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via Gizmodo. German artist Frank Bolter made a boat out of paper (much like you probably did as a child), and used it to float down the London Thames. Pretty cool. Obviously, the paper was a little sturdier than normal 8″x11″ office paper. More photos after the break.
via CNN. If for some reason you missed this on CNN, here’s the story. Apparently, a man boarded an Air Canada flight (from Hong Kong to Vancouver) disguised as an elderly man… he went to the restroom and removed the mask (must’ve been getting hot in there), and then returned to his seat as a young Chinese man. Obviously, this caused some confusion, and Border Services Officers were waiting for him when he landed. There is no further information about why he decided to do this… I think the young looking hands should’ve tipped someone off.
“The passenger in question was observed at the beginning of the flight to be an elderly Caucasian male who appeared to have young looking hands. During the flight the subject attended the washroom and emerged an Asian looking male that appeared to be in his early 20s.”
The agency would not discuss when or why the man put on the disguise or details about how he boarded the plane. But the alert indicated that the suspect boarded the plane with a board pass belonging to another passenger.“It is believed that the subject and the actual United States Citizen passenger (whose date of birth is 1955) performed a boarding pass swap, with the subject using an Aeroplan card as identification to board the flight,” the alert said.
Aeroplan is a credit card where card holders can earn frequent flyer miles
Six Flags New Orleans was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It has been abandoned ever since. This film was made in October 2010 by Teddy Smith. This park is scheduled to be demolished in January 2011. Looks they should use it as a site to film horror movies instead…
via BBC. You’ve seen it in many sci-fi movies… but looks like it may soon be a reality. Apparently, a University of Arizona team says it has devised a system that can create a holographic display in another place, and then update it in near real-time. Can we say hologram FACE-TIME!?
How does it work?
- Many different perspectives of the object or person (1) are captured on a series of cameras arranged in an arc or circle
- That information is processed (2) and sent through a computer link. It could conceivably be sent anywhere in the world
- The 3D holographic printing system (3) receives the information and drives the laser that writes the images on to the screen
- The photosensitive polymer (4) will update every two seconds; a light is needed to illuminate the changing holograms
via NationalGeographic. This is pretty amazing… These goats are positioned along the nearly vertical 160-foot-tall Cingino Dam in Italy. The goats are attracted by the salt crusted stones because grazing animals don’t get enough of the mineral in their vegetarian diets. More photos and video after the break.
“He is wedged up this sheer vertical cliff face, almost doing a yoga pose with four hooves splayed out there,” he said. “It’s the same concept [with the Italian goats]—these animals can overcome what looks like impossible topography to get what they want.” – Jeff Opperman
via buzzfeed. If you’re thinking of what to use for stocking stuffers this year… you could always use this! It’s fossilized dinosaur poop! Please beware of the “Choking Hazard”… lol. If you interested to learn more about “Fossilized Dinosaur Poop,” you can watch a video about it after the break. Anyways, you can buy it via Amazon. PURCHASE: Amazon
I don’t know why these videos are so interesting… they just are. Here’s a super slow motion video of water. Love it.
Music: Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Perpetuum Mobile
Um… no way. This has GOT to be a joke… if you’re familiar with Freddie’s other videos, he is very well known for his special effects videos. However, his twitter seems to say otherwise. Anyways, you can be the judge. Check out the video after the break.
