Archive for the ‘Cool Tech’ Category

Largest Swimming Pool…

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

If you like doing laps in the swimming pool, you might want to stock up on the energy drinks before diving in to this one.

Large Swimming Pool

Large Swimming Pool

It is more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, had a 115ft deep end and holds 66 million gallons of water.

Yesterday the Guinness Book of Records named the vast pool beside the sea in Chile as the biggest in the world.

Large Swimming Pool

Large Swimming Pool

But if you fancy splashing out on one of your own - and you have the space to accommodate it - then beware: This one took five years to build, cost nearly $1 billion and the annual maintenance bill will be $2 million.

Chile’s monster pool uses a computer- controlled suction and filtration system to keep fresh seawater in permanent circulation, drawing it in from the ocean at one end and pumping it out at the other.

The sun warms the water to 26c, nine degrees warmer than the adjoining sea.

A 5MB Hard Disk Drive in 1956…

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

A 5MB hard disk drive in 1956.

Internal Combustion

Saturday, February 10th, 2007

Best representation of an internal combustion engine I’ve ever seen…

Water Powered Bike… More Free Energy?

Saturday, September 2nd, 2006

Bring on the Energy Revolution!

Steorn Creates Free Energy?

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

Cool… that means I won't need to charge my mobile or laptop anymore ;-)

Wow, this is creating a bit of buzz at the moment. Sean McCarthy (CEO of Steorn Ltd) has recently been interviewed by Fox News also. 

However, if it is a hoax just to demonstrate the power of Internet as a media and marketing platform… then that would be really annoying… back to charging my mobile using a wall power socket ;-)

GM Car that runs on Seawater

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

inflatable space station

Saturday, July 15th, 2006

excellent!  now this is innovative, and great to see someone actually making progress toward further space endeavors. A space station that is inflatable and easily scalable may be what is needed to begin building larger and more affordable public space stations.

wooden usb data keys…

Saturday, July 15th, 2006

these wooden usb data keys may make customs ask a few questions