Archive for September 2nd, 2006


Pluto Protest: Size Doesn’t Matter.

Posted by Alex in Everything Else on September 2, 2006 at 4:46 pm

From the website:

Size doesn’t matter.

That was the message as friends and colleagues of the late Clyde Tombaugh, the astronomer who discovered Pluto, gathered on the New Mexico State University campus to protest the International Astronomical Union’s recent decision to strip Pluto of its status as a planet.

About 50 students and staff members turned out Friday for the good-natured challenge. Some were wearing T-shirts and carrying signs that read "Protest for Pluto" and "Size Doesn’t Matter."

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Stephen Kim’s Martini Glass Pipe.

Posted by Alex in Food & Drink, Gadgets, Hacks & Mods, Pictures on September 2, 2006 at 2:31 pm

Yes, that’s what you get when you cross a martini glass, a drinking straw, and a smoking pipe: Link (a flash website, click on project and then the martini glass pipe icon).

 
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Henson Phase.

Posted by Alex in Art on September 2, 2006 at 2:30 pm

From the website:

In computing time scales, the Henon Phase is an ancient strange attractor. A point is moved through two dimensional space based on the following transformational equations:

xn+1 = xn cos(a) – (yn – xn2) sin(a)
yn+1 = xn sin(a) + (yn – xn2) cos(a)

J. Tarbel and Paul Bourke converted this into a mathematical art: Link

 
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International Space Station Toilet.

Posted by Alex in Home & Garden, Pictures on September 2, 2006 at 2:30 pm

Urinal.net has a large collection of urinal photos, and a neat Top 10 Urinals List. This is the toilet in the HabLab mock-up of the International Space Station.

Link | Don’t miss the urinals at the Rheinfels Catle in Schlossberg, Germany.

See also: Toilet-O-Rama.

 
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Unusual Cell Towers.

Posted by Alex in Everything Else on September 2, 2006 at 2:29 pm

From the website:

Wireless carriers are in a heap of tower trouble. On one hand, they serve fickle customers who will switch providers at the first sign of spotty cellular coverage. On the other, those same subscribers grouse about the unsightly towers and other gear needed to ensure calls don’t get dropped or interrupted.

Making matters worse, municipalities are passing ordinances that place strict limits on tower placement. So providers are coming up with increasingly creative and unusual ways to camouflage antennas. They’ve long adorned towers with bogus bark and leaves. But now they’re getting stealthier than ever.

Can you spot the cell towers? Link

 
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Gnomes Gone Wild: Mooning Gnome.

Posted by Alex in Pictures on September 2, 2006 at 2:28 pm

Need I say more? Found at Perpetual Kid.

 
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Baby Toupee.

Posted by Alex in Baby & Kids, Fashion on September 2, 2006 at 2:26 pm

Don’t like your baby bald? Baby Toupee to the rescue (soon anyhow): Link – via Random Good Stuff
 
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Ai Kijima’s Artwork.

Posted by Alex in Art on September 2, 2006 at 7:47 am

Ai Kijima’s artwork is a collage made from cut up clothing materials. This one is titled "Night is Young" and is made from recycled curtain, pillow case, bed sheets, clothes, apron, handkerchief, and tablecloth.

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PodBrix.

Posted by Alex in Art, Pictures on September 2, 2006 at 7:47 am

This PodBrix minifig is a handcrafted sculpture by artist Tomi – too bad it’s sold out. Link

 
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What Time is it in Mars?

Posted by Alex in Gadgets, Hacks & Mods on September 2, 2006 at 7:46 am

The span of a martian day is very close to that of Earth, except there is an extra 39 1/2 minutes. So, a normal quartz clock can’t keep up with Martian time, but this one (to the left) can!

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Hanoch Piven’s Artwork.

Posted by Alex in Art, Pictures on September 2, 2006 at 7:45 am

I quite like Hanoch’s use of everyday objects like donuts and trash can to make this Homer Simpson image. Link | Hanoch’s website

 
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Leandro Erlich’s Illusion Art.

Posted by Alex in Art, Pictures on September 2, 2006 at 7:45 am

How does Argentine artist Leandro Erlich create this illusion of people hanging outside a building in this 2004 installation called Batiment?

Answer: Link

 
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Milky Way Over Germany.

Posted by Alex in Pictures on September 2, 2006 at 7:44 am

Jens Hackmann took this amazing photo of the Milky Way over Weikersheim in southern Germany. Link

See also: Milky Way over Utah | Milky Way over Arizona

 
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A Very Pink Katydid.

Posted by Alex in Animals & Pets, Pictures on September 2, 2006 at 7:43 am

Found at Bug Guide: a pink katydid (Amblycorypha)! Link

 
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