Join Gigantic projected pinball machine for the Festival of Lights
There is nothing that I love more this time a year then giant, overly elaborate Christmas light displays. Someone at the Festival of Lights 2011 in Lyon has created a light display that can be used all years.
The reason why is because this display is a giant pinball machine, which will always be in season, even though the fad peaked at least thirty years ago.
There is a video after the jump if you want to see it in motion, but my source doesn’t tell me how it was all rigged up. The flippers look projected on there, and I would imagine that the rest of the lights were actually fixed up like neon.
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Your perfect manly gift is here with the Mo-Tool
Some people are really hard to shop for when it comes to the holidays, but for those who are into the outdoors, tools, or just plain survival might be interested in the Mo-Tool.
I am guessing that the name is some sort of quasi-abbreviation for More Tools, and this certain has tools, in spades. This is essentially a Swiss Army knife taken to the next level. It looks like someone has decided against the model of the multifunctional knife and started with an axe.
Yes, an axe with a hammer on one side. It also has screwdrivers, knives, wire-cutter, can opener, file, not to mention a wrench. So, if you are trapped on a deserted island and could only one thing, what would you bring? Yeah, that Tom Hanks in Cast Away would have built himself a yacht to get off that deserted island if he had one of those.
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RonI’s MechLift Electric manipulator does heavy lifting
Robots. Not only will they eventually take over the world, but they can lift more than us by several hundred pounds. RonI’s MechLift System is just another reminder that I am not in shape, and will never be able to lift as much as this.
The MechLift Electric Manipulator is a giant grappling arm that rides on a set of overhead rails. It has a telescoping aluminum pole with a vertical lift range of over six feet, and it can pick up objects as heavy as 1,400 pounds.
It has a changeable gripping head that is capable of lifting loads like the rolls that you see in the picture, and awkward loads like a giant flat door. Controls are done via joystick, and it looks like there is a screen there too.
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Printstagram has your holiday photo-gifts covered this year
I’m sure that most of you have heard of the popular photo-sharing application Instagram for the iPhone, and you might want to consider making those Instagrams into gifts with Printstagram.
You can see here in the photo a set of Miniprints, and you can get about 48 of them on card stock with a matte finish. Think of them as something similar to Polaroids, and they cost $12 for a set.
If that doesn’t suit you, you might want to get some Instagram photos in the form of 252 little stickers per order for about $10. For the same price, you can get 3 Tinybooks of 24 photos each. A Tinybook is a very tiny book to show off your pics.
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Fahrenheit 451 finally goes to e-book format
Some of you might think that Bradbury’s prophecy is coming true with this headline. Allow me to explain for those that do not.
In Ray Bradbuy’s famous novel, it takes place in a world where printed books have been completely outlawed. If any are found, men who are called “firemen” come in and incinerate them (at that temperature). I believe that Bradbury used this fictional world to symbolize the rise of technology eliminating the desire for intelligence.
Ray Bradbury has always hated the Internet, calling it a “distraction, at best”. He has refused to have his books appear as ebooks, and has even stated in a New York Times interview that ereaders “smell like burned fuel”.
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China’s Tianmen Mountain has a Glass Skywalk
Some of you might remember when we covered the Edge Walk at Toronto’s CN Tower, which is something for thrill seekers. There, you can walk on the edge of a 1,168 foot tower on a line.
Now there is an excellent attraction made for those who want a little thrill in their tour, and it is 4 times higher at 4,700 feet. This is a glass skywalk located on the side of Tianmen mountain in Zhangjiajie, and there is a video after the break if you want to see it for yourself.
This is a terrific way to get some “breathtaking views of the mountains”, and I am not talking about just underneath the sidewalk. By the way, these sidewalks are 2.5 inches thick, so there isn’t a way you are going to fall through, no matter how much jumping you will do. Unless someone brings one of those rings that can shatter glass, like in Die Another Day.
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Black Friday Savings at Think Geek
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and are ready to enjoy some super savings on gadgets this Black Friday. The friendly monkeys over at Think Geek are offering some major savings and 2 for 1 offers. Here’s a selection of what’s on offer, check out the full list over here.
iCADE – iPad Arcade Cabinet$99.99$59.99
Whiskey Stones$19.99$14.99
R/C Flying Air Swimmers$39.99$29.99
Star Trek Enterprise Pizza Cutter$29.99$19.99
My First Bacon – Talking Plush$14.99$9.99
Electronic Butterfly in a Jar$19.99$9.99
iPad Arcade Stick$24.99$8.99
Walkable roller coaster is literally a work of art
Some of you might remember when we reported on the exciting Japanese Sky Cycle roller coaster that is pedal-powered. This roller coaster in Duisburg, Germany, is one that you can walk on.
You might wonder how someone can possibly go through the loop without magnetic boots, and there is a reason for that. This is more of an art exhibit than it is an amusement park attraction.
The walkable roller coaster, also known as “Crouching Tiger and Turtle, Magic Mountain”, is created by sculptors Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth. It is designed to encourage visitors to experience twists and turns and see the world from different points of view. Since it is made of zinc and steel, it is also an homage to the local steel manufacturing company Krupp Mannesmann.
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