Friday, 6. April 2007

The TV Is Dead. Long Live the TV


The TV Is Dead. Long Live the TV

A narrow beam of light sweeps over Herbert Hoover's doughy face and through the tiny holes of a spinning disk in Washington D.C. The live image snakes some 200 miles on telephone wires to Whippany, New Jersey, then 22 miles by wireless to New York City where observers see the tiny but unmistakable figure of the future U.S. president, speechifying at 18 frames per second in the orange glow of a 2x2.5-inch neon lamp.

"Television, a scientific dream ever since the telephone was perfected, has at last been realized," enthused an Indianapolis Star news report of the event, which made history on April 7, 1927 as the first public demonstration of a long distance TV broadcast.

wired.com

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Solar Power Breakthrough: Solar Dyes Could Be Put In Windows, Clothing


New solar cells developed by Massey University don't need direct sunlight to operate and use a patented range of dyes that can be impregnated in roofs, window glass and eventually even clothing to produce power.

Solar Power Breakthrough: Solar Dyes Could Be Put In Windows, Clothing

stuff.co.nz metaefficient.com

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Papstbesuch kündigt sich an


Papstbesuch kündigt sich an

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French anti-AIDS shock campaign


French anti-AIDS shock campaign

French anti-AIDS shock campaign

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Zwischen Leben und Tod liegen nur 0,003 mm Latex


Früher kämpfte er für den Sieg auf dem Centrecourt, heute für HIV-positive und an Aids erkrankte Kinder in Deutschland. Die Michael-Stich-Stiftung hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, betroffene Mädchen und Jungen zu unterstützen - mit einer Kampagne, deren Bilder schockieren.

Zwischen Leben und Tod liegen nur 0,003 mm Latex

Pervers ist nur, wer kein Kondom benutzt

spiegel.de michael-stich-stiftung.de

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Summer`s Queer Kids


Yes the sun is shining and summer is back again, well probably for two weeks and then will fuck off so enjoy this early summer special while it lasts! Let's all play in the sunshine

pluggd.com

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More Thai king videos on YouTube


Two more clips mocking Thailand's revered king have appeared on the video-sharing website YouTube.

The site is already blocked in Thailand, since a film showing graffiti on images of the king's face was posted on Thursday.

bbc.co.uk

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Transmission of Power Without Wires (Scalar Waves)


A demonstration of Nikola Tesla's theory of the transmission of power without the use of wires using EM 'Scalar Waves'. Demonstration by Professor Dr. Konstantin Meyl of Germany.

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Rocket bicycle of Tecnologia Aeroespacial Mexicana


Some years ago I saw a video and images of the bicycle that broke the world speed record, this was a Kamikaze mountain bike with a rocket engine built by Arnold Neracher and he got the new speed record.

I was invited to do a presentation in the engineers symposium that will be in Acapulco, Mexico this September and my friend Lalo asked me to present something simple to show the power of the hydrogen peroxide and he had the idea to mount one of my small helicopter rocket engines into his mountain bike, mmmmmm!.

Rocket bicycle of Tecnologia Aeroespacial Mexicana

tecaeromex.com

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The great toilet paper debate


The debate has raged ever since the invention of the toilet paper roll holder, a time when it was no longer considered "decent' to simply tuck it under your arm or set it on a shelf. A better solution was demanded by the people and they were answered. Thousands of years later we still use toilet paper roll holders, now available in plastic, metal and other various substances. Styles of holders range from simple to elaborate, from the plastic spring-loaded roll to the musical air-freshening roll.

The great toilet paper debate

theinsanedomain.com

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" Push filth into the flap "


Toilet instructions from around the world.

Toilet instructions from around the world.

linkdonkey.blogspot.com

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