Monday, May 11, 2009

The wait for an ambulance can kill you!

When choking, the few minutes it takes for an ambulance to arrive can kill you (or at least leave you brain dead). This device could prevent that.

To My Friends: please wait till I'm unconscious before using it!

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Ariel Atom - Amazing!

The Ariel Atom - Amazing!

Gene Roddenberry Forgot This!

In his vision of the future, Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek, forgot the all important bikini of the future!

One Billion Dollars


One Biiilllliiioooonnnn Dollars!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

J-58 Jet Engine


J-58 jet engine used to propel the SR-71 to Mach 3+. Still jaw dropping nearly 50 years after it was designed.

Learning math with an abacus is the way to go!


Phenomenal human calculators produced by learning math on the abacus and in spite of oppressive Communist rule.

JetLev-Flyer



What you get when you pipe clamp a firehose and backpack to the output of a watercraft.

There is no up in space


There is no up in space. Why should North always be up?

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Kite Skiing

This one goes on the bucket list!

Curta Mechanical Calculator

Brilliant!

Super Wide Angle Lens


Super wide angle lens for motion capture. Inexpensive and very little distortion. Check out the video!

Monday, April 27, 2009

Buffalo Hunt

One of these days, a buffalo like this will grace the wall above my desk!

SCARY Chinese Anti-ship Missle


The Chinese have a missle capable of Mach 10 and traveling 2000km in an erratic and unpredicatable path. It is powerful enough to sink an aircraft carrier with a single hit.

Blastolene Special


The incredible Blastolene Special. Now owned by Jay Leno. Custom built chasis with a tank engine!

Nice shower

Nice shower idea

Friday, April 17, 2009

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

If only this were real.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009


A great design blog on men's style, fashion, and grooming, among other things. Lots of links to other great blogs.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Originators of the infamous "300" workout. Interesting because, given a few basic components, it can be done anywhere.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

A design/metrosexual guide with some entertaining and useful guides.

The Sartorialist


Here's a great design blog. Photos of subjects sporting looks in NYC, France and Italy are the staple. It's thrives on comments.