Wally Wallington is a retired carpenter with 35 years experience in construction which has demonstrated that he can lift a Stonehenge-sized pillar weighing 22,000 lbs and moved a barn over 300 ft. What makes this so special is that he does it using only himself, gravity, and his incredible ingenuity, Wally also believes he has the technique to build pyramids..
Official Website: www.theforgottentechnology.com
Video Link: www.youtube.com
Archive for April, 2008
One Man Building Stonehenge…
The Relative Size of Stars & Planets…
This one minute video visually demonstrates how tiny the earth is, as well as how tiny our sun and the other planets are..
Video Link: www.youtube.com
Th!nk City Electric Car…
Th!nk City electric car, a four-seater with 110 mile (177km) range and top speed of 65 mph (104kph), priced under $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials, available in Europe soon and also in the U.S. in 2009.
Official Website: www.think.no
Video Link: www.youtube.com
Battle at Kruger…
A battle between a pride of lions, a herd of buffalo, and 2 crocodiles at a watering hole in South Africa’s Kruger National Park while on safari.
This video has become very famous with over 29million views, also this is the winner of youtube’s Best Eyewitness Video..
Official Website: www.battleatkruger.com
Video Link: www.youtube.com
Why we should go into space…
This speech which is done by Professor Steven Hawkings is called ‘Why we should go into space’ and is the third in a series of NASA lectures featuring prominent leaders who discuss the benefits provided by space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research to the economy, education, health, and the environment..
Article Link: www.nasa.gov
Video Link (part 1): www.youtube.com
Video Link (part 2): www.youtube.com
Video Link (part 3): www.youtube.com
Urban Ninja…
Xin Sarith Azuma Phan Wuku is making his way to the big time, especially after his youtube video ‘Urban Ninja’ became a hit with over 20million views, he’s now created a team called EMC (Evolved Mokey Combat), which is a team of martial artists that train in a very unque style, its a hybrid system consisting of many different disciplines such as Chinese Gung-Fu, Kick Boxing, Tae Kwon Do and Acrobatics..
Official Website: www.originalxin.com
Video Link: www.youtube.com
The 5 Tallest Mountains on Earth…
ZME Science has a nice article on the 5 tallest mountains from around the world, including pictures and descriptions, check it out. Here are the top five, I find it interesting that they all peak at around the same height..
1. Everest - 8848 meters.
2. K2 - 8,611 meters.
3. Kanchendzonga - 8,586 meters.
4. Lhotse - 8,516 meters.
5. Makalu - 8,485 meters.
Article Link: www.zmescience.com
(Photo of Mt. Everest by Carpe Feline)
Hippo Rollers…
Hippo Rollers are a water transportation device, the roller holds 3-4 days worth of water for a family of 7, about 5 times the amount of water that can be moved using traditional methods, which frees up time for more productive economic and educational activities. It’s an amazing product and an amazing story of good design enabling communities. Inhabitat.com has an interesting article where they are reporting on 75 Hippos that have been donated to a village in South Africa..
Article Link: www.inhabitat.com
Official Website: www.projecthdesign.com
Great White Shark…
The great white shark, also known as white pointer, white shark, or white death, is an exceptionally large shark found in coastal surface waters in all major oceans. Reaching lengths of more than 6 m (20 ft) and weighing up to 2,250 kg (5,000 lb), the great white shark is the world’s largest known predatory fish. Watch this video as one jumps completely out of the water while catching a seal..
Information Link: www.wikipedia.org
Video Link: www.youtube.com
XOS Exoskeleton…
After having the following video on youtube for months now, Popular Science has gone and done an article on the suit and its maker, This thing is pretty amazing..
Article Link: www.popsci.com
Video Link: www.youtube.com
Garbage Island…
For years we’ve been reading about a patch of garbage the size of Texas floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, ingeniously dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Basically, any trash that gets dumped in the water rides the currents to this one spot and joins an ever-increasing flotilla of crap. For all the breathless accounts of the mess and its impact on the area’s sealife, however, no one seemed to have a picture of the buildup..
Article Link: www.vbs.tv
Video Link: www.youtube.com
IBM Water Cooling Supercomputers…
Requiring 80 percent fewer air conditioning units, the water-cooled Power 575 can reduce typical energy consumption used to cool the data center by 40 percent. IBM scientists estimate that water can be up to 4,000-times more effective in cooling computer systems than air..
Article Link: www.ibm.com
Video Link: www.youtube.com
DIY: Electric Vehicle…
Here in New Zealand a man called Gav has built himself a working electric car. Even better he has documented his whole process and has made it available so others can learn!
Gav’s EV reaches about 130km/h and can travel for about 35km, check out the interview video below that was on the NZ news..
Official Website: www.kiwiev.com
Video Link: www.youtube.com
Al Gore: New thinking on the climate crisis…
In Al Gore’s brand-new slideshow, he presents evidence that the pace of climate change may be even worse than scientists were recently predicting, and challenges us to act with a sense of “generational mission” to set it right. Gore’s stirring presentation is followed by a brief Q&A in which he is asked for his verdict on the current US political candidates’ climate policies and on what role he himself might play in future..
Website Link: www.ted.com
Video Link: www.youtube.com
Segway’s new RMP…
There isn’t any information available about it at this time other than it “might” cost up to $50k and it can move in any direction. It uses the same parts that a Segway uses but doubled, it can haul up to 400 lbs..
Article Link: www.makezine.com
Video Link: www.youtube.com
Plasma Light Bulb…
Luxim labs recently unveiled an incredibly energy efficient light bulb that packs more luminosity than a street lamp into a pill-sized form factor. Each bulb is filled with argon gas, which turns to plasma when electricity is focused through it. The energy is driven to the bulb without electrodes. The resulting light is intensely bright and mirrors the quality of light radiated by the sun, yet is produced by one of the smallest, most energy efficient light sources..
Article Link: www.inhabitat.com
Video Link: www.youtube.com
Cannibal Scorpions vs. Shrew…
This is an interesting watch as it begins with scorpion vs scorpion, and results with a shrew coming in for the final battle with the winner..
Video Link: www.youtube.com
SkySails: The Future of Shipping…
By using the SkySails-System, a ship‘s fuel costs can be reduced by 10- 35% on annual average, depending on wind conditions. Under optimal wind conditions, fuel consumption can temporarily be reduced by up to 50%.
The first pilot systems are in operation on board of cargo vessels. Currently, SkySails is offering SkySails-Systems for cargo ships, fish trawlers and super yachts with towing kite areas of up to 320m².
Virtually all cargo ships can be retrofitted with the SkySails technology trouble-free..
Article Link: www.ecogeek.org
Official Website: www.skysails.info
Potenco’s Pull-Cord Generator…
Potenco’s Pull-Cord Generator keeps portable electronic devices working all the time while providing freedom and independence from traditional power sources.Simply hold the PCG in the palm of one hand, pull the cord with the other hand, and generate instant energy..
A minute of pulling the PCG generates enough energy for:
- 20 minutes of talk time on a mobile phone.
- 1 hour of ultrabright LED flashlight use.
- 3 hours play time on an iPod Shuffle (about one pull per song).
Article Link: www.treehugger.com
Official Website: www.potenco.com
When Humans Disappear…
What happens to earth right after 6.6 billion people disappear?
Video Link: www.youtube.com
WWF Posters from Around the World…
WWF has released some very creative posters, most have to do with endangered species, poaching, deforestation, global warming and pollution..
Article Link: www.treehugger.com
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