x-prize winner

Hey gang.  Remember when I mentioned the X-prize and Burt Rutan's alliance with Virgin airlines.  Here's an update.  Looks like civilian space travel in 2010!

http://www.popsci.com/bown/2008/product/scaled-composites-white-knight-two

This is a link to an article in the June 1934 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine about the Mount Wilson Observatory, published just after the observatory was opened.

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/01/the-worlds-biggest-eye/?Qwd=./PopularMechanics/6-1934/biggest_eye&Qif=biggest_eye_0.jpg&Qiv=thumbs&Qis=XL#qdig

Looks like the Museum of Jurassic Technology really does have some of its facts right.

http://www.lyzrdstomp.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=144&Itemid=1

Scientists Turn Tequila Into Diamonds

For Rory:


http://www.physorg.com/news145255770.html

Reincarnations

All the Eiffel Towers

http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/tokyo/tokyo_tower.htm

http://nikdarien.workpress.com/2007/12/24/chinas-eiffel-tower/

http://www.earlyvegas.com/attractions/eiffel_tower.html

http://www.overseapropertymall.com/regions/middle-east-property/dubai-property/eiffel-tower-in-dubai/

The Red Ball Project

A moveable monument

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dz2o2J99cM

The Foley Gallery: 3 neat artists

Thomas Allen
makes diorama-like works which use vintage book covers and illustrations. He cuts out characters and props arranging them just right, lights them dramatically and then photographs them.

MARTIN KLIMAS




WILLIAM LAVEN

Best Microscope Photos

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/10/photogalleries/best-microscope-photos/index.html

World's Smallest Snake

OMG

record coconut attempt

maybe he should have tried to actually crack a coconut with his hand before he was on tv?

http://clipaday.com/videos/world-record-attempt-fail

World Record something

http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/9824/hollow.html

Jenga Disaster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW-mrswlo3E

is this for real?

i kind of hope it is

world's longest hair

Creepy!

tiny baby

Zhang Huan with a tiny baby in his mouth. Weird. Amazing.

ant colony

courtesy of Dano:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQERRbU23bU

Michel de Broin, Dead Star, 2008 at Eyebeam

one inch airplane

okay, we're up and running.  Now that we have a forum for all those thoughts and photos relevant to class, lets use it. 

Big? Huge? tiny? miniscule?

bring it on.

feel free to post any photos or links relevant to our discussions in class.

-peter

Anthill casts