All right. This advert is pretty funny – What happens when you bring together the beautiful game, amazing costumes from the ultimate football nation – we’re talking Brazil of course – and everyone’s favourite Dutch export? Whatever you’re imagining, it’s probably not this…
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Brazilian + Dutch?
Jetpack!!!
It has become common among sci-fi fans to express disappointment that the shiny future we were promised once upon a childhood – flying cars, jetpacks, videophones, robot assistants – hasn’t completely come to pass. Not sure about the flying cars or robot assistants, although I’m sure they’re not far off at this point.
As for the videophones, they exist, though maybe not exactly in the form you’d expect. Video conferencing and Skype seem to be filling that role at the moment, but can actual video-transmitting phones be far behind?
But as far as the jetpack goes, we can officially stop whining: for a mere $86,000, you can soon purchase your very own Martin jet pack. Let the people say Amen.
Fire in the Sky, and Rocket Dowsing
This week in Space News, a couple of things to geek out about. First, Earth is making its annual trek through the Draconid Meteor field. The show should be reaching a fever pitch this evening. I myself saw one this morning at 6AM while walking the dog. I was foolish enough not to be looking last night. I’ll be looking tonight. If you’d like some advice on watching yourself, check THIS.
Second of all, the LCROSS project is nearing its goal, wherein we’ll be firing a doohickey (that’s the technical term, shut up) at the moon to see if it has water. Well, ice, really. Or vestiges of ice. But we want to know, dang it, and you may be able to see the fireworks your very own self. Look up! HERE‘s when and how. More info at CNN.
Time Lapse movies
From the time I saw my first bowl of fruit decaying before my eyes in a timelapse movie, I’ve been fascinated with the process of taking these exceedingly slow events and speeding them up for our amazement and study. The accretion and dissipation of clouds in the sky, the buildup of snow during a blizzard, the growing of plants… these are the things that fascinate me when seen in fast motion… nature’s stop-mo.
Wired has posted a bunch of them. If you’re fascinated by this stuff like I am, go have a look!
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