Glass Wings Blog: October 2008
The Muppet Show cake
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:00:15 +0930
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/withoutform/sets/72157601654815836/
This insanely awesome cake, created by Heather Haynes of Clarksville,
IN, was a blue ribbon winner in the "Special Technique Cake" category at
the 2007 Kentucky State Fair.
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2008 Ig Nobel Prize Winners
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:17:53 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
The 2008 Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded on Thursday night, October 2, at
the 18th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, at Harvard's Sanders
Theatre:
http://improbable.com/ig/winners/#ig2008
"Nature" covers the awards ceremony:
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Thoth
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:27:08 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Nikon UP like dragon ball
Tue, 7 Oct 2008 23:17:47 +0900
"Yukihiko YOSHIDA" <yukihiko [at] s6.dion.ne.jp>
Nikon will release wearable display called "UP".
http://www.gearlog.com/2008/10/nikons_up_video_on_the_go_for.php
You will be like Super Saiya-jin in Dragon Ball.
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Trek parody videos
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:04:30 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Video game box is played by inserting your finger
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:02:30 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
http://dvice.com/archives/2008/10/video_game_box.php
Oh, Japan! You never fail to disappoint with your downright-crazy
gadgets. Today's import from the Far East is the Tuttuki Bako, a
video game box with a hole on the side for your finger to go in.
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Jay Walker's Library
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:25:19 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Dave's Marble Machine
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:22:23 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Chinavasion wholesale electronics
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:34:29 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Rideable animatronic dino toy
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:36:12 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Kota, the 3-ft tall robot dinosaur
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/10/08/kota-the-3ft-tall-ro.html
Share and enjoy,
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Nasa's Messenger Sends First Full Fly-By Image of Mercury
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:06:47 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Banksy's "Village Pet Store And Charcoal Grill"
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:31:23 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
The "Village Pet Store And Charcoal Grill" Opens in New York City
http://www.woostercollective.com/2008/10/the_village_pet_store_and_charchoal_gril.html
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Mower at Wired NextFest 2008
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:00:41 +1030
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This gets my vote for the next Roomba for the back yard!
You can see it best here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DN5sZlWUbs
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Lightpaint Piano Player
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:10:46 +1030
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This was A LOT of work, but very cool effect:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGCVygpIIxY
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What Is Comedy?
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:28:12 +1030
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Yes, I'm amusing myself this morning by crawling through YouTube. This
educational video about comedy is a hoot!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZE2ZBKhXGc
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Take On Me: Literal Video Version
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:41:11 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HE9OQ4FnkQ
"Ever wish songs just sang what was happening in the music video? Well
now they do."
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Fwd: Enjoy!!
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:27:18 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
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[Book Review - for us science geeks]: Einstein's Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius (LATbkRev)
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:20:00 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
Even the great genius of Albert Einstein stumbled when it came to
calculations.
Review by George Johnson
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In a world where cars can drive
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:57:57 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
'In part one of our "Future of Driving" series, we looked at the current
state of self-driving car technology and tried to predict how that
technology would progress in the coming decades. Now we're going to
assume that the technical problems we discussed can be solved and
explore how self-driving cars could change society.'
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Animated
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:54:38 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2008/10/the_universal_d.php
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, Seth Brau recently completed the rather daunting task of
bringing the words to life with motion graphics.
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Cat Flushing A Toilet Music Video
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:59:34 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49jKeGyUCJE
Music video for the song "Cat Flushing A Toilet" by Parry Grip
Share and enjoy,
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Fwd: The Sun (BostonGlobe)
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:09:02 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
The Sun is now in the quietest phase of its 11-year activity cycle, the
solar minimum - in fact, it has been unusually quiet this year - with over
200 days so far with no observed sunspots. The solar wind has also dropped
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Walking house
Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:46:00 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3235261/Walking-house-can-escape-floods-or-unruly-neighbours.html
"It is the ultimate house for beating floods or unfriendly neighbours -
a home built on six hydraulic legs that can walk."
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Australia plans electric vehicle network
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:08:04 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5il6f9UKjXLMrq0sQ-Ccd8vh5VANA
"MELBOURNE (AFP) — A US firm Thursday unveiled plans to build a massive
one-billion-dollar (667 million US) charging network to power electric
cars in Australia as it seeks cleaner and cheaper options to petrol."
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Seesaw hula hoop acrobatics
Sat, 25 Oct 2008 23:51:38 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Korean traditional acrobatics #4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZAzACei61Q
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Nerd Love
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:39:55 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Gamer proposes to girlfriend by hacking Chrono Trigger
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/10/27/gamer-proposes-to-gi.html
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Carbon Nanotube Colour A4 E-Paper
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:14:35 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://thefutureofthings.com/news/5646/carbon-nano-tube-color-a4-e-paper.html
"Samsung Electronics and Unidym have demonstrated the world’s first
carbon nanotube-based color active matrix electrophoretic display (EPD)
e-paper. The revolutionary color e-paper was demonstrated on a 14.3 inch
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Fwd: [NextNow] [for fun - and to test your ability to understand!]: Dementia Test-No Cheating
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:21:45 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] nextnow.net>
From: Jim Clegg <
jsclegg@ucdavis.edu>
You have probably failed this one before - if you are like most of us.
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MTV Music Videos online
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:03:28 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Google settles with book publishers, becomes bookseller
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:18:51 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Flight Report: Aloft in a Zeppelin Airship
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:47:54 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://telstarlogistics.typepad.com/telstarlogistics/2008/10/aloft-in-a-new-zeppelin-airship.html
"Last weekend, the first US-based Zeppelin arrived at it's new home in
the San Francisco Bay Area, and yesterday Telstar Logistics was invited
to go for a quick test flight."
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LOLarts - LOLcats art show! Kthx!
Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:10:56 +1030
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Gorgeous Tiny CHicken Machine Show
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:52:28 +1100
"Steven Pam" <steven [at] stevenpam.com.au>
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