Monthly Archives: January 2007

These hamsters are insane!

The best part is at the end when the second hamster tries to stop. Look closely.  The owner had an cycling computer attached to the wall and hooked up to the wheel.  They reached a 68 RPM cadence! Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and [...]
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The Human SlingShot! WOW!

Thanks Richard. Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page] document.getElementById("player2").style.display = ""; var s2 = new SWFObject("http://www.alteredreality.net/blog/wp-content/plugins/flv-embed/flvplayer.swf","player2","320","260","7"); s2.addParam("wmode","transparent"); s2.addParam("allowscriptaccess","always"); s2.addParam("allowfullscreen","true"); s2.addVariable("height","260"); s2.addVariable("width","320"); s2.addVariable("file","http://www.alteredreality.net/blog/images/HumanSlingShot.flv"); s2.addVariable("image","http://www.alteredreality.net/blog/images/HumanSlingShot.jpg"); s2.addVariable("link","http://www.alteredreality.net/blog/images/HumanSlingShot.flv"); s2.write("player2"); Manly
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The Rocket Scooter!

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Nice. Wonder if this guy got caught by the security. Jumping the Peloton FTW!

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Enough with the iPhone already.

I have about had all I can stand of the iPhone already. O.k, so it’s got a great interface. The only problem is that at it’s price point it is usually only business types buying a phone that expensive. This phone is NOT meant for business. The fact that it doesn’t [...]
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Cool Electric Car…

THE VOLT by Chevrolet This is a great idea for an electric car. Stylish. Uses a combustion engine that is not connected to the drivetrain (used for recharging the batteries). It has a range of 40 miles on just the battery alone and a range of 640+ miles with a full tank of gas (12 gallons). The [...]
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