The star that you see floating above that guys head is not some phenomenal occurrence, it is Francisco Guerra’s “Flogo”. This Alabama based entrepreneur developed a machine that turns tiny bubbles filled with air and helium into shaped clouds. He can make almost any logo and send it soaring above our heads. Disney plans to float some mickey mouse ears next month. I don’t really know what to think of this idea but I think I agree with the majority of the comments: marketing overload, its the sky people!!! Although ask me how i would have felt about it 20 years ago and I would have been on board; this one is for the kids.
Cars these days give pedestrians no respect. I am always getting honked at and curb cuts are always blocked by people turning right. Well, you can’t cross a virtual wall . . .
The virtual barrier is made up of plasma ans laser beams that depict pedestrians crossing. Another attempt to force drivers to stop. If only it could punish the driver that did not obey its warning (maybe I am slightly bitter!)
My brother in-law sent me this link a few weeks back and I must say that it caught my eye. Dinner in the Sky is a strange combination of a thrill ride and a gourmet dinner.
A crane hoist you and 21 other guests 50 meters (165ft) into the air at the location of your choosing. My favorite part is the piano platform that can be hoisted up next to it in case being suspended in the air wasn’t entertainment enough.
The cost for eight hours is about $11,444 (not including the catering of the food) I could not find any provisions for restrooms so you may what to hold off on the amount of cocktails that you serve.
1,500 students dressed in matching ponchos and drooping Mentos into diet coke in Ladeuzeplein square in Leuven, Belgium. Thus breaking the world record for this fizzy explosion. The photographs are quite amazing. Here are some youtube videos that chronicle other previous attempts.
Using three-dimensional data from Japan’s National Astronomical Observatory, 80,000 stars in the Milky Way is laser-etched in a glass cube. The earth is placed in the located directly in the center.
Reminds me of a passage from Auguries of Innocence by William Blake:
“To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.”
Here at momeld, we are big fans of The Office and the Wii. So late one night after an intense tennis tourny we went a little crazy with mii making. I think it began with us trying to make Dwight and then came the brilliant idea to google it to see if it had been done before and sure enough it had. Oh boy had it! We were pretty impressed with the findings so hours later we had the whole crew in our little mii town.
Learn signals used to buy and sell on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Notice that, apparantly, working is “cuckoo” and gasoline is “stinky”. How intuitive!
Now here’s a novel way for a real estate company to cater to prospective buyers in the internet age. Essentially you see the metrics you need when shopping for space, but you also get a sense of what the building looks like, it’s heights in relation to other buildings, and the specific location of available space. The above skyline is Phoenix. (click for bigger image)
If you haven’t noticed we are big fans of Improv Everywhere. So when we saw their latest video of a little league baseball game, we had to bring the joy to you, Goodyear Blimp and all! Happy Baseball Season!
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