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more about #college impala79: Maybe I'm biased because I'm an engineering student (90% of notes are mathematical), but in my math and electrical engineering classes NOBODY uses lap... more » deciBels: My dad just used an analog tape recorder. There is always hand writing notes. I never took notes by computer as it is REALLY difficult keeping up on a... more » blash: Typewriters still have some use... mainly if you need to type on a form that's still not available in electronic format. Getting a form to align in a ... more » Alfisted: What class is this, Douchebaggery 101? more » anton.molla: [www.youtube.com] . more » PaddyDugan: Two things: 1. Many offices have at least one typewriter to use for filling out forms that aren't available in digital format. 2. College students too... more » Lizard_King: heh. I had an English Lit professor in high school who insisted the computer would be the death of good literature, and that all good authors would co... more » Mikestan: I remember banging out late night book reports on my dad's typewriter when I was a kid. (making a mistake toward the end of the page was the worst fe... more » Saboth: Hmm, when I was in college (not that long ago), they pretty much forced you to write all you notes by hands. Lots of professors forbid any recording d... more » pevans34: This story just emblazoned the image in my mind of "space blimps", and mustached pirates armed with steam powered single shot rifles... in space more » MrBlahBlah: this is cool, but can't launch from a coast, since there's a good chance it'll end up in the water more » Kaiser-Machead: If this sort of thing becomes a growing trend, I fear our metahuman citizens that zoom through the upper atmosphere to stop evil madmen from destroyin... more » UgoKliker: Yeah, but wait for Homeland Security to pay them a visit. Just musing, but with the cheapness, and the ability to move a payload 20 miles, don't you t... more » anon: That is wicked cool! It occurs to me that if you were willing to use disposable parts and sacrifice picture quality, you could strip down a pay-as-yo... more » Hello Mister Walrus: Why didn't they just use a monkey with an oxygen canister? more » JayhawkJake: I've done two or three of these kinds of launches, I'm president of a club at the University of Kansas that does these. We are going to be launching ... more » wingbatwu: I would launch at night to see more stars, or maybe a "sunset" more » Curves: This is why I want to go to MIT when I grow up. more » ELPARTO: Hm, I actually do feel like dumping $150 on this. I can print the pictures and put them in my bathroom. Then when people use the bathroom and come b... more » DakotaHamish: We loaded a Canon A470 camera (bought used on Amazon) with CHDK open source software to enable a feature which allowed the camera to take pictures con... more » -
#pranks
Every College Student Should Just Buy a Typewriter
A real true history lesson: Before there were laptops, everyone had to carry entire desktop computers to class. Before there were desktops, they had to lug typewriters. Before that, everyone just tried real hard to remember stuff. Ask your grandparents! More » -
#photography
MIT Students Explain How to Photograph Space for $150
On September 2, Justin Lee and Oliver Yeh successfully took these images of Earth's curvature and the blackness of space using only a weather balloon and off-the-shelf components—without complicated hacks. Total cost: $148. Here's how they did it. More » -
#retromodo
College Tech Gadgets: Then and Now
From 35mm SLRs in the 50s to electronic-typewriters of the 80s, PC World has a timeline of gadgets that most changed campus life. For me, it was a giant CRT (which doubled as my room heater). What about you? More » -
#art
NYU Student Conducts Most Adorable Robot Experiment Ever
The tweenbot, a cardboard-bodied, cheerful little bugger, is equipped with a flag stating its intended destination. Since it can only move forward, it depends on the kindness of strangers to guide it and remove obstacles. More » -
#geeksdoingit
Computer Science Majors Get Laid More Than Any Other Kind of Geek
Or they lie a lot more than any other geek. This chart shows the percentage of virgins by major at Wellesley. I always knew there was a reason I liked art chicks. [Forwardon via Geekologie] -
#college
Electronic Beer Pong Table Probably a Big Hit at the Engineering Frat House
Giz reader and beer pong enthusiast Dan Dayon constructed a beer pong table with glowing LEDs, cup sensors, and a wireless module. It's one of the most advanced tables you could ever puke on. More » -
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#college
The Most Ridiculous Beer Pong Table Ever Automatically Washes Your Balls
A group of electrical engineering students at West Virginia University has built the most insane beer pong table ever. It's got lights all around that react to the music playing as well as a pair of built-in swirling ball washers. It's incredible. They're taking orders for them now if you want one of your own, but be warned: this first one cost them $1,000 and 400 hours of work to complete, so it won't be cheap. Hit the jump for a video of it in action, and be sure to skip to 2:30 unless you think still photos of electrical engineering majors and circuit boards are suddenly cool when set to Linkin Park. More »
