Showing posts with label EXTREME. Show all posts
Showing posts with label EXTREME. Show all posts
59 YEAR OLD COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER !
YES, THERE'S AN ANNOYING AD EMBEDDED IN THIS NEWS STORY, TRY TO CONTROL YOURSELF
WHAT NOT TO DO IF YOU MISS THE FREEWAY EXIT !
HONEY YOU MISSED THE EXIT ! DON'T WORRY I'LL JUST CROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND DRIVE THE WRONG WAY 500 FEET, THEN CROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC AGAIN TO EXIT, NO PROBLEM !!!
UFOs OVER HATI CAUGHT ON VIDEO ! ! !
WELL IT COULD BE A FLYING HUB CAP, BUT EITHER WAY I WANT ONE
2ND VIDEO
2ND VIDEO
COOL NEW "LED FLASHLIGHT" WEAPON ! ! !
It looks like a big flashlight — but it's really a nonlethal weapon designed to make you sick.
Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc., of Torrance, Calif., has been granted a contract by the Department of Homeland Security to develop what it calls the "LED Incapacitator," according to a DHS online newsletter.
The handheld device using light-emitting diodes to emit super-bright pulses of light at rapidly changing wavelengths, causing disorientation, nausea and even vomiting in whomever it's pointed at.
"There's one wavelength that gets everybody," says IOS President Bob Lieberman. "Vlad [IOS top scientist Vladimir Rubtsov] calls it 'the evil color.'"
Phase 1 of the contract — creating a working prototype — has already been completed, and Phase 2 will begin this fall as researchers at Penn State's Institute of Nonlethal Defense Technology put the puke-saber through its paces.
"Phase 3 will be our shrink phase," Lieberman said, admitting that the prototype, 15 inches long with a 4-inch lens, is too large and heavy to be comfortably carried on a belt.
DHS hopes to equip police, Border Patrol agents and National Guardsmen with the barf-beamers by 2010.
Scientists reveal secret of levitation ! ! !
Scientists have discovered a ground-breaking way of levitating ultra small objects, which may revolutionise the design of micro-machines, a new report says.
Physicists said they can create "incredible levitation effects" by manipulating so-called Casimir force, which normally causes objects to stick together by quantum force.
The phenomenon could be used to improve the performances of everyday devices ranging from car airbags to computer chips, say Professor Ulf Leonhardt and Dr Thomas Philbin from Saint Andrews University.
Casimir force -- discovered in 1948 and first measured in 1997 -- can be seen in a gecko's ability to stick to a surface with just one toe.
Now the British scientists say they can reverse the Casimir force to cause an object to repel rather than attract another in a vacuum.
"The Casimir force is the ultimate cause of friction in the nano world, in particular in some micro-electromechanical systems," said Leonhardt, writing in the August issue of New Journal of Physics.
"Micro or nano machines could run smoother and with less or no friction at all if one can manipulate the force," he added.
And he added: "In order to reduce friction in the nanoworld, turning nature's stickiness into repulsion could be the ultimate remedy. Instead of sticking together, parts of micromachinery would levitate."
Leonhardt stressed that the practise is possible only for micro-objects.
But he underlined that, although in principle it may one day be possible to levitate humans, that day is a long way off.
"At the moment, in practice it is only going to be possible for micro-objects with the current technology, since this quantum force is small and acts only at short ranges," he said.
"For now, human levitation remains the subject of cartoons, fairytales and tales of the paranormal."
Their research was to be published in the New Journal of Physics.
Physicists said they can create "incredible levitation effects" by manipulating so-called Casimir force, which normally causes objects to stick together by quantum force.
The phenomenon could be used to improve the performances of everyday devices ranging from car airbags to computer chips, say Professor Ulf Leonhardt and Dr Thomas Philbin from Saint Andrews University.
Casimir force -- discovered in 1948 and first measured in 1997 -- can be seen in a gecko's ability to stick to a surface with just one toe.
Now the British scientists say they can reverse the Casimir force to cause an object to repel rather than attract another in a vacuum.
"The Casimir force is the ultimate cause of friction in the nano world, in particular in some micro-electromechanical systems," said Leonhardt, writing in the August issue of New Journal of Physics.
"Micro or nano machines could run smoother and with less or no friction at all if one can manipulate the force," he added.
And he added: "In order to reduce friction in the nanoworld, turning nature's stickiness into repulsion could be the ultimate remedy. Instead of sticking together, parts of micromachinery would levitate."
Leonhardt stressed that the practise is possible only for micro-objects.
But he underlined that, although in principle it may one day be possible to levitate humans, that day is a long way off.
"At the moment, in practice it is only going to be possible for micro-objects with the current technology, since this quantum force is small and acts only at short ranges," he said.
"For now, human levitation remains the subject of cartoons, fairytales and tales of the paranormal."
Their research was to be published in the New Journal of Physics.
BHC - 9 "500 HORSEPOWER" CHOPPER ! ! !
THAT'S ONE BIG ASS BIKE !
BHC-9 502
Specs | Features
Engine
Type
Liquid Cooled V-8
Horsepower
502 @ 5200 rpm
Torque
567 Ft.Lbs. @ 4200 rpm
Block
Cast Iron - 4 bolt main
Cylinders
Aluminum (110cc)
Valvetrain
2.25"Int. / 1.88"Exh
Size
502 c.i. (8200cc)
Compression
9.6:1
Carburetor
Holley 850 cfm
Exhaust
2.5" with dual mufflers
Transmission
3-speed automatic w/rev.
Final Drive
Shaft, narrowed Ford 7.5" (open)
Dimensions
Overall Length
("32) 117" / (`57) 131" / (Truck) 138"
Wheel Base
83.5"
Seat Height
29.0"
Rake
35.0 degrees
Grd. Dlearance
6.5"
Frame Width
60.0"
GVWR
2293 lbs.
Dry Weight
1700 lbs.
Tires/Wheels
Front
130/90-16, 3.50"x16.0"
Rear
275/60R-15, 10.0"x15.0"
Suspension (Adj. Preload)
Front
63mm inverted forks, 3.5" travel
Rear
Dual 17" coilover shocks, single 17.5" rebound damper
Brakes
Front
Dual four-piston calipers, 12.6" floating disc
Rear
9.0" drum brakes
Fuel
Tank
8.5 gal.
Reserve
3.5 gal.
High/Low MPG
18/13
BHC-9 502
Specs | Features
Engine
Type
Liquid Cooled V-8
Horsepower
502 @ 5200 rpm
Torque
567 Ft.Lbs. @ 4200 rpm
Block
Cast Iron - 4 bolt main
Cylinders
Aluminum (110cc)
Valvetrain
2.25"Int. / 1.88"Exh
Size
502 c.i. (8200cc)
Compression
9.6:1
Carburetor
Holley 850 cfm
Exhaust
2.5" with dual mufflers
Transmission
3-speed automatic w/rev.
Final Drive
Shaft, narrowed Ford 7.5" (open)
Dimensions
Overall Length
("32) 117" / (`57) 131" / (Truck) 138"
Wheel Base
83.5"
Seat Height
29.0"
Rake
35.0 degrees
Grd. Dlearance
6.5"
Frame Width
60.0"
GVWR
2293 lbs.
Dry Weight
1700 lbs.
Tires/Wheels
Front
130/90-16, 3.50"x16.0"
Rear
275/60R-15, 10.0"x15.0"
Suspension (Adj. Preload)
Front
63mm inverted forks, 3.5" travel
Rear
Dual 17" coilover shocks, single 17.5" rebound damper
Brakes
Front
Dual four-piston calipers, 12.6" floating disc
Rear
9.0" drum brakes
Fuel
Tank
8.5 gal.
Reserve
3.5 gal.
High/Low MPG
18/13
200 YEAR OLD SUBMARINE ATTACKS QUEEN MARY ?
A man in a Revolutionary War-era submarine was cited by the U.S. Coast Guard for drifting into a security zone, and for unsafe sailing in New York's East River near the Queen Mary 2 luxury liner, the Coast Guard and New York City Police Department said Friday.
The man in the replica vessel was identified as 35-year-old Philip "Duke" Riley of Brooklyn, N.Y., according to Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Seth Johnson.
Authorities said it was the second time Riley had floated the vessel in the vicinity of the cruise ship. The submarine, which reportedly did not have a mechanical propulsion system, was being towed by two other men in a rowboat.
"A makeshift submarine discovered at about 10:30 this morning by an NYPD Intelligence detective onboard the Queen Mary 2 in New York Harbor is the creative craft of three adventuresome individuals," NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly announced in an afternoon press release. "It does not pose any terrorist threat."
While Kelly said the Queen Mary 2 will be inspected to ensure the boat's integrity, and Riley and the two other men could further face NYPD charges, he chalked up the incident as a case of "marine mischief."
Riley was questioned by police after a guard on the Queen Mary 2 spotted the 8-by-4-foot fiberglass and wood submarine, a replica of a 1775 model called the "Turtle," within 200 feet of the ship. The U.S. Coast Guard also responded to the scene.
Oxygen tanks were discovered inside the vessel, but no threatening devices or materials were found onboard.
The "Turtle," invented in Connecticut by David Bushnell, was the first combat submarine designed to plant explosives on the sides of ships, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica.
A photo gallery posted July 17, 2007, on the photo-sharing Web site flickr.com titled "Adventures With an Egg" shows a "Turtle" submarine making a test run in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, near the spot where Riley was apprehended by authorities today.
The photo slideshow also links to the Web site www.dukeriley.info, the namesake of which is described as "the man behind the madness." On that site, Riley describes himself as an "artist" and "patriot," who combines "populist myths and reinvented historical obscurities with contemporary social dilemmas."
The statement concludes, "Throughout my projects, I profile the space where water meets the land, traditionally marking the periphery of urban society, what lies beyond rigid moral constructs, a sense of danger and possibility."
RARE TIGER CUB TWINS
Cubs Jinliang and Yinshuai aren't any ordinary twins. Workers at Tianjin Zoo, China were shocked when the pair were born - because they arrived into the world in completely different colours - yellow and white.
The furry feline's mother Meimei was a mixed blood tiger - and it seems each of her offspring has unusually inherited each of her different colours.
Zoo workers were stunned when Jinliang (left) and Yinshuai were born with two entirely different colours
The yellow cub has the hue of a common Bengali tiger - but the animal genetics would normally make the birth of his white brother virtually impossible. The twins were born on May 31st.
The Bengali tiger is the most common tiger subspecies and is the national animal of both Bangladesh and India.
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