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ultrafacts:Leonardo da Vinci was credited in 2004 with anticipating the car when a model of one of his drawings was hailed as the first...

ultrafacts:

Leonardo da Vinci was credited in 2004 with anticipating the car when a model of one of his drawings was hailed as the first self-propelling vehicle conceived. The wooden model, featured in an exhibition at Florence’s Science History Museum, is driven by springs. It is also the first projected vehicle with programmable steering.  It took technicians 7 years to make it.

“It’s absolutely typical of Leonardo,” said Prof Carlo Pedretti, one of the world’s leading authorities on Leonardo (1452-1519). “He was always providing options with all his inventions.” Beside being one of the greatest artists of his day, Leonardo dreamed up a variety of extraordinary inventions.

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geekgirlsmash: spacegambit: krystallkitty: micdotcom: Watch: This revolutionary technology is changing the world for kids born without...

geekgirlsmash:

spacegambit:

krystallkitty:

micdotcom:

Watch: This revolutionary technology is changing the world for kids born without limbs 

That’s awesome and I’m sure its way cheaper than a prosthetic, but seriously it cannot be cheap to 3d print something that big…

this one 17 year old guy 3d printed an entire arm and shoulder for himself and it cost him $250

this seven year old girl got half an arm (just like lusie in the gifs) 3d printed and it only

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Why Marketers Fear The Female Geek

Why Marketers Fear The Female Geek

realgirlsgaming:

antonyjohnston:

Here is the reasoning, that drive execs and marketers to pro-actively exclude women from their audiences and to pro-actively encourage a culture in which women do not feel welcome. This is why we can't have nice things... or can we?

This is an excellent piece, by someone inside the industry, outlining quite clearly how and why so many games all but refuse to acknowledge women gamers even exist.

And it really is tough sometimes,

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setfabulazerstomaximumcaptain: 1shara: african-secret-society: soulbrotherv2: For people who don't have time to bathe or access to fresh...

setfabulazerstomaximumcaptain:

1shara:

african-secret-society:

soulbrotherv2:

For people who don’t have time to bathe or access to fresh water, a South African college student has a solution: a shower gel users simply rub onto their skin. One small packet replaces one bath, and users never need any water. Ludwick Marishane’s inspiration was a lazy friend, but his invention will be a boon to people who live in areas where clean water is in short supply. 

The gel, called Drybath, kills germs, moisturizes

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abandonedography: Found this wonderful old orange juice stand, long closed, on Hwy 441 just about a block and a half north of the...

abandonedography:

Found this wonderful old orange juice stand, long closed, on Hwy 441 just about a block and a half north of the intersection with Hwy 46 on the right. My husband tells me they used to sell all the OJ you could drink for 10 cents at these stands in the 40s, 50s and early 60s. it was apparently part of the old Giant Orange chain that peaked in popularity in the mid 50s. It’s just outside Mount Dora, Andrea

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I freaking called it: LIVE!

I freaking called it: LIVE!

I have mentioned in my stories a product I named Nutri Food™. This was/is a brand name for a chemically derived food product that had not even seen a crop.

Now I find out there’s a person who’s (a) created something astonishingly like it and (b) volunteered his own body to test the dang stuff.

He’s blogging about it, too. Though I don’t think he can get

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