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Dec 16

“The Beriev Be-200 Altair is a multipurpose amphibious aircraft designed by the Beriev Aircraft Company and manufactured by Irkut.

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Dec 15

“I don’t know why we are here, but I’m pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein

“I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.” — Albert Einstein

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Dec 14

The U.S. Air Force X-51A WaveRider vehicle successfully made its first captive-carry flight under the wing of a B-52 carry aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, California over the weekend. (via Advanced 4000 mile-per-hour aircraft design completes successful test flight)

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CoolerBot photographs nature, gets its power from it

If you’re into real life bunny wabbits and other such wildlife, but not a fan of the cold, wet and windy outdoors, what do you do? We’d say just boot up the console and shoot you some pixelated peoples, but Steve Norris’ idea might be just a tad more practical. He has authored the above mobile snap-station, which is equipped with an infrared video camera, a Nikon DSLR, and pairs of motors, 10Ah batteries, and solar panels. Power flows from the latter into the former to turn wildlife stalking into a pleasurable pastime for even the most indoorsy of folks. (via CoolerBot photographs nature, gets its power from it — Engadget)