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July 17, 2009

Revisit the moon landing from 40 year ago

by @ 5:53 pm. Filed under Fun Stuff

Interactive website with full audio of the original lunar landing mission

Interactive website with full audio of the original lunar landing mission


This awesome site has the complete audio of the original moon landing along with lots of interactive goodies.
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May 23, 2009

Slow(er) posting for a while – I’m going to Disney World

by @ 6:11 pm. Filed under Disney World, Florida, Fun Stuff, Travel

Going to Disney World tomorrow

Going to Disney World tomorrow


Time for a couple weeks of real living, away from the other part of life known as work...
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February 26, 2009

$Lazy++; The world’s shortest escalator

by @ 8:38 pm. Filed under Fun Stuff

Lazy

Lazy


Here's a quickie post for ya. The worlds shortest escalator for the world's laziest people. It travels a total of 834 mm (just under 33 inches) vertically. What were they thinking when they paid for this?
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November 8, 2008

Time to clean the fridge – working in an all male office

by @ 10:35 pm. Filed under Fun Stuff

Yuck!
When you're in an office filled with computer nerd guys, the refrigerator is bound to grow a moldy nugget or two here and there. What do you do when you find an especially furry food nugget?
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December 5, 2007

Pac Man Christmas tree is the coolest anywhere!

by @ 6:42 pm. Filed under Arcade Video, Fun Stuff

Christmas tree display Pac Man game
This unconventional tree displays a slightly animated version of Pac Man!
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October 26, 2007

Visualize mathematics with sintered steel

by @ 3:37 pm. Filed under Fun Stuff

Quintron geometric art sculpture
Combine advanced math, technology, art, and metal working and what do you get? You get these really cool, impossible looking objects that nearly anyone can appreciate.
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October 23, 2007

PIC microcontroller based video game system

by @ 9:39 am. Filed under Electronics, Fun Stuff, Video Games

Home built PIC microcontroller game machine
Using a trio of PIC microcontrollers, this guy built a fully functional video game which uses analog paddles and has more gameplay than the usual Pong type stuff you typically see from PIC games.
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October 9, 2007

Indiana Jones home theater is possibly the coolest ever!

by @ 9:44 am. Filed under Fun Stuff

Indiana Jones themed home theatre
Rather than building the typical home theater with the usual big puffy recliners and movie theater-like look, this couple decided to go all-out and build a completely Indiana Jones themed room. They have chosen wisely...
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September 28, 2007

Interactive LED-laden coffee table

by @ 10:25 am. Filed under Electronics, Fun Stuff

Interactive LED-laden coffee table
If your coffee table just isn't cutting it as far as interactivity and excitement goes, you can try sprucing it up with some motion-activated LED lighting kits. Video included.
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September 25, 2007

Self-balancing single wheeled “skateboard”

by @ 7:29 pm. Filed under Electronics, Fun Stuff

Home made self-balancing single wheeled transport device
You might think this is something out of the Segway R&D department, but it's just a project of a creative hobbyist who combined an Arduino controller, a motor, and some knowledge to create a fun result.
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