Those crazy Engineers ...

[DarthTofu]

A helicopter just did a barrel roll. That isn't allowed- that's just.... you've upset Isaac Newton, Eagle. Are you happy, now? Well? Are you?

 

That's nuts. I'm going to refrain from getting into a war with Euroforces.

[DarthTex]

A helicopter just did a barrel roll. That isn't allowed- that's just.... you've upset Isaac Newton, Eagle. Are you happy, now? Well? Are you?

 

That's nuts. I'm going to refrain from getting into a war with Euroforces.

Some helicopters have been able to do that for years Tofu; even doing complete over-the-top loops just like airplanes. You're just noticing this now?

[DarthTofu]

I've never really cared about the military all that much. As a direct result of that I don't pay any attention to what anything we have can and can't do beyond the occasional discovery channel program.

[Krytos]

BMW Concept car

[Mad78]

I want one!!!

[DarthTofu]

I am writing this on an iPod touch at the Apple store. It's pretty freaking sweet. C

Certainly beats my current phone, even if it isn't a real phone.

[Mad78]

I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of the iPhone here so I can finally get a new phone.

[Eagle]

That´s not that guy who I saw on TV. Too bad I couldn´t find any clip. He has a pair of wings on his back and also at least one jet-propulsion with which he can fly like good old Rocketeer. Maybe I´ll find a small movie or at least a pic somewhere.

Have found a clip now:

http://video.google.de/videoplay?docid=-7104898430798485644&q=Yves+Rossy+&ei=EPBwSOjtNpXG2wLmh6zfCg

 

This guy is incredible!

 

Foto gallery:

http://nachrichten.t-online.de/c/15/04/93/04/15049304,si=0.html

 

Plus some decent pics of planes of modern day and future:

http://nachrichten.t-online.de/c/15/54/46/88/15544688,si=0.html

http://nachrichten.t-online.de/c/14/50/48/92/14504892,si=0.html

[Mad78]

God you would have to be bloody confident of your design to jump out of a plane with that on your back.

[Krytos]

No words to describe the sheer awe of this

 

NOTE: Read some of the comments for a laugh after the images

[Eagle]

Most impressive indeed!

 

Yeah, the comments are really funny:

Hope there's not a cable loose somewhere...

Posted by Jonathan August 1, 08 12:25 PM

 

I have my crowbar ready for any unforseen consequences.

Posted by Omar August 1, 08 12:40 PM

 

But a nooby question. What is this thing for??

[Lord_La_forge]

Man I just have to post these here Brilliant comments (copyright by the authors)

 

so how fast does it download porn.... you know that's the only important question!

 

I just hope they dont cross the beams!

 

I think it´s just there to play Crysis 2 max settings.

 

I already made my bump stickers...."I was a black hole survivor" want some?

 

I hope it does not run Windows Vista

 

pfft this thing again? i have one in my backyard.

 

Troubleshooting this would be a nightmare

 

Well, if it ends up eating us at least they made it in pretty colors...

 

I prefer nature

 

Where is the flux capacitor, and how does one get that thing to 88mph? ( :D:D:D:D )

 

I hope they point it at Peking.

 

the zombie army on the other side is waiting for the portal to open!!! don't do it!!!

Earth gonna look like the Macs logo.

 

My bet is it's going to create a rift and aliens are going to come and close it and we're all going to know they are working with our governments. Pretty smart of the swiss for doing this

 

The human race RULES!!! Screw lower life forms...screw them royally.

 

Silly Europeans, there are easier ways to blow yourselves up!

 

I have a strange desire to have sex in there.

 

WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE! *jumps dramatically through window

 

damn I shouldnt do anything worthwhile for the next five days juzt in case

 

It has already created its black hole. And its sucked several billions of dollars!

 

That's no moon...

 

Obama won't point it to Iran, so my vote goes for McCain

 

Scotty, beam me up........NOW !!!

 

See you on the otherside guys

[Krytos]

But a nooby question. What is this thing for??

 

Short answer: To test various theories proposed regaurding inter particle collisions with a hope of discovering the "Standard" model of physics - one law to rule them all

Also, they're trying to recreate what it would have been like seconds after the Big Bang.

 

The long: wiki style

 

EDIT: And the fun way to learn what it's about

[Mad78]

I actually visited that place. Its pretty close to where I live.

[Lord_La_forge]

Wow, good to know, that Mad will be sucked first

[DarthTofu]

I'm going to laugh when it gives him superpowers or something.... especially when he uses them to become a super villain instead of a super hero.

[Eagle]

Thanks for the explanation, Krytos. And I believe I know where youve got the link for that site from.

 

My personal believe is that they are building the first superlaser and Mad sits somewhere in a dark room wearing a black cape and thinks about what to atomize first. "Fire at will, Commander!" The swiss already own all the money of this world and dont need us anymore. So they will simply blast us all away.

 

BTW I really hope that these guys know what they are doing there.

[Krytos]

No probs Eagle, what forum did you think I got the link from? I'll point out now it's a car forum.

 

The contruction of that machine - whether it works or not - is damn amazing. I'm eagre for them to pull the switch - then we can see if the world collapses or we move onto some new technological breakthrough.

 

Some Airbus A380 stuff:

Brake Test

[Eagle]

Nevermind, just found exactly the same link somewhere else. Looks like people in general are interested in that "superlaser".

Some Airbus A380 stuff:

Brake Test

Holy ...!!!

 

Most interesting! Thanks for sharing!

[Darth_Rob]

Scientists are developing an invisibility cloak.

[Guest Scathane]

I heard about this on the news today... Pretty nifty... What I don't understand about this news, however, is that one would expect this type of breakthrough to be kept secret...

[Darth_Rob]

I totally agree with you on the secrecy thing, Scath.

 

Im interested in reading more about how it exactly works. I think they said the research would be published in the journals Science and Nature. I think I might check one of them out.

[Eagle]

Its like with the stealth bombers. If those things have been made public, they were already in service for at least 10 years.

[Eagle]

An electric car which even does look very good. Wow!

 

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=567196&topart=luxury

 

Looks like something for Krytos.

[DarthTofu]

An electric car which even does look very good. Wow!

 

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=567196&topart=luxury

 

Looks like something for Krytos.

I want one! Really, really, really bad! Seriously, that's going to be what I drive in, like, seven years. Yes, I say in seven years, because there's no need for a car in college, and because I'm way too cheap to buy the factory-new model if the old one turns out as good as it looks like it's going to be- ten minutes, 186 miles... that's insane. It'll make Road Trips take a bit longer, but I've really no objection if it means that they'll cost as much less as it looks like they would. If electric cars like that keep getting cranked out, the world will get smaller again, and oil companies will finally stop making such gross profits. Breaking the Saudi Family's hold on the world economy? Way to go, guys!