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The difference in auto safety between 1959 and 2009

Posted by Pete Berg on Saturday, September 19th, 2009 at 10:12 am

“The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety conducted a unique crash test to demonstrate the advances in motor vehicle safety over the last 50 years. In this test, a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu and a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air are both going 40 mph and the vehicles collide offset, driver side to driver side. This is the same crash configuration represented by the Institute’s 40 mph frontal offset barrier test, which is used to rate the frontal crash performance of new cars.”


Category: Creepy, Science, SloMo/Timelapse	No Comments »

How to make NES games work

Posted by Pete Berg on Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 at 12:09 am

Six ways to make NES games work…but only one of them is the ULTIMATE method!


Category: Geek, How-To/Educational, Science, Video Games	No Comments »

When is technology going to be like this??

Posted by Harrison Flatau on Saturday, September 12th, 2009 at 12:05 pm

Zoom in. Crop. Rotate. Find a reflective surface.


Category: Awesome, Comedy, Parody, Science, TV & Film	No Comments »

The Big Bang, Briefly

Posted by Pete Berg on Friday, September 11th, 2009 at 6:52 am

The Big Bang Theory explained in just over 2 minutes. No, not the stupid CBS show.


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What happens when you microwave fire?

Posted by Pete Berg on Sunday, August 30th, 2009 at 8:49 am

Don’t try this at home.


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The Evolution of Special Effects in Movies

Posted by Pete Berg on Friday, August 28th, 2009 at 6:38 pm

Over 100 years of special effects in film…really cool evolution of techniques! (The list of movies is below…)

1900 – The Enchanted Drawing, 1903 – The Great Train Robbery,1923 – The Ten Commandments (Silent), 1927 – Sunrise, 1933 – King Kong, 1939 – The Wizard of Oz, 1940 – The Thief of Bagdad, 1954 – 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 1956 – Forbidden Planet, 1963 – Jason and the Argonauts, 1964 – Mary Poppins, 1977 – Star Wars, 1982 – Tron, 1985 – Back to the Future, 1988 – Who Framed Roger Rabbit, 1989 – The Abyss, 1991 – Terminator 2: Judgement Day, 1992 – The Young Indiana Jones, Chronicles, 1993 – Jurassic Park, 2004 – Spider-Man 2, 2005 – King Kong, 2006 – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, 2007 – Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, 2007 – The Golden Compass, 2008 – The Spiderwick Chronicles, 2008 – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button


Category: Awesome, Science, TV & Film	1 Comment »

Stalking your ex-girlfriend? There’s an app for that.

Posted by Pete Berg on Thursday, August 27th, 2009 at 2:42 pm

iPhones can do just about anything these days!


Category: Comedy, Commercials, Parody, Science	No Comments »

Water Resistant Carpets

Posted by Pete Berg on Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 at 11:57 am

Seriously, this is really cool.


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Half Life with real guns

Posted by Harrison Flatau on Thursday, August 20th, 2009 at 4:00 pm

want.

badly.

(stick with the video, the good part is at the end, around the 2 minute mark.)


Category: Awesome, Geek, How-To/Educational, Science	No Comments »

How DNA is copied

Posted by Pete Berg on Saturday, August 15th, 2009 at 2:36 pm

Amazing animation!


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The Man with a 30 Second Memory

Posted by Pete Berg on Thursday, August 13th, 2009 at 5:56 am

A small docuclip of a man with the “most severe case of amnesia.” With only a memory of his wife and his musical abilities, he essentially has no place in time.


Category: Freaks, Science, TV & Film, WTF	No Comments »

Parallel Parking Wheel

Posted by Sean Brogan on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 at 11:43 am

This would really come in handy in LA, too. (Thanks Erika!)

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Category: Awesome, Science, Skills	No Comments »

Ostrich pecks an iPhone

Posted by Pete Berg on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 at 9:58 am

An iPhone user was on a safari videotaping an ostrich, when he dropped his iPhone. The ostrich pecks away at the iPhone will it’s still recording video…pretty neat! And yes, the iPhone did survive if you must know.


Category: Animals, Science	No Comments »

How Pork Rinds are Made

Posted by Pete Berg on Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 at 7:23 am

“The pork rind really has a rich history….” (YUM!)


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Speed Reading Tutorial

Posted by Pete Berg on Monday, August 10th, 2009 at 6:04 pm

Video tutorial of Chris Matt showing you how to read faster. The trick is to repeatedly say “AEIOU” or “one, two, three, four,” as you read. This prevents you from vocalizing the written words with your larynx. Once you train yourself, you can stop uttering “AEIOU,” and you will be able to read much faster than before.

I don’t know if I completely buy this, but I attempted it…and while I was able to repeat the phrase while I read, my comprehension dropped precipitously. Maybe with practice I would be a more effective speed reader, though.

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