- Amazing Quadcopters -
- Ultra fast surface mount device positioning robot -
- BBC takes initiative in linking to primary scientific sources -
- Building a Gunboat- the latest design from the Sails etc stable. -
- One hundred triangles stool -
- Introducing Phygg.com -
- Details on Intel’s 3rd generation X25-M SSD -
- Unicorn Nebula Sparkles in Infrared -
- Whirlpool fountain -
Month: October 2010
Wednesday Thirteen
The GPS runs into some problems on streets with tall houses on both sides...
Links - 2010 Oct 7
- Another nifty balloon project… -
- Horsehead and Orion Nebulas -
- Online Communities 2 -
- Kearney and Trecker tool changer arm -
- The unilluminable room problem -
- Congratulations to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov -
- Graphene Nobel for Manchester -
- The 100-year leap - Charles Babbage
- Rolling Across the Rocky Plains of Mars -
- The Origins of Good Ideas -
- Kearney and Trecker IIIB full 3 axis helix -
- $15.10 - Unique Plastic Simulation Dummy Canon Zoom Lens Coffee Mug Cup (350ml) -
- Giant fluid dynamics sculpture made of robot-glued plastic balls -
- Inside the San Francisco Fire Department's wooden ladder shop -
- Article about OpenCores.org -
- CLASSIC: Crane FAIL -
MicroMagic videos
Three A-heat races from Saturday.
There were a lot of cameras around, so I hope some more (better quality!) material appears on youtube soon (please add a link below in the comments!).
The quality of these clips improve slightly by selecting the "480p" mode on youtube.
A lot of shouting at the start of this one, audio swapped to something more pleasant to protect the innocent and the guilty...
I wonder if the newer camera-phones have better video than the N95? But deciding on a new phone means choosing between android vs. symbian vs. meego - which isn't easy...
Balatonkenese, Hungary
In Hungary it is very important to have a fence around your house. The fence should have barb-wire or sharp pointy things at the top, and a sign saying "Tilos". Up to three exclamation marks after "Tilos" can be used for extra effect. An angry barking dog is optional.
I managed one A-heat, two-three B-heats, and a lot of fooling around and getting crashed into in the C-heat. Probably need to get the Mk1 fin and rudder as they seem to be popular. Lighter batteries also maybe, to have the total weight of the boat close to the minimum (860g?).
A bit of running too during the weekend:
Magic Rigs
Building new B and C rigs should be an almost foolproof way of making sure there will be nothing but A-rig during the event on the weekend. We will see.