Articles Archive for August 2008

Dolphin Rescues Two Stranded Whales
Posted in General on 21 August 2008

Fascinating story out of New Zealand.  Yesterday, two Sperm Whales, a mother and calf, became stranded in the shallows on a New Zealand beach.  Despite the best efforts of the local conservation department, it appeared that two would have to be put down.
It was at this moment that a dolphin, named Moko by the locals approached the pair. [...]

The “Pit Stop” decent concept
Posted in Space on 18 August 2008

One of the primary challenges faced by our space programs is ensure that spacecraft, maned or unmanned land safely back on earth or on their destination planet.  We’ve seen some creative and successful methods such as the bouncing landing of the Mars rovers.
This new concept described as a literally a “pit stop”, would use a large tube that runs [...]

Energy Vampires
Posted in Technology on 17 August 2008

No, its not the next creature feature from Sci-Fi, although I wouldn’t put it past them.  Energy Vampire is a term sometimes used to describe devices in our homes that are using electricity even when they are off.  You might not think about it but your TV, cordless phone, even your microwave it sitting there sucking power waiting [...]

China Olympics Fake Fireworks
Posted in General on 17 August 2008

Recently the Beijing Times reported that the amazing fireworks show was actually a CGI rendered months before the actual show.  During the opening ceremony a total of 29 firework foot prints appeared in the sky.  Their prefect timing gave the appearance of a giant walking across the sky.  While these fireworks were actually fired off at the ceremony, the majority of the [...]