6/29/2008
Who loves ya baby?
This is random but look who I found on CP 
Yes, it’s an official
Telly Savalas T-shirt!
Ophelia at 11:29 am
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6/12/2008
Tempus Fugit: Lucky Charms’ New Hourglass Marshmallow
I was delighted to hear that one of my favorite symbols of mortality, the hourglass, has been chosen as the latest marshmallow shape in Lucky Charms! Death waits for no man (or leprechaun).
Ophelia at 3:19 am
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4/1/2008
Knife Protection T-shirts
A factory in Osaka has developed a slash resistant t-shirt for people looking to ward off knife attacks.
Ophelia at 2:53 pm
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12/21/2007
Futurmonorailarama
Maybe it’s just me, but it think Disney’s new monorail car just needs an aqua paint job and a red stripe to look like the Planet Express ship.
Ophelia at 9:55 am
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8/19/2007
Levitation
Scientists at the University of St Andrews have used a lens to create a levitation effect. (Ignore the photo in the article, for some reason they illustrated it with a cheesy shot of a magnetic toy) The Casimir Effect is an attractive force between objects due to “resonance of all-pervasive energy fields in the intervening space between the objects”. What the physicists have done is found a way to make this field repel, rather than attract. This is mainly important to micro- and nano- technology, where the stickiness of the Casimir Effect is a pretty big hurdle.
Ophelia at 5:28 am
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6/18/2007
Absinthe sold legally in the US again?
Well here’s some good news:
Apparently, a manufacturer has scrutinized the laws banning absinthe in the US and come up with a recipe that falls within legal limits for wormwood content, although it’s supposed to be very similar in strength to pre-ban absinthe. Called “Lucid” (www.drinklucid.com) it’s currently available only in a few locations in New York, and seems to be running around $60 for a 750 ml bottle.
Ophelia at 3:12 am
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3/8/2007
USB Absinthe Spoon
Ok, this is brilliant. Someone has come up with a USB absinthe spoon. When these go on sale I need to get me one of these. And they need to put that logo on a t-shirt or something so I can buy it too
Ophelia at 12:58 am
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2/16/2007
The solution to walking in VR
virtusphere.com has come up with a sphere designed to be used with virtual reality. Resembling a human sized hamster ball (though the technical term I believe is “omni-directional interface”) on a base with rollers it allows the person to walk around in VR without, you know, walking around. With a decent game this could be great fun. And imagine a gym full of these things and DDR instead of treadmills and aerobics classes.
Ophelia at 11:00 am
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1/15/2007
Tunnels behind Niagara Falls
Three intrepid urban explorers delve into abandoned tunnels behind Niagara Falls.
Ophelia at 12:13 am
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1/10/2007
You could make a thousand tiny ponies
One step closer to a Diamond Age matter complier or Star Trek replicator, these enterprising fellows have developed a $2400 home “fabber” kit. With a relatively cheap, easy to assemble kit for a rapid prototyping machine, they are trying to lure enthusiastic hobbyists with the idea that they will kick start the technology much as DIY computer kits of the 70s quickened the emergence of the personal computer.
Even at a tenth of the cost of a cheap rapid prototyping machine, these are little too expensive yet for me to try. I wonder how long before Cafepress or someone like them uses this kind of tech for 3-d print on demand so I can make the goodies without having to buy a machine?
Ophelia at 4:53 am
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1/6/2007
“antique” weather clock
Some crafty geek has modded a faux-antique clock into a weather clock. (It gets signals from yahoo weather) I love the look of this piece, not going as far as steampunk but very storybook like. I would love to try to make something like this.
Ophelia at 4:36 pm
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12/15/2006
Steampunk Insects
Insect Lab has a beautiful gallery of insects merged with clockwork parts.
Ophelia at 4:46 pm
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12/8/2006
Always copy what you are writing …
Spent a long time writing out some brilliant essay or diatribe? Copy it to clipboard before you hit post.
_____ ate my post
Ophelia at 1:28 am
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11/27/2006
Medieval Science
Epact has a gallery of fascinating and beautiful scientific tools from Medieval and Renaissance times.
Ophelia at 9:50 am
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11/4/2006
Dear scientists: WOW, but haven’t you ever watched a movie?
recreated an ancient virus whose genetic code was nestled in the human genome.
Ophelia at 2:47 pm
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10/29/2006
Sonic Fabric
This person is recycling old cassette tape into fabric: sonicfabric.com. Not only does it look cool, apparently you can run a tape head over the cloth and produce sound.
Ophelia at 10:19 am
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10/27/2006
gothest christmas evar
I like the bare branch look on this one but I wish the lights weren’t orange…
Ophelia at 11:58 pm
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9/13/2006
Vintage Ads
A collection of particularly odd/weird/funny vintage ads.
Ophelia at 6:20 pm
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9/7/2006
light up t-shirts
Video of crazy high tech led fabric. I want an animated couch!
I wonder how much this stuff costs? The t-shirts look cool but I wonder if they are even close to what I’d be willing to pay for a shirt.
Ophelia at 7:40 am
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9/5/2006
Yummy corsetted wedding gowns
I could just eat the dresses at Devotion Bridal. (Warning, flash interface 
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Ophelia at 11:51 pm
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