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I think this whale had it with underwater paparazzi!!!


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With the recent earthquakes and nuclear plant failures in Japan, a new set of worries over radiation is taking over the globe. In my vicinity there are 3 large nuclear plants that if, God forbid, failed would cause the evacuation of 20 million people. Of course, with the evacuation of millions of people radiation exposure is imminent, which brings up a question…How much radiation can the human body take? Well…a lot! To put it this way, in one year we will be exposed to 2.0 mSv* of radiation, a CT Scan will give off 10 mSv per patient, and 50 mSv is the maximum yearly exposure limit set by the US Environmental Protection Agency for workers at a nuclear plant. In other words, you can have up to 5 CT Scans per year before radiation can pose some kind of a hazard to your health. In the case of an unfortunate meltdown, levels of 10,000 mSv are considered the fatal-mark. When the Chernobyl crisis unfolded a level of 50,000 mSv in 10-minutes was measured. Now, how do we get a better understanding of the health-risk associated with radiation? I have attached a chart that pretty much explains the whole ordeal in a very clean way no confusing way. I hope it clears up whatever question you have a about radiation.

• via "Information is beautiful"

* mSv = Milli-Sieverts is the international unit for measuring radiation.

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Radial Engines

Steam engine Principle

Sewing Machine

Maltese Cross Mechanism

Manual Transmission Mechanism

Constant Velocity Joint

Destroyer Weapons System

Rotary Engine

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On Tuesday, April 13, a powerful 6.9 earthquake shook the province of Qinghai, China, resulting in widespread destruction and the loss of more than 1,700 lives. Working closely with GeoEye, we’ve been able to acquire some high resolution post-earthquake imagery, which vividly illustrates the magnitude of this tragic event.

(click image to view full-size; click here to view in Google Earth)

To see more of this imagery, you can download the KML here and open it in Google Earth.

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With the advent of the iPad, new products are starting to come out that will definitely impress even the biggest iPad antagonist. Case-in-point: the iCade. The product is available now and is being marketed by ThinkGeek. It uses the a 30 pin connector to connect the iPad to very arcade-like controls.

Available now, priced at $149.99. Continue reading for one more picture.

[via ThinkGeek]

0 Kid: Oh Jesus mommy look...it's a lizzard!!!
Mom: Yes dear, it's the Jesus Christ Lizzard!!!

BTW, Jesus did not have a tail...just watch the video!

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Ever wonder how some of the world’s most influential cities look from space? Check out this photos taken by NASA.

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If you grew up in the 80s then you know all about this. Basically you used to type numbers into the calculator, flipped it and it spelled a word. Granted 9 times out of 10 it was a naughty word. Well…someone came up with a “solution” to this “problem” below you’ll find an application, now available in the Apple App Store, that senses what you type and when you flip the iPhone/iPod Touch. At that moment you’ll get a big, fat “CENSORED!” on the screen…bummer!!!
(No link…I can think that anyone would wanna buy this!!!)

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Have you ever wanted to buy a cradle for your iPhone/iPod touch but after doing a little bargain hunting you almost had a coronary from seeing the prices? Well, here are way to circumvent a trip to the hospital. MAKE YOUR OWN…It may sound G.H.E.T.T.O. but it actually looks nice. Yes, I made one.

 

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Behold what lil’ girlies have been waiting for…the Hello Kitty PC. The specs are:

• 1GB of Memory
• 160GB Hard-drive
• PRICE ???

Hope my niece never sees this otherwise I can forget about snowboarding this winter…and next winter. Hey, I’m on a tight budget.

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4 “Necessity is the mother of invention” and if you’re a graphic artist your “necessities” will be satisfied with this neat lil’ gadget. It’s basically a color scanning pencil that works the following way compliments of Jinsu Park.

1. You pick an object whose color you want to mimic
2. The RGB color sensors inside the pen detect the color and then mix the red, green and blue inks inside.
3. Finally, Voila…you can color that heart you drew on your cute little love letter to your boyfriend.

[Via Toxel thru TechEBlog]

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If you are star-gazing folk who saw this wonderful spectacle of lights that looked like a comet than I have news for you. What you saw was urine being dumped from the space shuttle Discovery. According to Space.com:

The water dump was a scheduled task for STS-128 pilot Kevin Ford, who poured out urine and waste water stored aboard the shuttle in preparation for a landing attempt Thursday.

Unfortunately I did not see it since where live I can barely see the Lil’ Dipper, the Big Dipper and the lights coming from planes…

[via Space.com]

"It's About Time to Learn the Switch to Mac" - Demo from ItsAboutTimeProducts on Vimeo.

"It's About Time to Learn the Switch to Mac" is the most innovative learning tool ever created for Switchers. It’s all about teaching you the Mac by connecting the dots to Windows equivalents. When your instructor, Saied, teaches you a lesson on the Mac, you can then instantly try it on the virtual Mac that is built into the learning tool - an interactive experience unique to “It’s About Time Products.” From using the basics in Finder, to keyboard shortcuts, to using many Mac applications - you’ll “learn the Switch to Mac” very quickly. We think people learn better by trying it out for themselves, not by reading a 300 page manual. We also teach you amazing Mac only features. Please visit ItsAboutTimeProducts.com for more information.

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