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HD Radio Now Standard On All Rolls-Royce Cars
6:00AM Jack Loftus | When it comes to luxury automobiles and pampering its customers, Rolls-Royce isn’t stopping at specialised purse holders. Nay, they’re extending the perks to include HD radio, now standard on all the vehicles they offer. More »
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Your Move, Captain Sullenberger
2:00AM Jack Loftus | Hudson River water landings? That’s so yesterday, man. Somewhere in the Congo today there’s a pilot who, after a slight, um, miscalculation, crash landed his plane in a lava field. More »
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The Frictionator: Jet Powered And Street Legal
11:31PM Danny Allen | This is what happens when you strap a 7000hp General Electric J85 Jet Engine (with a top speed of 320km/h) to a Ford F650 ute. Video after the jump. More »
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1:30PM Rosa Golijan | The GeoEye-1 satellite snapped a picture of the Dubai Airshow and we can see all the pilots’ pretty planes, lined up and waiting to zip-zip-zoom through the sky. Anyone wanna play Guess the Aircraft? [PopSci]
Bird’s Eye View Of Some Fast Birds
1:30PM Rosa Golijan | The GeoEye-1 satellite snapped a picture of the Dubai Airshow and we can see all the pilots’ pretty planes, lined up and waiting to zip-zip-zoom through the sky. Anyone wanna play Guess the Aircraft? [PopSci]
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World War 2 Japanese Super-Submarine Found In Hawaii
7:54AM Jesus Diaz | According to Dr Hans Van Tillburg, “[the I-201 submarine] was nothing like anybody had in the Second World War”. It had a streamlined body and conning tower, retractable guns and three catapult-launched bombers. They just found it in Hawaii. More »
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Grace Electric Bike Is Part Motorcycle, Part Race Car, Part Fighter Jet
3:00PM Sean Fallon | There are plenty of electric bike designs out there, but few (possibly none) can compare to the Grace E-bike. Its CNC-aluminium frame is fitted with eurofighter and Formula One parts and it has a top speed of about 60km/h. More »
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How Do You Ship The Biggest Trucks In The World?
12:20PM John Herrman | You drive them, you idiot. But if that’s not an option — say, if you’re shipping your Belaz mining truck from Belarus to South Africa — you’ve got to break them into pieces. Hulking, multi-ton pieces. More »
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Japan Developing Its Own Stealth Fighter Jet
11:20AM Jesus Diaz | This is the Shinshin ATD-X, the prototype of what could be Japan’s very own stealth fighter if they don’t get to buy Lockheed Martin F-22s. It’s very sleek, but I’m sad it doesn’t transform like a Varitech. More »
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3:33AM Adam Frucci | This seems dangerous: a crazy person is taking an old OutRun cabinet and turning it into an actual working car that renders on screen what’s actually in front of you. More »
Student Plans To Mod Old OutRun Cabinet Into A Car
3:33AM Adam Frucci | This seems dangerous: a crazy person is taking an old OutRun cabinet and turning it into an actual working car that renders on screen what’s actually in front of you. More »
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