最凶兵器 “Gay Bomb”

2007年6月13日 by wokamoto

A Berkeley watchdog organization that tracks military spending said it uncovered a strange U.S. military proposal to create a hormone bomb that could purportedly turn enemy soldiers into homosexuals and make them more interested in sex than fighting.

“The Ohio Air Force lab proposed that a bomb be developed that contained a chemical that would cause enemy soldiers to become gay, and to have their units break down because all their soldiers became irresistibly attractive to one another,” Hammond said after reviewing the documents.

The documents show the Air Force lab asked for $7.5 million to develop such a chemical weapon.

Military officials insisted Friday to CBS 5 that they are not currently working on any such idea and that the past plan was abandoned.
cbs5.com - Pentagon Confirms It Sought To Build A ‘Gay Bomb’

ペンタゴンが開発を検討していた非殺傷兵器 “Gay Bomb” のお話。
敵の軍人を同性愛者に変え、戦意を喪失させるという恐ろしい爆弾。

こんな恐ろしい兵器の開発を、いかつい軍人たちが検討していたとは!
恐るべし、マッチョ大国アメリカ。

ワイアレスで電球を点けることに成功

2007年6月12日 by wokamoto

MIT team powers light bulb without wiresCAMBRIDGE, Mass. - In a perfect world, there’d be no wires. They clutter the view, get tangled behind desks and limit how far networks can reach. That’s why the telegraph gave way to the radio. Cell phones unstrung telecommunications. Wi-Fi liberated computer data.

Now even the last knotty wire that seemed destined to remain ― the power cord ― could be on its way out.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers announced Thursday they had made a 60-watt light bulb glow by sending it energy wirelessly, potentially previewing a future in which cell phones and other gadgets get juice without having to be plugged in.
MIT team powers light bulb without wires - Yahoo! News

マサチューセッツ工科大学の研究者がワイアレスで60Wの電球を点す技術を確立したというお話。

夢のワイアレス社会に向けて、また一歩前進といったところですね。

服を脱げ、町へ出よう

2007年6月11日 by wokamoto

Bike riders strip-down for the environmentCheeky environmentalists shed their clothes today and streaked through the streets of a seaside city on bicycles to highlight the damage caused by car dependency.

More than 200 cyclists in various stages of undress took part in the World Naked Bike Ride in Brighton and Hove to promote cycling as an environmentally-friendly form of transport. People of both sexes, all ages and every conceivable shape and size decided to fully disrobe.

But others chose imaginative ways of preserving their modesty, including body paint and sticky tape, while some men opted to wear socks - but not on their feet.

Organisers of the seven-mile ride were warned by Sussex Police last month that participants could face prosecution if officers received complaints about the nudity.
Bike riders strip-down for the environment | the Daily Mail

自然保護団体が環境保護のデモンストレーションとして、裸で自転車に乗ってパレードを行ったというお話。

環境保護のため、車と服を捨てて裸で自転車に乗りましょう。

木製タイヤを装着した車

2007年6月8日 by wokamoto

Skoda Capri 205 woody–not the good kindOh, thank you for this one, on a thankless Tuesday, Orosz Péter. Where the Belsőség-ites came up with this one, I can’t begin to imagine, but it’s only one short, lumpy, splintery step from this to total yabba-dabba-do-itude.

Hemmings Auto Blogs » Blog Archive » Skoda Capri 205 woody–not the good kind

木製タイヤ(ホイールと一体!)を装着した車のお話。
リンク先のコメント欄にありますが、どうやらチェコのプラハで取られた写真らしい。

どう考えても乗り心地は良さそうにありません。
まさに Pure genius.

温かい氷の作り方

2007年6月7日 by wokamoto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwRro4mXfKs
This video shows how one can use sodium acetate create a liquid that turns into ice the moment it is touched. Neat!
Spluch: How to make instant hot ice

過冷却状態の酢酸ナトリウムの作り方のビデオ。

結晶化するまでの様子を動画で見るとエキサイトしますね。