its sharp teeth fill the frame before it swims off.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Plastic to Oil Converter
The Japanese company Blest has developed one of the smallest and safest oil-to-plastic conversion machines out on the market today. It's founder and CEO, Akinori Ito is passionate about using this machine to change the way people around the world think about their plastic trash. From solving our landfill and garbage disposal issues to reducing our oil dependancy on the Middle East, his machine may one day be in every household across Japan.
While holding up a bag of trash, he states, "It's a waste to throw away, isn't it? This is a treasure."
World's First Human-Powered Ornithopter
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The Snowbird Human-Powered Ornithopter was designed and constructed by a team of students from the University of Toronto. On August 2nd 2010 it sustained both altitude and airspeed for 19.3 seconds, becoming the world's first successful human-powered ornithopter. Music by Nicholas Martel and Daniel Gauthier. Visit hpo.ornithopter.net.
Portland Tattoo Enthusiast Injects Ink INTO HIS EYE
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Tattoo enthusiast Matt Gone has become known around Portland as a man with checkerboard tattoos that cover much of his body.
"I picked the the checker pattern because nobody had done it," Gone said.
Now he's done something else that few have tried: He injected ink into both of this eyes -- by himself.
"I picked different colors cause I like mutations because I have birth defects," Gone said.
'The Commuter' - Short Film Starring Dev Patel, Pam Anderson, Ed Westwick Shot Entirely With a Nokia N8
The groundbreaking film, directed by the McHenry Brothers, was shot in just four days with the Nokia N8 using no back up cameras, with the streets of London and St Albans providing the backdrop to Nokia's story about one commuter's eventful journey to work.
The Fart Cannon
Manley's always got to have a project on the go. His latest hobby is collecting his own farts to fuel a homemade rocket.
Stereo Illusion
This illusion uses the tape from cassette tapes to create an anamorphic image of a ghetto blaster. The top parts of the radio were the easiest to work on. All we had to do was spread the tape semi-evenly. When viewed from a low angle is basically looks like a solid piece. The closer we got to the bottom of the radio, the more difficult it became. Even a small 1 inch by 1 inch piece could take 20 minutes to work on.
There were several points during the creation of the illusion that I was ready to give up. I did a few test shots when the radio was half finished and it just didnt seem to be working. But we kept going and we were pretty happy with the end result.
Every cop in town quits after Mexico attack
The entire police force of a small northern Mexican town quit after gunmen attacked their recently inaugurated headquarters, according to local reports on Wednesday.
Los Ramones Mayor Santos Salinas said nobody was injured in Monday night's attack, during which gunmen fired more than 1,000 bullets at the building's facade, according to Noroeste newspaper's website. Six grenades, of which three detonated, were also flung at the building, the newspaper reported.
All 14 members of the force reportedly resigned Tuesday. Nobody answered the phones at Salinas' offices, according to The Associated Press.
The new police headquarters had been inaugurated three days earlier.
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The Shortest video on youtube!
so here's a guy trying to be famous for the most shortest video ever uploaded on youtube..
Time Traveller Caught On 1928 Charlie Chaplin Film Video
This short film is about a piece of footage found by George Clarke behind the scenes in Charlie Chaplins film 'The Circus'. Attending the premiere at Manns Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, CA - the scene shows a large woman dressed in black with a hat hiding most of her face, with what can only be described as a mobile phone device - talking as she walks alone.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Truck VS Porsche VS Rolls Royce
In china, Porsche, Truck and Rolls Royce encountered who is the best in the streets without their ego crashing down.
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