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furniture
The Bar Desk Makes Facebook Stalking Feel Like a Night on the Town
The evolution of the computer desk seemed to stop somewhere in the mid 90s. But this bar-style desk made (entirely?) from IKEA components is a refreshing way to hide a hefty tower PC. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by 32ndnote: I can't tell if that machine is powerful or outdated. 11 Responses | Other threads
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tesla
The Quest to Save Nikola Tesla's Craziest, Most Impractical Project's Site
Tesla is as known for what he couldn't manage to accomplish as for what he did, and his admirers are doing their best to save the site of his ballsiest, most outlandish failure. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by Jon Furtado: Gizmodo has their facts wrong. In 1943 The United States Supreme Court ruled Tesla as the primary inventor of radio in... 6 Responses | Other threads
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iphone apps
Cat Stacking iPhone Game is Cute Cruelty
This must-be-from-Japan iPhone game is called Tsumineko Mew Mew Tower, and even from the Engrish name, you can pretty much deduce what it's going to be about. Yeah, you build a tower of cats. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by Crispy Aardvark: I cheat when I stack my cats. They are all Bonzai Kittens... 2 Responses | Other threads
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leaning tower of abu dhabi
Capital Gate Tower is Four Times as Crooked as the Leaning Tower of Pisa
If you thought the Leaning Tower of Pisa was messed up, get a load of the Capital Gate tower currently being constructed in Abu Dhabi. Actually, saying it is "messed up" is incorrect given that the 18 degree westward incline was completely intentional. In fact, the project's architects have submitted a joint application to the Guinness Book of Records to recognize the tower as the 'most inclined in the world.' In order to support the awkward angle of the 35-story structure, the design called for a foundation of extremely dense reinforced steel mesh and 490 piles sunk nearly 100 feet into the ground. We can only wonder how many slaves will die or get injured building that. [World Architecture News via The Design Blog]
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By Sean FallonComment by Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: Hmmmm, where have I seen that design before? It reminds me of something else.... 15 Responses | Other threads
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architecture
The Plans for the 1.55-Mile-High Skyscraper in, You Guessed It, Dubai
Forget the 3,280 feet-high 200-floor Nakheel Tower because it's no longer going to be the highest skyscraper in the world. The new upcoming beast is this amazing 1.55-mile-high skyscraper planned for the Jumeirah City project in Dubai. The building is so tall that its main elevator is in fact a vertical 125mph bullet train. This city-in-a-skyscraper will consume 37,000MWH/year, with a 15MW peak usage, but as the plans show, it has been designed to generate most of it using wind, thermal, and solar power: More » -
lego
World's Highest Lego Tower Construction on Video
We told you about the 460,000-brick, 96.73-feet Lego tower before, but here is the video showing how it was built by Lego experts with the help of 3,000 kids, who assembled 121 sections made with 2 x 4 Lego bricks to raise this titanic monolith—the highest ever in world. [460,000-Brick Lego Tower Breaks World Record]
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By Jesus DiazComment by Bearded Rapper: I'm thinking of building my next house...with Legos. And Mega Blox. 2 Responses | Other threads
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buildings
Dynamic Tower Skyscraper: Every Floor Self-Rotates, Powered by Wind and Sun
Italian architect David Fisher is building his first skyscraper, the Dynamic Tower, and it happens to be one of the most ambitious construction plans since the Pyramid of Khufu. Every floor of the 80-story self-powered building rotates according to voice command, and nearly the entire structure of the $700 million building is pre-fabbed. I caught up with the architect in New York, and he blew my mind again and again.
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mile high
5250-Foot Tower Will Make Burj Dubai Look Like Pencil
Sure, the Burj Dubai tower looks amazingly tall, but it's final height— currently projected to be 2,300 feet— is less than half that of a new building planned for Saudi Arabia. It's going to be 5,250 feet high. Yup, that's just 30 feet short of a mile tall: taller than anything under construction anywhere, and making it easily the world's tallest building. Think they should stick a TV antenna on the top and go for that extra 30 feet? I sure do. More » -
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gadgets
World's Tallest Elevator Tower Opens in Japan to Much Polite Applause, Bowing
The world's tallest elevator testing tower has just opened in Inazawa City, Japan, and is named Solae. Why would you build a tower just to test elevators? Because the world's tallest buildings (including Taipei 101, which I rode in last year) have a need to install elevators that take you from floor 1 to floor "high" really fast. Solae will be used by Mitsubishi to test their latest drives, gears and cables in a controlled environment instead of say, a mall in downtown Tokyo. If Mitsubishi can lift me 100 stories in a minute, they can figure out a way to build a better looking Galant. [BBC]
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By Jason ChenComment by Topher: Glad to see some fellow engineers are proud enough of what they do to actually admit it. Anyway its quite... more » | Other threads
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ipod docks
Tower by mStation Is One Tall Drink of iPod
The three-and-a-half-foot tall $299 mStation Tower is 2.1 channels of elegant design that sits in the corner—or perhaps in the center of an otherwise bare loft space—and pumps out music to the tune of 100 total watts. More » -
large structures
Siberian Diamond Building Proves Siberians Are Pretty Crazy Too
If you thought the people of Dubai were the only ones who made crazy ass buildings, Siberians have a surprise for you. This diamond-like tower looks and reflects light like a "cut diamond", but actually absorbs enough energy to be self-sustainable thanks to solar light. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by skierpage: Sir Lord High Norman Foster (the Baron Foster of Thames Bank!) and his Partners deliver the environmental goods more than... more » | Other threads
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like a vegas hooker
BBQ Tower Smoker Can Handle All Kinds of Meat, At Once
It may be a little late to order this beast for your Memorial Day barbecue later this evening, but it is still a great addition to any grill hound's arsenal. The smoker provides less direct heat to the meats on the top racks. More »
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Comment by Erzengel: to me he looks like the kind of guy who is gonna get in, get the first iPhone, get out... more » | Other threads
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home entertainment
Divita BDM-100s Disc Tower
DVD collecting has become this year's latest trend. Even if you rarely watch any of the DVDs that you own, it is still important to have them organized. The Divita disc tower will do that, as long as you have the patience to input the titles of all 100 discs into the machine via the cellphone-style touchpad. There is also optional password to protection to prevent the little tykes from getting to your ungodly large Girls Gone Wild DVD collection, or letting your friends know that you bought the Sex and the City box set. More »
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