Google executive has broken the world record for highest free-fall parachute jump. Alan Eustace, 57 was yesterday morning lifted by a balloon filled with 35,000 cubic feet of helium from an abandoned runway at an airport in New Mexico. The Google Senior Vice President performed a successful jump and returned to earth just 15 minutes after starting… Continue reading Google Executive Breaks Baumgartner’s World Record Jump
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Tiny Studio Apartment Unfolds Into Four Rooms
Third-grade-teacher Eric Schneider paid $235,000 for a 450-square-foot studio with a tiny kitchen in Manhattan, New York City, and for an additional $70,000 he hired architects Michael Chen and Kari Anderson of Normal Projects to design and transform his tiny 450 square studio apartment into a remarkable multifunction living space. They configured his tiny space into six different rooms, living room, dining room,… Continue reading Tiny Studio Apartment Unfolds Into Four Rooms
Felix Baumgartner Touring Kuwait
Red Bull Athlete Felix Baumgartner, the man who set several world records has conducted a press conference at Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel and Spa, Badriah Ballroom. Members of the media and VIPs had the chance to listen to the details of his historic jump along with the preparations that preceded it. In the morning, Felix had… Continue reading Felix Baumgartner Touring Kuwait
Incredible Time-Lapse of Earth From the ISS
A time-lapse video from the International Space Station featuring some amazing glimpses of the beauty of our planet Earth passing silently below the spaceship.
Felix Baumgartner Coming to Kuwait
Join Felix Baumgartner, the fastest man alive, as he takes you through his journey to the edge of space and his supersonic jump back to Earth. On December, 11th at 4:30 PM, Baumgartner is going to be at Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel, Kuwait in celebration of his one year jump anniversary. UPDATE: The actual event is going… Continue reading Felix Baumgartner Coming to Kuwait
Guided Tour of the International Space Station
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams takes viewers on an extensive tour of the International Space Station, during the final days of her mission as Commander of the station. Williams shows us the laboratories, the space suits for space walks, the kitchen, and the sleeping quarters. Watch the amazing tour video below. via: Free Technology for Teachers
Yo! Home: The Apartment of the Future
Simon Woodroffe, the founder of YO! Sushi has designed a new apartment prototype with a space saving feature easily converts an eighty square meter space (the size of a one bedroom apartment) into a much bigger home. Using techniques learned while touring with Rod Stewart and other musicians, Simon Woodroffe has created a convertible apartment unlike anything we’ve… Continue reading Yo! Home: The Apartment of the Future
The Swiss Army Apartment
New York city-dweller, Graham Hill founder of treehugger.com transform his tiny 420 square studio apartment in New York to a remarkable multifunction living space that can be configured into six different rooms, living room, dining room, office, guest office, master bedroom and guest bedroom. If you include the kitchen and the bathroom which morphs into a phone booth… Continue reading The Swiss Army Apartment