simulators
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Feel What It’s Like To Drown With This Terrifying Simulator
Forget coffee. If you’re still in dire need of a little morning boost, we guarantee that nothing will be quite as effective as the adrenaline rush you’ll get from swimming for your life in this online drowning simulator. This is not for the faint of heart.
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The Insane 1950s Flight Sim That Taught WWII Airmen To Refuel In Midair
Performing a midair fuel transfer between aircraft is among the most technically challenging maneuvers in aviation, especially when flying a prop-driven, WWII-era C-97 Stratotanker. That’s why neophyte pilots spent hours at the controls of this life-size simulator before they ever set foot in the real thing.
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Costco UK Will Happily Sell You This Awesome $115,000 F1 Simulator
What do you rely on your local Costco for? Gigantic boxes of nappies? Bulk packs of chicken fingers? In the UK, when you’re stocking up on bangers and mash, you can also go home with a full-size $115,000 Formula One simulator. Although, sadly, they’re not sold in bulk packs for bigger savings.
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Try Not To Imagine The Awful Ways This Virtual Water Could Be Used
A Japanese company called Solidray, which specialises in virtual reality systems, has developed a clever way to simulate flowing water using both visual and tactile feedback. And while the technology is neat, the practical applications that come to mind are a little unsettling.