When it comes to solid and original comedy material, public access television show parodies have consistently delivered. Among others, Wayne’s World comes to mind, along with Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis. But as computers and technology continue to drive humans into ‘the future’, it would only make sense that the current state of computers and technology undergo the same comedic treatment. Thankfully, in the new “Computer Show” YouTube series, they do. Considered by many to be an unofficial spoof of PBS’s “Computer Chronicles” TV show from the 1980s, “Computer Show” is set in 1983 – yet the interviews feature those who are leading present-day technologies and brands. Ultimately, the…
As the Marvel Universe has taught us, superhero powers are not to be taken lightly. Among others with superhuman strength in the Marvel Universe include Thor, the Asgardian God of Thunder and the son of Odin, the All-Father of Asgard, and the Elder Earth-Goddess Gaea. According to legend, Thor is arguably the greatest and mightiest defender of both of the Marvel worlds due to his ability to seamlessly harness the power of both. But as the mightiest warrior of Asgard, a founding member of the Avengers and one of the strongest, most powerful beings on Earth, Thor is also never without his weapon of choice: the mythical hammer Mjölnir -…
With so many cool things coming out each week, it can be hard to wade through all the rock-awesomeness. With ‘Cool Tools’, we’ve done the hard work for you. This week we saw everything from a new (and more immersive) way to experience Google Street View, a handy video app that makes your videos look like they were filmed in 1984, a perfect DIY costume for designers and architects, the world’s first triple front flip on a bicycle, and more… Ready? Let’s go! This week we look at: DESIGN Disney + Open Bionics “Now kids can get excited about their prosthetics. They won’t have to do boring physical therapy, they’ll…
The Engineering Boss. A peculiar creature. Shhh, there he is in his native habitat.
When it comes to pretty much anything new and exciting, MIT and all of their various labs are almost always fairly dependable. More recently, the team at the school’s Tangible Media Group updated their interactive pin table – a table that’s capable of reproducing a virtual version of any object placed under its sensors in real time – to be able to lift and stack building blocks in any predetermined pattern or array. The table, which is made from a grid of independent pins that are able to extend and retract based on a particular program, brings to mind the “Pin Art” boxes that became wildly popular in the 1990s.…
Balancing a metal structure on top of a dandelion without the dandelion breaking sounds like the beginning of some sort of bar trick sorcery – yet this is entirely possible without the need for any sleight of hand or other forms of trickery. After years of researching and developing a way to make some of their airplane parts lighter without compromising strength, Boeing (along with HRL Laboratories) have developed Microlattice, a new material structure that’s described as being nearly as strong as titanium but 100 times lighter than styrofoam. At 99.99% air, the structure is made up of a lattice of woven hollow tubes that are each 1,000 times thinner…