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These Are the First Lego Sets Ever Launched Into Space
Yesterday, the space shuttle Endeavour launched for the last time, carrying the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and the ExPRESS Logistics to the ISS. But more importantly, it carried Lego to space for the first time in history. These are the sets. The first person to build Lego models in space would be astronaut Cady Coleman, a…
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Military Tactical iPad App Looks Like a Real Life Starcraft II
This is the SoldierEyes map, a tactical application for iPad that shows friends and foes’ real time positions in the battlefield. It isn’t a game, even while it looks like an RTS, similar to Raytheon’s Advanced Tactical System (RATS). Like RATS, the encrypted SoldierEyes network uses smartphones or iPod touch units to gather the information…
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10-Foot Gundam Made of Plastic Model Leftovers
What do you do with the runners—the leftover wires that hold together plastic model parts—when you are done building your tiny Gundams? Keep them until you have enough to build a giant 10-foot Gundam. It took 250 man-hours to build this RX-78-2 Gundam. It’s not full scale, but it’s still quite impressive. [Goo via Technabob]
By Jesus Diaz