My cousin and I made a short video of lego guys doing different things:

It took about 20 minutes to make, and 250 individual images were captured. If it took 20 minutes to make a 20 second clip, imagine how long it took Aardman Studios to make Wallace and Grommit. A long time.

The Wallypower 118 at cruising speed

I came across a video on Youtube of a beautiful 118-foot-long superyacht made by Wally called the Wallypower 118. I checked out the site, and the yacht is amazing. Almost everything is made out of fiberglass, carbon fiber, or glass, so it is lightweight for its size. From the outside I first thought it was a navy recon stealth ship or something from a 007 movie, but it's all real.

The sleek design of the yacht was tested in a Ferrari wind tunnel in

It has a cruising speed of 60 knots (about 70 mph), which is pretty fast for a ship of its size. It features three Vericor TF50 gas turbines or (in a cheaper model) two Cummins 370HP engines. The total HP output of the turbines is The cockpit is loaded with state-of-the-art navigational, communication, and steering systems in addition to control of every system on the yacht.

A guest cabin

Each cabin on the yacht has a plasma television, and is beautifully decorated in a modern way. Another nice touch is that all navigation and communication equipment (radar, antennas, satellites) are all hidden, giving the yacht a sleek look. This yacht stays stable even at top speed due to the deep-V (22°) hull shape. How much is this beauty of a yacht you may ask? US $24.83 million dollars for the triple turbine version, and US $ 16.55 million for the dual Cummins engines. Better start saving up.A size comparison of the yacht. It's pretty big.

Funny talking cats. The one at the end is great.

LED Throwies

A cool development from the Graffiti Research Lab: LED Throwies. Here are instructions on how to make them. I did not make these up, rather I learned how based on GRL's instructables page.

Materials: (one of each for every throwie you want to make)

• 10mm diffused LED -- Availible here and here in packs (with batteries)

• CR2032 3V Lithium Battery -- Availible here or here (in smaller quantities)

• 1/2" Dia x 1/8" Thick NdFeB Disc Magnet, Ni-Cu-Ni plated (or any magnet, but this one is super strong) -- Availible here (price is for a pack of 25 magnets)

• Strapping Tape (or whatever type of strong tape) -- Availible at your local hardware store or at many online stores located here.

Instructions:
1. Slide the LED over the battery so the long lead on the LED touches the (+) side and the short lead touches the (-) side:The LED should light up.



2. Wrap a piece of tape around the assembly, making sure the connection is tight between the LED and battery:



3. Put the magnet on top of the (+) side of the assembly:



4. Wrap one more layer of tape (or more) around the whole battery assembly and the magnet:



5. It's finished! Now just chuck it at a ferromagnetic surface like a sculpture or monument or metal wall or whatever!

water powered stuff?

this is a hillarious video. Monty Python's argument clinic. check it out.

Haha, this looks really fun! Enjoy-

As I was walking through Best Buy the other day, I came across a neat-looking thing called the FlashDisc™. They're made by Memorex, and they are like one-time use USB drives. They are made of a durable plastic, and so is the USB connector. These seem like good alternatives to floppy discs, and they're great for handing out your presentation to someone or any file that they need. They can hold 16MB of stuff, and have a writable part on them that you can use to label them. They're $19.99 at Best Buy sold in packs of 3, which I think is the only place they're availble right now.