After a weekend bender you might want to look into one of these…
Author: John
Red Bull Flugtag Arizona 2006
Looks like there will be no shortage of crazy people here in Phoenix (ok, Tempe if your going to split hairs) this weekend. Loads of people will be trying to go the farthest off a ramp into a lake in their human powered flying machine. Leave all your science and physics behind, it’s not needed here. The stranger the better is the basic rule for this event.
More than 200 teams from around the country applied for the chance to launch into aviation history as a part of Red Bull Flugtag Arizona. After carefully reviewing the applications, 33 outstanding teams were selected to soar or swan dive into the Tempe Town Lake on April 29, 2006. “Flugtag” means “flying day” in German, but don’t expect to see anything resembling a plane on the flight deck – instead the skies above Tempe will be filled with a flying toilet, a trailer home, a giant taco, a flying fish and a Shaggin’ Waggin’…anyone remember Dumb & Dumber? That’s what we’re talking about people.
[via Metroblog Phoenix]
Another World For Windows
Back in the day (1991) this was the most cinematic game on the market, many of my friends still mention it when talking about how games should be made. But if you were to tray and load a copy of Another World on an up to date PC chances are that it just wouldn’t run. That’s too bad, you would be missing out on quite a game. Good thing that an updated version of the game, complete with higher quality images, has been released for your gaming pleasure.
[via waxy]
Tallguy Productions: Set Sail
A friend of mine sent me a link to a computer animated Star Trek short that he has been working on. He did all the 3D work in Blender, very impressive for a freeware program. The full short is set to be released in September, I can hardly wait!
Hypnocube.com – Amazing 3D LED Cubes
A few months ago I blogged about a 4x4x4 LED cube project by Chris Lamont and company. Now after much hard work on their part they are close to announcing their latest insane creation, the 8x8x8 RGB LED cube. These things look great! I can hardly wait for the kits, even a 4x4x4 single color verson would be be ass kicking cool on your office desk. Make sure you see the videos. Quite hypnotic.
[via MAKE]
NASA to Launch New Lunar Probe
NASA has announced that they will be launching a new space craft that will search for ice at the moons south pole. The hope is that water ice may be found to exist in the craters that never receive direct sunlight. If this is the case then the pathway to a fully manned moon base might be one step closer to being traveled upon. I hope that I can soon sit with my children in my arms and say, "Look at the moon, if you play your cards right you can live up there."