roclar on Worldwide Travel Adapter
roclar on Worldwide Travel Adapter
Tommy on The World's 18 Strangest Bridges
roclar on Complex Highway Interchanges
roclar on Sun's Project Blackbox
Jabberwock on Complex Highway Interchanges
roclar on Vacu Vin Pineapple Slicer
DrFaulken on Microplane Cut Resistant Glove
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Michael Bath has some impressive lightnight shots on his website, LightningPhotography.com. Mr. Bath has been taking weather pictures since 1987 and started storm chasing in 1993. Most of the lightning shots were taken around Sydney or the Far North Coast of NSW, Australia. You can purchase prints at his site from $11 to $52 for sizes ranging from 4″x6″ to 20″x30″ or simply marvel at the Favourites Gallary. |
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Somehow I suspect the pet umbrella would fail on a variety of levels. I am sure your favorite pooch would still get wet, especially on their paws so they would still track mud into your crib just making shake slightly less water off. The concept of trying to leash either of my cats (which never go outside anyway so there wouldn’t be any point) is comical at best. Trying to add a portable roof right over their head would definitely produce interesting results. However if you feel the pet umbrella would actually work, I invite you to pony up the $20 and give it a try. |
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Not much for me to add here except you can have a fricking tornado on a table or in your living room and its not a bad thing. The kit costs $120 and you have to provide a 9-volt battery, dry ice, ultrasonic humidifier. If you do not have the ultrasonic humidifier, one is available for $50 at the same location. |
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While it isn’t technically a hurricane since it did not form over water, it does have high winds and other bad weather natiness. These aren’t that uncommon, but it is kind of disturbing to see that sort of weather pattern over the middle of the country after having watched The Day After Tomorrow. |
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While Mr. Quinnell captured this picture over a year ago, it doesn’t make it any less impressive. And it is featured in the now sold out 2006 Australian Weather Calendar so that makes it kind of current, right? |
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Here is another clock/weather station from Oregon Scientific. The “Firenze” Mirror Weather Forecaster features a “unique acrylic mirror surface” and provides many of the standard Oregon Scientific features such as remote temperature sensors, graphical weather icons and even an alarm clock. This is available from the Discovery Channel Store for $130. |
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The good folks at RainLegs in the UK noted that the most common place to get wet from rain while performing a variety of outdoor functions (cycling, rowing, etc) since they are more pointed towards the elements in these situations. Now perhaps I am old fashioned in thinking that you could just wear full rain gear or more likely I just don’t go outside enough to appreciate such an innovation. If you feel that such a garment could benefit you, they retail for $43. |
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While I am not sure how pratical these gloves are and since I don’t really go outside, I guess its moot anyway until the power goest out. Anywho, if you are in a situation where these could be useful, it might be worth checking out. If thats not a raging product endorsement, I dont know what is. Available from Cozy Winters for $250. |
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Yesterday a large drift of ice came ashore at Barrow, Alaska. Described as an arctice tsunami by the AP ice shoves or ivus occasionally come crashing ashore in the artic regions. Here are more photos from an ice shove in 2001. |
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Apparently Peter Holden does not believe in the opening umbrellas inside superstition. He has setup 8 computer controlled umbrellas to be electronically choreographed to “Singing in the Rain”. |
