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How Was This Plane Even Able To Take Off In This Sea Of Mud?

Jesus Diaz 26 October 2012 9:20 AM

The place: a runway completely flooded with the thickest mud in Bodaybo, Irkutsk region, Russia (where else). The plane: an Antonov An-24. The situation: the An-24 starts take off but it seems it can’t gain much speed because of the drag caused by the mud. It looks like it’s going to fail big time.

17 October 2011

Geek Out

Every Baseball Is Rubbed With This Special Mud Before It’s Used

Casey Chan 17 October 2011 5:30 AM

Baseball is a pretty quirky game with quirkier players and quirkiest traditions. Chew tobacco! Sunflower seeds! Rally caps! Seventh Inning Stretch! And even a “special mud” that gets rubbed onto every single baseball in the major and minor leagues. Huh?

20 May 2011

Science

This Monster Multicorer Grabs Ocean Mud With Delicate Precision

Kelly Hodgkins 20 May 2011 11:36 AM

This may look like a giant robot spider, but it’s actually a very delicate scientific instrument used to take undisturbed samples of the ocean floor.

2 January 2011

Geek Out

What Is This?

Casey Chan 2 January 2011 7:00 AM

A homeless man’s shopping cart for the beach? A laundry machine for the ocean? Maybe an all-in-one barbecue kit? Nope, it’s actually a centuries old machine that requires extreme skill.

11 May 2009

Computing

Mud Computer: Even Your Keyboard Isn’t This Dirty

Brian Lam 11 May 2009 7:58 AM

Tom Gerdhardt’s computer is disgusting. I found it by following the squishing noises at NYU’s ITP spring show. The entire UI and display is basically a giant pile of wet dirt. That’s right. Mud.

14 November 2008

Gadgets

Mud-Powered ‘Soil Lamp’ Proves Water and Electricity Go Together Well

Gizmodo US Edition 14 November 2008 1:15 PM

This zany lamp created by Marieke Staps outdoes most lamps in more ways than one: the electricity is powered through the organisms contained in the mud. The mud is enclosed in cells that contain copper and zinc, which conducts the electricity in the LED. Besides doing wonders for your energy bill, Staps claims that the only thing the lamp needs is a “splash of water” every now and then. I wouldn’t stand too close when you are doing it though, or the end result might be akin to sticking a live hair dryer in your bathwater. [Marieke Staps via MAKE]

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