16 September 2007

20 Amazing Optical Illusions - The List Universe

20 Amazing Optical Illusions - The List Universe: "An optical illusion is always characterized by visually perceived images that, at least in common sense terms, are deceptive or misleading. Therefore, the information gathered by the eye is processed by the brain to give, on the face of it, a percept that does not tally with a physical measurement of the stimulus source. This is a list of twenty amazing illusions."

10 September 2007

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Hidden method of reading revealed

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Hidden method of reading revealed: "Previously, researchers thought that, when reading, both eyes focused on the same letter of a word. But a UK team has found this is not always the case. In fact, almost 50% of the time, each of our eyes locks on to different letters simultaneously."

09 September 2007

YouTube - TGM 3 Tetris Arika !!! Invisible Tetris: " BEST Tetris Player Alive, don't blink... watch! (especially the end)"

07 September 2007

05 September 2007

Print I Think You're Fat

Print I Think You're Fat: "The movement was founded by a sixty-six-year-old Virginia-based psychotherapist named Brad Blanton. He says everybody would be happier if we just stopped lying. Tell the truth, all the time. This would be radical enough -- a world without fibs -- but Blanton goes further. He says we should toss out the filters between our brains and our mouths. If you think it, say it."
lego.jpg (JPEG Image, 800x702 pixels): " M.C. Escher's "Relativity" in Legos [amazing pic] "

04 September 2007

NPR : Galactic Gold: A Valentine Story

NPR : Galactic Gold: A Valentine Story: "According to Tyson, author of Death by Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandries, all gold on Earth started out in the center of a star; he says stars are 'in the business of cosmic alchemy.'"

03 September 2007

The Hidden "F" In Your Web pages. - Blogging Popular

The Hidden "F" In Your Web pages. - Blogging Popular: "A team of scientists engaged in military research recently came to the conclusion that when it comes to reading web pages,most readers read in 'F' shaped pattern taking into consideration the eye movements of 232 readers"

360 degree light field display

360 degree light field display: "The display consists of a high-speed video projector, a spinning mirror covered by a holographic diffuser, and FPGA circuitry to decode specially rendered DVI video signals. The display uses a standard programmable graphics card to render over 5,000 images per second of interactive 3D graphics, projecting 360-degree views with 1.25 degree separation up to 20 updates per second."

01 September 2007

Lets Fly

Lets Fly: "Unbelievable This is the closest you can come to being a superhero"