If you can really punch a bag (by punch, I don’t mean the pathetic windmill hits that the folks in this are doing), then the hiss of escaping air, the swing of the bag and the fist sized indentation that you see in front of you ought to enough visual stimulation. However, if you [...]
Posts from — September 2008
[ September 30th, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]Video: Color Changing Punching Bag, Why Not?
X-Wing Car – Star Wars Fanaticism Truly Knows No Bounds
If there were to ever be a battle for the position of king of all Star Wars geeks, this guy would be a serious contender – well, he and the the guy who built a working land speeder replica. The bumper sticker really takes the cake if you ask me.
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Anna Konda – A Firefighting Snake Robot
While the name Anna Konda, might sound like something of a corny joke, what it does is very, very cool. This three-meter long, 75-kg robot, comes equipped with a spray system for extinguishing fires in places that may be impossible or very dangerous for human firefighters to venture into. What’s more, the Anna Konda is [...]
Free Your Inner Jedi With a Wiimote Lightsaber
OK, so these are officially known as Glo Sabers, so that big ol’ Mr. Lucas does not need to release his legal hounds, but we all know what they are supposed to look like. What needs to be said, they look like lightsabers, they glow like lightsabers, they were made by Thrustmaster and they are [...]
Phoenix Lander Identifies Snow Falling on Mars
The Phoenix Lander has provided evidence of snow forming and falling on Mars. Up until now, it has vaporized before hitting the ground, but scientists are hopeful that snow will actually make it to the surface, before the long Martian winter plunges the Phoenix Lander into darkness.
According to Mars weather specialist Jim Whiteway of York [...]


