How do you merge and blurr the line between space travel and skydiving? Just watch this video to see.
Insane wing-suit flight. It’s an extended version of the last 30 seconds of a prior video. Crazy stuff.
Another amazing wing-suit video. The last 30 seconds are INSANE! I still say if I had the proper training and experience I would definitely do this.
A BASE jumping near-tragedy video. This is an example of why the person most vertical on a multi-person drop needs to pull their parachute first.
Amazing wing-suit BASE jumping video. If I had the proper training and experience, I’d do this without a doubt!
Amazing time-lapse photo of the night-time (early morning) Space Shuttle Endeavour launch on 2/8/10. As bright as the sky looks, as if around sunset time, it was completely pitch-black at the time of launch, which further illustrates the magnificent site of a night launch.
Behind the scenes NASA video about the orange astronaut “pumpkin suits” and showing the dress rehearsal for STS-129 aboard the Shuttle Atlantis launched in late 2009.
I’m quoted in an article written by Jaclyn Trop in today’s Detroit News that discusses the fast growing social media platform Foursquare. I still say it’s a game changer in the space and will get a lot of the social media “buzz” that Twitter got last year.
Cockpit HUD video of Space Shuttle Atlantis landing on Runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at the completion of STS-110 on 4/19/02. Note: you can hear the sonic-boom “pops” as it slows for landing from the microphone of the commentator.
Hey it’s Valentines day it could be worse, check out this Funny video spoof of an 80’s dating service.
Wow, amazing time-lapse photograph.
Teide Sky Trails
Credit & Copyright: Daniel LópezThe snow capped Teide volcanois reflected in a pool of water in this nearly symmetric night sky view from the Canary Island Tenerife.
(via APOD)
Aaron Bleyaert: The Opposite of Rico Suave.
Too funny, read the “pick-up” lines below.
Well, the Disqus people say that the comments thing has been fixed; and in line with my current streak of shit luck, it involved erasing basically all the comments that anyone has ever posted. I asked if they could still have the problem fixed and bring all the comments back - and they said that they’re looking into it. Let’s all cross our fingers and hope for the best (which will probably involve the computer blowing up and horribly scarring my face). The Disqus peeps have been super nice and attentive, so I have some hope that they’ll come through. However, the ghost of the evil wizard in my house who is intent on ruining everything (and whom I have taken to calling “Gary”) will probably working overtime to make sure that it doesn’t happen. GAARRRRRRRRRRY!!! Damn you, Gary. Damn you and your wizarding ways.
Anyway, it’s time to stop thinking about bad luck. It’s time to move forward… And looking forward, I see that Valentine’s Day is coming up this weekend! As many of you already know, I am hopelessly, forever single - and single for three main reasons: 1. I’m bad at talking to girls. 2. I look like an out of shape muppet, and 3. I get sweaty at weird times (in the cereal aisle at the supermarket? How is that possible?). HOWEVER, there are silver linings to this neverending cloud of bachelorhood: I don’t have to do anything for Valentine’s Day! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA WINNER.
Anyway, for those of you who’ve spent the past week listening to Coldplay and wishing for a woman, I feel like it’s my duty to try to help you scoop somebody up before the big day. SO… I’ve come up with a bunch of pickup lines that I think might help you out! However, please keep in mind that I am extremely nerdy, extremely single, and EXTREMELY bad at chattin’ up chicks. READY!? LET’S GO!
Nighttime Space Shuttle launch video of STS 130 by the same videographer as the prior post. This one zooms in on the Cape at launch.
It is AMAZING video of the last nighttime Space Shuttle launch of the program on 2/8/10 as Endeavour STS-130 leaves the Cape. Includes radio broadcast of NASA Mission Control. The videographer adds these notes: “Shot from 12.1 miles away in Titusville using a canon SX10 IS digital camera.”
It’s unbelievable that something can be so bright to turn the sky blue in the dark of night….it truly is a miniature version of the sun…..and will likely never be duplicated again in the near future. Around 2:00 into the video you can hear the sound shock-wave hits the filming location when the surrounding sound is completely muffled out.
