Category Archives: Humor

Running in lunar gravity

Posted on Tue, 2010-11-02 by gravityloss

You can simulate lunar gravity quite easily on Earth – just suspend a man from his center of gravity and put him on a very inclined plane. Hilarity will ensue. Sigh, embedding broke again for no reason…. I never expected … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Lunar, NASA, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

The State of the Art of Washing Machines

Posted on Mon, 2010-09-13 by gravityloss

..is despicable. They take clearly too little water. They take it clearly too slowly. They idle far too much at the beginning. They idle far too much at the end. They do not offer fast forward capability like mechanical machines … Continue reading →

Posted in Demotivation, Design, Humor, idiocracy, industry, Motivation | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

More About Archie

Posted on Thu, 2010-09-09 by gravityloss

By Katharina and Salla.

Posted in Art, Humor, Motivation | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

I've Returned

Posted on Sun, 2010-08-08 by gravityloss

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oghj7y4hluU] Too much to fit into one update. The leads could be Communisms’ legacy [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_plWAeV7tQ] in the Baltic states in East Berlin in demographies its relation to other genocides like the holocaust a prison how do the people live today … Continue reading →

Posted in airplane, Global, Humor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

I Have Seen The Future of Personal Transportation

Posted on Wed, 2010-05-19 by gravityloss

And it is awesome and Japanese. Just put a person on top and raise the speed. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI06lujiD7E] [Embedding seems to have problems] http://www.youtube.com/watch#v=bI06lujiD7E

Posted in Humor, industry, Motivation, Transportation, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Betting on 400 PPM CO2

Posted on Wed, 2010-05-19 by gravityloss

Well, not real money. But Atmoz is discussing about when it will be reached with commenters. My bet is march 2018, though if you use woodfortrees to visualize, straight extrapolation seems to predict before 2015 already, for the northern hemisphere … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate, Demotivation, Humor, Motivation, Science Links, Thorium, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

The Rocket Was Found Today

Posted on Sat, 2010-02-13 by gravityloss

Altitude was 2222 m. Apparently the backup timer shot the drag chute out while the rocket was still ascending. The team said they have video and will upload it later, if asked nicely enough. 🙂 Meanwhile, some launch photos. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Homebuilt, Humor, Models, Motivation, Suborbital | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Google Streetview

Posted on Wed, 2010-02-10 by gravityloss

Welcome to Finland! [Disclaimer: strong posturing in the view]

Posted in Humor | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

News, This Just Came In

Posted on Thu, 2010-01-28 by gravityloss

Apparently there’s something going on. I’ll let the reportage speak for itself: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtGSXMuWMR4]

Posted in Humor, Journalism | Tagged | Leave a comment

LOX Film Cooling

Posted on Thu, 2010-01-28 by gravityloss

It works! Armadillo did the important, expensive and meticulous scientific research: During a tour of the shop I was explaining how our particular rocket engines worked. While doing this I discovered that an injector we had performed no less than … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Motivation, RLV:s | Tagged , , | Leave a comment