Sunday Things - Sunday Things edition
posted in Links by Cargo Cult on Sunday February 24 2013
More links! You get the idea.
360º Curiosity self-portrait panorama - this clever blend of MAHLI and Mastcam imagery gives a full 360º view of everything. Check out the incredible interactive version for more. In other Mars news, the space-robot is slowly readying rock samples from holes it has drilled. Any moment now, it'll ingest this new rock dust and analyse it deep within its scientific bowels...
Sinclair C5 infomercial - the video could well be a masterfully deadpan work of satire. Sir Clive Sinclair's electrified lump of plastic surprisingly didn't lead to a transportation revolution.
There Are Giant Camera Resolution Test Charts Scattered Across the US - so, you've got yourself a chunky big aerial camera or spy satellite. How to determine quite how fancy it is? There are test charts embedded into the United States itself. Handy.
SR 99 tunnel boring machine - under construction in Japan, this mechanical monster (affectionately named 'Bertha') is due to munch its way underneath Seattle this summer as part of the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel. Photos of the aptly-named 'launch pit' are here...
Bonus Icy Architecture corner:
- Halley VI Antarctic research station - a colourful caterpillar crawling its way across the Antarctic ice.
- Svalbard Global Seed Vault - 'Preserving Crop Diversity Forever'. As close as humanity gets to an off-site backup for the planet's plant-life.
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1. Tunnels!
Posted by phuzz at 4:14AM, Monday February 25 2013
A good look at the aftermath of one of those tunnel boring machines:
http://www.jwz.org/blog/2013/02/new-york-nature-walk/