Archive for December, 2011

A battery demonstration shows that they can run on shredded paper and produce no harmless byproduct. #eco

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Posted: December 16th, 2011
at 3:39pm by mnp


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The Left and Right Brain

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Posted: December 16th, 2011
at 3:32pm by mnp


Categories: art,science

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Don’t Touch That Plant!

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Posted: December 16th, 2011
at 3:18pm by mnp


Categories: 11th dan

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Reinventing the Shipping Container Part 18

Ædifica and MuvBox were awarded two prizes at the Retail Design Institute’s International Store Design Competition 2011: in the Pop Up Store/Shop category, and in the Special Awards category with their Broadway located 20-foot shipping container street and gourmet food, SnackBox. Easily movable, self-sufficent- this container is a showcase to the urban usage of the container.

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Posted: December 16th, 2011
at 2:32pm by mnp


Categories: grub,entrepreneurship

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My Ninja, Please 11.16.11 : Best of Web

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Posted: December 16th, 2011
at 2:47am by mnp


Categories: myninjaplease,youtube,web,et cetera

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PID-Controlled Espresso Machine

From the manufacturer:

We’re making a commercial-quality espresso machine at a consumer-friendly price.

Consistent pressure and temperature through the entire pull is the key to getting a perfect shot of espresso. And that’s exactly what our machine gives you, at a price far below any machine currently our there.

There are basically two kinds of home espresso machines on the market today. The affordable models have no good mechanism of temperature or pressure control. These machines can’t pull consistent shots. So if you’re serious about espresso, you’ll need one of the higher-end machines - they make great coffee, but they also start around $700.

But we’re engineers, and we knew that we could design a machine that was just as good as the expensive models - for less. And because we’re coffee enthusiasts ourselves, we kept the consumer experience in mind, and included features that we ourselves lusted after in an affordable machine.

Our machine will be going on sale for $299, but it’s available to you guys on Kickstarter for only $200!

No other machine at this price point offers high-end quality, PID-controlled customizable temperature and pressure, pre-infusion, or shot-time settings - we do.

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Posted: December 15th, 2011
at 7:58pm by mnp


Categories: et cetera,drinks

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What are Nootropics?

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Memory, attention and creativity represent three different cognitive domains, which are interconnected and contribute the "mental performance" of an individual. Modern neuroscience has investigated some of the neuronal circuits and of the neurotransmitters and molecular events underlying the above-mentioned cognitive functions. Within this renewed reference context, some of the properties of the components of the remedies to increase mental performance have been studied and validated in experimental models and, to date, these substances are named "smart drugs", "memory enhancing drugs" or "nootropic drugs." (Source)

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Posted: December 15th, 2011
at 3:29pm by mnp


Categories: drogas,what is?

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Jimmy Kimmel loves children

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That must be why he tortures their poor souls in this latest installment of BOTH kids crying on Jimmy Kimmel, and impromptu YouTube Wednesdays.

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Posted: December 14th, 2011
at 3:15pm by Black Ock

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Moses Parting the Red Sea

This is kind of awesome.

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That’s from the Central Catholic High School Basketball Student Section. Ok… carry on…

 

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Posted: December 14th, 2011
at 2:13pm by Black Ock


Categories: youtube

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