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more about #southafrica absinthe006: Well, I've flown in a B-24. In the bomb bay and up front over the front wheel there are places one can simply step down and crash through light panel... more » ps-gizmodo: Idiot... or GENIUS? more » 11thRS: Ok, so what plane does not have the ejections seats rigged so that they both eject in tandem??? Goose, watch the canopy on the way out, I'm gonna do ... more » lostarchitect: I don't know if that makes him an idiot, exactly. They probably just didn't warn him about it, and he grabbed it in confusion. #ejectionseat more » FightingChance: If that plane has Zero-Zero ejection seats, 'unharmed' may not be an entirely accurate descriptor of the ejectee, depending on how good his back was b... more » Dr. H. F. Danger: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE! #ejectionseat more » Hiphopopotamus: Accidental nothing - If I got to joyride in a fighter jet you bet your ass I am highlighting that ride with an ejection flight! #ejectionseat more » Kaiser-Machead: Ra-a-a-a-a-a-a! Take that Mom! A-a-a-a! Take that Dad! Send me to a psychiatrist will you?! Take that Dr. Sally Waxler! *presses eject* Aaaaaaaaaaa... more » Moonshadow101: I know that when I'm in danger, the first thing I do is grab the hard stick between my legs. It's a reflex, really. He can't be blamed. #ejectionseat more » graceless: The old ways are still best. more » Kaiser-Machead: RIAA puts tawny eagle on payroll. "WTF" cries file sharers. more » DennisLulu: Looks like RFC 1149 was finally implemented! more » Geisrud: worthless expiriment. more » met2art: My piegeon-based Birdband connection is great, but it keeps eating my BitTorrent seeds. more » IronDiggy: I wonder what the packet loss is like with pigeonband. more » OCEntertainment: Errr.... Sitting on my 1.5 Mbps connection at home, I'm pretty sure that pigeon would beat my transfer speeds on a distance of sixty miles, too. more » Canadian Impostor: What's the old saying? "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a truck full of hard drives"? more » jetRink: Believe it or not, there is a Wikipedia article on this. Proponents of IP over Avian Carriers concede their technology suffers from high packet loss ... more » FriarNurgle: HTTP = Hypertext Transfer Pigeon? more » phunnyballs: Does this make anyone else REALLY want a pigeon of their own? more » -
#airplanes
Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
My guess is that when the rockets under his seat fired and he suddenly found himself over 300 feet away from the PC-7 Mk II he was riding in, he probably realized the error of his ways. More » -
#broadband
Bird Beats Broadband! Pigeon Flies 4GBs Faster than South African DSL
South Africa's broadband has got to be feeling pretty ill-equipped today considering a real, wing-flapping pigeon beat its transfer speeds. No really, a company found out that sending a bird with a 4GB USB drive was faster than uploading. More » -
#badideas
South Africa's ATMs Get Weaponized with Pepper Spray
In South Africa, ATMs have been weaponized with pepper spray to ward off thieves. What could possibly go wrong?? More » -
#philanthropytech
Frog Design Working on HIV/AIDS Home Testing in South Africa via SMS
Frog Design has joined Project Masiluleke, which includes the likes of Nokia, to help raise awareness about HIV and AIDS among South Africans with the use of mobile technology. The program includes interactive texts which provide callback numbers for information on HIV testing, home testing kits with cellphone based guidance and information for those seeking treatment. For more information check out the Project Masiluleke page on [Frog Design].
