Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Suicidal plug

This one looks like reminiscence from April’s Fool.

A suicidal plug, just connect it and insert you fingers… If it was truly a product it would, most probably, deliver what promises.

Unfortunately I do not have any more information about it, would appreciate any more possible information.




Elecom's USB Fan

Not really much to say about, summer is near, so is the heat. No doubt that a fan can really be useful.

Retails for $25 on AudioCube.












Thursday, February 14, 2008

Carbon Butterfly Indoor R/C Plane

Almost all R/C Airplanes demands a large space to be used on, at least a small runway to take off and land is necessary. And depending on where you live, you cannot just fly a R/C plane everywhere you want to.

Actually there is one you can use one inside your own home, it is the “Carbon Butterfly Indoor Flyer”, the smallest RC plane you can fly if you are not some sort of secret agent with freaking ultra über cool gadgets.

Check this out:

Most remote-control airplanes are heavy and bulky and require acres of open space to fly and turn properly. But the Carbon Butterfly Indoor Flyer is the smallest and lightest ready-to-fly remote-control airplane available. At 3.6 grams, this tiny plane is small and light enough to maneuver around your living room, and the sturdy carbon-fiber frame adds durability to the device. Please note this is a toy for bigger boys, small children can enjoy watching the Butterfly fly but should not be allowed to pick it up, be mindful of pets as well as they are capable of causing damage. The included four-channel transmitter provides precise control for tight turns and slow flying. With some practice, your airspace need only be 12 feet by 16 feet. This tiny remote-control plane is powered by the included lithium-polymer battery.

The price of US$ 299.99 is not so light.











Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Big Holes



There are a lot of big holes in the world becouse of human made or naturel happens. This are the biggest. And there are no photoshops on pictures…


Mirny diamon mine from east Siberia. Mirny is 525 m. depth and 1.25 km in diameter.


Mirny


Mirny


Mirny


Kimberly Hole from South Africa . It is a diamond mine


Kimberly Hole is about 1097 m. depth


Bingham Canyon Hole from UTAH . Its depth above 1 km and about 4 km width


Deep Blue Hole is 60 mil away from Belize and it is very amazing…Its depth is 145 m. and 400 m. width


Diavik Diamond Mine from Canada


In Guetemala becouse of heavy rain this hole is open and destroyed a lot of house.

World's Largest Digging Machine

(or wouldn't you like one of these babies in your garden shed?)

This is the largest digging machine (or trencher or rotating shovel) in the world. It was built by Krupp and is shown here crossing a road in Germany on the way to its destination, an open air coal mine. Although at the mine the treads are unnecessary, it was cheaper to make the machine self-propelled than to try and move it with conventional hauling equipment. Some factoids:



The machine is 95 meters high and 215 meters long (almost 2.5 football fields in length)

Weight is 45,500 tons (that's equivalent to a bumper to bumper line of jeeps 80 miles long)

It took 5 years to design and manufacture at a cost of $100 million

Maximum digging speed is 10 meters per minute

Can move more than 76,000 cubic meters of coal, rock, and earth per day