Gadgets

This Tiny Orange Balloon Could Save Your Life In An Avalanche

The odds of surviving an avalanche are greatly improved if you’re found in the first fifteen minutes. So $US100 seems like a worthwhile investment for this emergency inflatable marker that’s going to make it easier for rescuers to locate you.


February 18, 2010

The Secret Snowboarding Superpipe

Tonight’s the Men’s Olympics Snowboarding Halfpipe event. Have you heard of Shawn White’s personal superpipe in which he compressed the training equivalent of years into a day, mastering insane new tricks that I can’t even wrap my brain around?