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Red Bull Sponsorship Sends Man To The Edge of Space So He Can Jump Back Down
To be honest, I’m a little impressed that people are still talking about this. I’m happy that this achievement has not been easily forgotten as quickly as many of the other internet sensations have over the years. I’ve been following the Red Bull Stratos for quite a while now, and it was truly breathtaking to…
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Credit Card Holder Made From A Keyboard
This project was inspired by Ryan McFarlan’s fantastic Instructable on how to create a wallet from an old computer keyboard. He explained it best in his article: In all likelihood there is a keyboard within a few feet of you. Inside that keyboard there probably is a circuit sheet that makes for a surprisingly durable…
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Funnel Clouds Near Toronto?
Video of some crazy looking funnel clouds over Toronto, Ontario on Tuesday, May 29th 2012. It’s not even tornado season yet! Audio removed because my roommate Alicia was talking the entire time. UPDATE: Apparently they were actually swarms of insects. Youtube user JeeKayak sent me this: They arent clouds..Most likely midges (insects) doing their mating…
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More Infinite Hallway Photos
I added some more photos that my roommate took of our Infinite Hallway the other day. Check out the gallery! Read all about it here.
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Smirnoff Fluffed Marshmallow Vodka – A Drink Recipe For A Hangover
As you may have guessed from the title, my roommate Kayla and I invented a new drink this weekend. She had picked up a bottle of this new Smirnoff Fluffed Marshmallow Vodka while we were at the liquor store and didn’t know what to mix it with. I suggested mixing with with Creme de Cacao…
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OmniFocus and Getting Things Done
Last week a good friend and personal mentor asked me to help him add some much-needed but apparently non-existent features to an application called OmniFocus for Mac. According to my google searches, OmniFocus is considered one of the best task management applications on the market designed to support David Allen’s Getting Things Done methodology. But…
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Got My Kinect
I picked up a Kinect for super cheap the oher day. Haven’t even been able to connect it to my computer since Ive been so busy with developing iPhone apps, but I’m stoked to start unravelling it’s mysteries and discovering its secret powers is weekend when I’ve got some time!
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So I Packed Up The Ball-pit for the Winter
Finally got the ball pit put away today. I wanted to get that wrapped up before the end of the year, so I made sure all 5,000 balls got put away before people start showing up tonight. I had originally planned on just putting then in garbage bags, but then I realized what I nightmare…
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I’ve Always Wanted A Laser Pistol
So I saw this wonderful LASER WEAPON today. I think I need to build one. 2012 is going to have a LOT of projects.
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Near-Space Balloon Footage from 100,000 ft
Here’s a little 3 minute teaser of the HD Footage recovered from the camera we launched in August. Over the course of an hour and a half it rose to over 100,000 feet above sea level (the area known as the stratosphere). When the balloon burst it was carried by parachute, taking 26 minutes to…