Left field

Off topic posts are welcome in this forum!
No smear campaign, or you will be banned!

Moderator: Mike Everman

Post Reply
Mark
Posts: 10931
Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:14 pm

Re: Left field

Post by Mark » Tue May 22, 2012 3:04 pm

Take care of your ears and be aware of the little creatures around you when running a pulsejet, we all need our ears.
William Shatner speaks about his tinnitus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7bL9BhESYA
Arena
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxQqJbW-ohw

"This robin cocked his head from side to side, zeroing in on his wiggly lunch."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G_z-_E_Gn4
Presentation is Everything

Mark
Posts: 10931
Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:14 pm

Re: Left field

Post by Mark » Fri May 25, 2012 1:50 am

Interesting whistle effect where I wonder if a jam jar of this shape might have an outside chance of making this warble. Kind of a flakey title and description but the characteristic noteworthy. I was looking at some footage of Silver Falls where I used to hike and happened across the flower pot by the same author. I kind of miss Oregon but not the rain or frequently cloudy days which can be quite gloomy. One time I didn't see the sun for about a month straight it seemed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCSibZOAv18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjCqIJRRW_A&feature=plcp

"The western Cascades in Oregon are considered a "temperate rain forrest" and are covered in almost tropical looking ferns and greenery. This waterfall looks like it might be in Hawaii, but its just one of eleven in Silver Falls State Park, Oregon."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wsbe9k7QWw&feature=plcp
Presentation is Everything

Mark
Posts: 10931
Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:14 pm

Re: Left field

Post by Mark » Sun May 27, 2012 1:38 pm

Presentation is Everything

Mark
Posts: 10931
Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:14 pm

Re: Left field

Post by Mark » Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:45 pm

A flying cat? Dutch artist turns dead feline into a helicopter
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technol ... 1zsqi.html
Presentation is Everything

Mark
Posts: 10931
Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:14 pm

Re: Left field

Post by Mark » Sun Jun 17, 2012 2:12 pm

Presentation is Everything

Mark
Posts: 10931
Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:14 pm

Re: Left field

Post by Mark » Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:13 pm

Sam Harris - Death and the Present Moment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITTxTCz4Ums
Presentation is Everything

Mark
Posts: 10931
Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:14 pm

Re: Left field

Post by Mark » Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:53 pm

Why NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover Landing Will Be Seven Minutes of Absolute Terror
http://gizmodo.com/5920588/
Presentation is Everything

Mark
Posts: 10931
Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:14 pm

Re: Left field

Post by Mark » Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:31 pm

Presentation is Everything

Mark
Posts: 10931
Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:14 pm

Re: Left field

Post by Mark » Sun Jul 15, 2012 2:33 am

JNC Quartz Factory and Donkey Dinner!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PW-eEJe3Lk
Presentation is Everything

Mark
Posts: 10931
Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:14 pm

Re: Left field

Post by Mark » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:37 pm

How to make Lord Kelvin's Thunderstorm -- Electrostatic Battery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfue_iCu0gE#t=2m5s

From the above video I bounced over to this. Just some static windmill generator Darpa contract. Nothing earthshaking though. I wonder if it would work in a thunderstorm or improve performance? Maybe you wouldn't have to use your own water. Or maybe drier air creates more static or doesn't bleed off the charge as much? She mentions using it in the Mojave Desert. I know with my PVC and paper towel static generator, dry air improves results greatly. Same for a Wimshurst machine.
If you get bored with the "why our system is better presentation" you can skip to about the 5 or 6 minute mark.
http://www.annarbor.com/business-review ... -contract/
http://www.annarbor.com/business-review ... e-capital/

My little water dropper. (yawn)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4WvZAVQtjk
Presentation is Everything

Mark
Posts: 10931
Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:14 pm

Re: Left field

Post by Mark » Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:37 am

"The jam in the jar ..."
Ross Kemp In Afghanistan - Taunting the Taliban
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGwy0EqW6oc
Presentation is Everything

Mark
Posts: 10931
Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:14 pm

Re: Left field

Post by Mark » Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:13 pm

Presentation is Everything

Mark
Posts: 10931
Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:14 pm

Re: Left field

Post by Mark » Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:56 pm

A gun that shoots salts and kills flies
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6e3_1342836386

Viewer comments/other musings ...
"You don't need to shoot salt, I use a pellet gun (without the pellet) and shoot plain air at flies and bees from up to 12 inches away. There are rarely any bug parts left to find, they just disintegrate from the high pressure blast of air."
"Well there goes my peppercorn idea."
Presentation is Everything

Mark
Posts: 10931
Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:14 pm

Re: Left field

Post by Mark » Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:30 am

Presentation is Everything

Mark
Posts: 10931
Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:14 pm

Re: Left field

Post by Mark » Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:23 pm

Presentation is Everything

Post Reply