Without the limitations of, you know, human bodies and gravity and all that junk, the already-crazy sport of parkour (or "extreme running") becomes even more amazing. This bit is from a Nike ad and features a computer-animated, hoodie-wearing robot.
Then again, its much harder to actually run up a wall in real life than it is to draw someone doing it.
What happens when you race a Blue Devil against a Blue Angel? The latest Corvette ZR1, otherwise known as the "Blue Devil," is the fastest production car GM has ever built. It takes on a $25 million Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet.
In a one-mile drag race, can the 638hp Blue Devil compete against those 32,000 pounds of thrust powering the F/A-18? Take a look at the video of this epic race (the actual contest, sans guff, starts at 8:17):
Riana a cumpărat primul ghepard în 2006, când a realizat că felinele mari sunt în mare pericol şi pe cale de dispariţie. A renunţat la locul de muncă pe care îl avea în domeniul justiţiei de 22 ani şi a ales un job temporar la o fermă unde a putut să îşi crească ghepardul.
Visul adevărat al Rianei a devenit realitate atunci când a înfiinţat o fundaţie non-profit care se ocupă cu ocrotirea gheparzilor.
Folosirea telefonului şi a internetului în străinătate este încurajată de tarife mai mici cu până 60% care se aplică de peste două zile. Acestea sunt cerinţele Comisiei Europene, obligatorii pentru toţi operatorii europeni de telefonie.
Rămâne mai ieftin să primeşti un telefon când eşti în străinătate, cu toate că tariful scade la 0,19 euro pe minut, iar pentru apeluri efectuate, la 0,43 euro. Însă noutatea, de această dată, este că apelurările efectuate în roamnig vor fi facturate la secundă, după primele 30 şi nu la minut. Iar cele pentru apeluri primite, vor fi facturate la secundă, după prima secundă. Ceea ce poate reduce cu un sfert facturarea convorbirilor în roaming.
Se ieftinesc şi sms-urile, chiar de trei ori. Dar noutatea absolută este că navigarea pe internet, expedierea imaginilor sau descărcarea filmelor costă mai puţin, cel mult un euro pe megabit descărcat. Tarifele trebuie să se aplice de la 1 iulie, dar deja operatorii din România le-au anunţat de două săptămâni.
Yale researchers just made the first, albeit simple, quantum processor. The processor is made of two artificial atoms (each made of a billion aluminum atoms) that act like single atoms that can occupy two distinct states.
But because of the fact that the laws of quantum mechanics are so strange, the qubits (atoms) can be placed into a "superposition of multiple states" in order for them to store more than just the standard amount of information.
Now they're working on adding more qubits, which adds more power on an exponential scale. We're going to be Giz Explaining what's up with quantum computing soon.
Paul Fryer's Vacuum Tube Chess set—one of only seven made—actually have pieces that light up when they're plugged in to the board. Now you'll know exactlywhen someone picks up a piece from the board.
Sure, brain wave-controlled robots, music, cell-phones, and games give us tech lust, but Toyota's announcement that it's developed a way to control a wheel chair—without the need for movement or voice—fills me with equal amounts of awesome.
Seeing technology applied in a field that has the potential to help so many makes for a nice change sometimes, ya know? The breakthrough comes from scientists at the BSI-Toyota Collaboration Center, which teams various groups including Toyota Motorand the mostly-Japanese-government-funded RIKEN
research unit).
At this stage, the system centers on an electroencephalograph (EEG) scanner cap that the wheelchair user wears so their brain waves can be scanned and analyzed by a computer. The result is the ability to make movements almost in real time. Stopping is reportedly a little harder, with the user having to puff up a cheek to trigger a detector worn on the face. Still, that's pretty freakn'cool.
The quick lens of U.S. Navy sonar technician Ronald Dejarnett was able to capture this Air Force F-22 going supersonic over the Gulf of Alaska as the pilot did his bestTop Gun flyby impression.
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BMW presented the racing version of the new BMW M3 at the Chicago Auto Show. Powered by a 485 bhp eight cylinder engine, this impressive race car has been designed to compete in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) beginning in 2009. The car is based on the fourth generation of the BMW M3, the high-performance sports car produced by BMW M GmbH.
"We are very pleased to be returning to the American Le Mans Series with our latest generation BMW M3," states Tom Purves, Chairman and CEO, BMW of North America. "Sports car racing has been part of BMW of North America's history practically from day one. Just two weeks after the company was incorporated in March 1975, a BMW CSL won the Twelve Hours of Sebring. We are confident that the fourth generation M3 will continue the legacy of its two predecessors which combined to win six manufacturer's championships over nine seasons in US sports car racing. As it has been in the past we believe the ALMS is the ideal venue to showcase the potential of the newest BMW M3."
Aerodynamic efficiency is the goal of all race car designers. It is the most important element in developing a competitive race car.
In case you haven’t heard, Mercedes-Benz has dropped the CLK in favour of the E-Class Coupé. That is to say, there will be no cars called CLK in the new shape anymore. One might wonder why such a successful badge was replaced. The move is part of Mercedes-Benz’s realignment of its image. Soon enough we will not hear of the CL Coupé either but of an S-Class Coupé. Do you see the pattern?
The Benz is aligning its coupés with its flagship cars and doing away with the letter C. Why you might ask? Marketing of course. A top Mercedes-Benz executive in America explained it best when he said people are more willing to pay top dollar for a car called E-Class Coupé than for one called CLK because the C in CLK reminds them of the smaller C-Class. The same argument will apply when the S-Class Coupé debuts in a couple of years’ time. And now that the CLK is gone, does that mean there’s space for a new C-Class Coupé? You bet!
I was thinking about all this while driving the new E-Class Coupé over the flowing hills of KwaZulu Natal. By the way, while the car has E-Class badges all over it, it’s actually based on the smaller C-Class platform, which makes things even more curious. Anyway, Merc can call it what they like, it’s their car.
I call it “quite good actually”. The shorter wheelbase makes driving it that much more enjoyable. As a true two-door coupé it offers retractable side windows with no B pillars and four seats. The front seats are fitted with electronically adjustable seats which can be optionally fitted with active ventilation.
Only two engines and models will be available at this point. At the base there’s an E350 Coupé with a 3.5-litre V6 engine underneath it. It’s naturally aspirated, unlike the upcoming 3.5-litre V6 twin turbo that will make around 350kW. At 200kW the E350 Coupé cannot be accused of being a slouch. Couple that with its 350Nm made between 2400rpm and 5000rpm and you have a capable coupé with grunt to match.
The flagship E500 Coupé has a 5.5-litre naturally aspirated V8. It produces 285kW and 530Nm within a narrow band of between 2800rpm and 4800rpm. Both models come standard with the AGILITY Pack which automatically adjusts the suspension to match prevailing road conditions.
Other safety goodies include ATTENTION ASSIST and PRE-SAFE which were explained with the E-Class sedan last week. Scooter over there to refresh if you are lost. The Adaptive High beams with bi-xenon lights are said to increase visibility by up to 300 metres. Mercedes-Benz South Africa is, for the first time, giving customers the option of LED lights which up to now have been mainly the domain of Audi and to a lesser extent BMW and Porsche.
“The safety equipment of the new E-Class Coupé goes far beyond the demands of any legal requirements. The newest technologies for the best active and passive safety are available – including nearly all of the drive assistance systems that we have introduced in the sedan,” says Eckart Mayer, Divisional Manager, Mercedes-Benz Cars South Africa.
To this end the car has seven air bags for example, crumple zones, ABS with EBD and other safety measures. Standard wheels are 18-inch alloy types with 235/40 R 18 front tyres and 255/35 R 18 rear tyres.
Higher levels of comfort can be attained from interior equipment such as the CD player, satellite navigation and the Music Register which can take up to about 1000 MP3 songs.
Sadly Merc is not planning an AMG version of the E-Class Coupé, save an AMG styling package that gives the look but not the engine. No one will say why this decision but I can certainly speculate. There basically will not be space for an E-Class Coupé AMG because Merc already has the four-seater CLS 63 AMG (new one coming in two years) and the E 63 AMG. Plus I think we will soon see a C-Class Coupé AMG which will sit alongside the C 63 AMG sedan and Estate. At least next year we’ll be able to see a convertible version.
Mercedes has done very well with this car in terms of design and package. Younger people may not quite “feel it” as it seems more geared towards the older set. But the latter will definitely love it.
E-Class Coupé pricing
E 350 Coupé R670 000
E 500 Coupé R820 000
The Auby family – father and two sons - made motor sport history at Kyalami on Saturday in the WesBank V8 Supercar Championship racing by winning both events and finishing in the top three positions on the championship points table.
Driving sensation, 17-year-old Brandon Auby (ELT International Jaguar) won pole position on the official starting grid from his championship-leading brother, Marc. He set up a new fastest lap at Kyalami of 1 minute 39.434 seconds. On the second row was 3-times WesBank V8 Champion Hennie Groenewald (Team Timken Holden) and his team-mate Richard Pinard (Team Timken Jaguar) both lapping in the low 1 minute 40’s.
In the first race Brandon Auby led off the starting line, set up the fastest lap and won by 4.1 seconds from Groenewald, who is now making a serious attempt to win his fourth championship in a row. With just eight races to go, he now needs a lot of luck to make up the 40 points he is in arrears. He now lies in fourth spot overall on the points table.
The two Team Timken cars of Groenewald and Pinard finished second and third to show that they are back with a vengeance. Newcomer and the third team member and team manager, Carel Pienaar, who builds the V8 racing cars for them, finished his maiden race in tenth place in the 15-car field.
Father Deon Auby (ELT International Lumina) moved from 7th on the staring grid to finish 4th, with veteran Franco di Matteo (Varta Batteries Jaguar) moving up to 5th a few seconds ahead of Steve Smith (Cool Catz Jaguar). Marc Auby with problems slid back to 11th after holding 2nd position for half the race until a safety car was deployed.
Using the reverse grid for Race 2 to his advantage, Terry Wilford (Fuchs Titan Jaguar) passed Claire Vale (Gatorback/RAM Mustang) who has amassed a valuable 24 points this year, and tore away to lead for eight of the ten laps. Then Deon Auby passed him with 8 kilometres to go to record his second win in ten races. Danie Correia (LiquiMoly Corvette) from Welkom drove the race of his life after his elder brother, Jaco, went off on the Goodyear sweep. Marc Auby from 7th worked his way through the field. He got into 3rd on the last lap with a photo-finish ahead of di Matteo.
Larry Wilford (Fuchs Titan Lubricants Mustang) was back on form after a long lay-off with some quick laps and took 5th spot from the first lady of WesBank Racing, Claire Vale.
RESULTS :
RACE 1
1. B. Auby. 2. H. Groenewald. 3. R. Pinard. 4. D. Auby. 5. F. di Matteo. 6. S. Smith
RACE 2
1. D.Auby 2. D. Correia. 3. M Auby. 4. F di Matteo. 5. L. Wilford 6. C. Vale
POINTS POSITION AFTER 10 RACES:-
1. Marc Auby (108) 2. Brandon Auby (89) 3. Deon Auby (77) 4. Hennie Groenewald (68) 5. Danie Correia (67) 6. Franco di Matteo (63) 7.Jaco Correia (58) 8.Richard Pinard (49)
9. Wade van Zummeren (42) 10. Mackie Adlem (38)
*Photography: Motorpics.co.za
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