NanoReisen
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
A tour of the small. Sort of like Powers of Ten.
A tour of the small. Sort of like Powers of Ten.
Archive for July, 2007
NanoReisen
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
Cup O’Duck
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
And it’s not one of those giant novelty teacups. More here at the (wretch) Daily Mail. Via BoingBoing.
And it’s not one of those giant novelty teacups. More here at the (wretch) Daily Mail. Via BoingBoing.
When life gives you lemons…
Monday, July 30th, 2007
Katrina cottages are becoming a hit. Originally designed as quick FEMA trailer replacements for Katrina victims, Lowes decided to sell them everywhere due to popular demand. You can buy blueprints for $700, or get all the materials you need, starting at $17000. They vary in size from 500 to 1800 square feet, 1.5 to 5 bedrooms.
Katrina cottages are becoming a hit. Originally designed as quick FEMA trailer replacements for Katrina victims, Lowes decided to sell them everywhere due to popular demand. You can buy blueprints for $700, or get all the materials you need, starting at $17000. They vary in size from 500 to 1800 square feet, 1.5 to 5 bedrooms.
Atwood Minitools
Friday, July 27th, 2007
These little tools look like alien artifacts, but they’re basically one-piece swiss army knives. They feature knife edges, prybars, can openers, and screwdrivers. I’d love to see one with a phillips-head though.
Via CoolTools.
These little tools look like alien artifacts, but they’re basically one-piece swiss army knives. They feature knife edges, prybars, can openers, and screwdrivers. I’d love to see one with a phillips-head though.
Via CoolTools.
Tiny in Japan
Thursday, July 26th, 2007
The newest thing in Japan? Miniature models of organs. With chewing gum. Go figure.
The newest thing in Japan? Miniature models of organs. With chewing gum. Go figure.
Jesus Bugs
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
This little robot mimics Jesus, albeit only in its ability to walk on water. More at the Register.
Of course, Jesus can also fly. Luckily, another tiny little robot can do that. Now we just need a tiny robot that can hunt vampires and we’ll have the major gospels covered.
This little robot mimics Jesus, albeit only in its ability to walk on water. More at the Register.
Of course, Jesus can also fly. Luckily, another tiny little robot can do that. Now we just need a tiny robot that can hunt vampires and we’ll have the major gospels covered.
Iqbal Ahmed
Monday, July 23rd, 2007
Iqbal Ahmed builds tiny, functional steam engines. His tiniest engine, which holds the Guinness world record, is 6.8mm high, and will run for 2 minutes on 10 mL of water.
Iqbal Ahmed builds tiny, functional steam engines. His tiniest engine, which holds the Guinness world record, is 6.8mm high, and will run for 2 minutes on 10 mL of water.
Tank Books
Saturday, July 21st, 2007
Nothing says “tough guy” like a pack of cigarettes folded into the t-shirt. Except maybe the works of Hemingway, Kipling, and Joseph Conrad. So you may as well combine the two into one cancer-free package with Tank Books, a series of great novels (with a somewhat macho bent) in hard-pack form factor. Via Coolhunting.
Nothing says “tough guy” like a pack of cigarettes folded into the t-shirt. Except maybe the works of Hemingway, Kipling, and Joseph Conrad. So you may as well combine the two into one cancer-free package with Tank Books, a series of great novels (with a somewhat macho bent) in hard-pack form factor. Via Coolhunting.
C’est un petite pipe
Friday, July 20th, 2007
Hey college kids, want to smoke a pipe, but don’t want to deal with oral cancer in 40 years? This tiny pipe might fit the bill.
Thanks, Dawn!
Hey college kids, want to smoke a pipe, but don’t want to deal with oral cancer in 40 years? This tiny pipe might fit the bill.
Thanks, Dawn!
The civil servant who had no brain
Friday, July 20th, 2007
A french civil servant, 44 years old and with two kids, was revealed to have an extraordinarily tiny brain.
Neuropsychological testing revealed the man had an IQ of 75, with a verbal IQ of 84 and performance IQ of 70. The bulk of people in society have a minimum IQ of 85, although the benchmark and the way it is measured are sometimes contested.
Despite this, “the man has been able to lead a life that can be considered normal,” said Feuillet. “Even if he has a slight intellectual handicap, this has not hampered his development or building social networks.”
Amazing how normally one can live on almost no intelligence, but you’ve really gotta wonder how the wife was covering for his botched scrabble games and misquotations of Proust.
A french civil servant, 44 years old and with two kids, was revealed to have an extraordinarily tiny brain.
Neuropsychological testing revealed the man had an IQ of 75, with a verbal IQ of 84 and performance IQ of 70. The bulk of people in society have a minimum IQ of 85, although the benchmark and the way it is measured are sometimes contested.
Despite this, “the man has been able to lead a life that can be considered normal,” said Feuillet. “Even if he has a slight intellectual handicap, this has not hampered his development or building social networks.”
Amazing how normally one can live on almost no intelligence, but you’ve really gotta wonder how the wife was covering for his botched scrabble games and misquotations of Proust.
