Category: Film
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Naked body scanners in airports: They don’t work
The debate rages, for a few weeks now, after the attempted bombing of the Amsterdam-Detroit flight in which a terrorist tried to ignite an explosive device hidden in his underpants. Shouldn’t we install this wonder technology that allows to strip naked search the passengers and to see anything they transport under their clothes? “Long live…
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The cat’s duet
A great classic piece of music from Rossini, Duetto buffo di due gatti is interpreted here by two young singers whose countenance is all the more appreciated for their honorable clothes and the Korean public that appreciated a lot the unexpected performance. YouTube link
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Giant aquarium in Japan
An enormous aquarium in Japan (Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium). YouTube link Think about it: Some divers dream of meeting a Whale Sharks. Here, you can meet four of them!
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Old jews telling jokes
It looks a little like advertising a DVD, but I had some real fun listening to these: video link Go to the web site for more: Old jews telling jokes.
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Coffee in space for New Year’s Day
E.T.A. by JUNK from Henrik Bjerregaard Clausen on Vimeo. Vimeo HD link
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1.8 gigapixel camera, but for the Army only
The guys at DARPA have developed a neat camera for ground surveillance of the battlefield: The ARGUS-IS (Autonomous Realtime Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance – Imaging System). This is a digital camera that can be strapped under a helicopter at a 15,000 feet altitude and provides an amazing view. Actually, not all the data (1.8 giga-pixels by…
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This feline is well-adapted to technology
Yes! This cat is driving a Roomba. YouTube link
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Hug a shark today!
Sharks are amazing killing machines, very efficient predators of the seas. But they are not only that. They also have some behaviors that could be described as interesting, astonishing, amazing, curious or mind-boggling (depending on your state of mind and what you think about the interaction between sharks and divers). YouTube link May I parallel…
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Depressing Christmas carol
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