Man survives 300 days with knife, pig | The Daily Telegraph WITH just two knives for cutting and a baby pig for company, Xavier Rosset sat solo on an uninhabited Pacific island for 300 lonely days. But unlike Robinson Crusoe, the young Swiss adventurer made a choice to isolate himself totally, surviving on food and shelter got by his own hand to challenge the modern way of life. "It was hard, yes, very hard," Mr Rosset said, freshly arrived back in Europe after ending his 10-month stint in Tonga. His island of choice was Tofua, a 64-square-kilometre volcanic isle home to nothing except "some pigs, lots of coconuts, a lake and tropical forest". His luggage consisted of just a Swiss army knife, machete and a video camera to record his adventure for a documentary to be aired later this year. The mission was to try to relearn the natural survival skills which urban men have long forgotten, but Mr Rosset said it was far from easy. "At the beginning I had to try hard to survive," the former professional snowboarder said. "She was exactly like a dog.
Mini Milkshake Shooters :: Hey Gorgeous A few weeks ago I was scheming up signature drink ideas for a clients wedding when bam! My ridiculous summer of 2011 ice cream addiction finally came to good use. And I thought to myself, how adorable would Mini Milkshake Shooters be? (Rimmed with semi-sweet chocolate, colourful sprinkles, topped with marshmallows and adorned with a pretty striped straw of course). {Supplies} • mini parfait or shot glasses • an ice cream scoop or spoon • a blender or shake maker • semi sweet baking chocolate • sprinkles in desired colour • optional; striped straws • waffle or sugar cones To rim your glasses you’ll need to melt about 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips in a double boiler until the chocolate is a liquid (make sure it doesn’t burn and see the photos below!) Uhm yum. Hello marshie fluff! Once your mini glasses are rimmed, the chocolate has hardened, and the shake blended, get ready to pour! And here’s a pic I took of Jenna holding a little shooter. P.S.
TRIZ - A powerful methodology for creative problem-solving - Creativity techniques from MindTools A Powerful Methodology for Creative Problem Solving How could the idea of these Russian Dolls be applied to retailing? © iStockphoto/BomBeR_irk Projects of all kinds frequently reach a point where as much analysis as possible has been carried out, but the way forward is still unclear. Progress seems blocked, and if the project team is to move forward, it must develop creative solutions to the problems it faces. You'll already know about techniques such as brainstorming , which can help with this sort of situation. TRIZ is a problem solving methodology based on logic, data and research, not intuition. About TRIZ "TRIZ" is the (Russian) acronym for the "Theory of Inventive Problem Solving." TRIZ is spreading into corporate use across several parallel paths – it is increasingly common in Six Sigma processes, in project management and risk management systems, and in organizational innovation initiatives. Generalized Solutions Problems and solutions are repeated across industries and sciences.
25 Spectacular Movies You (Probably) Haven't Seen Midnight in Paris Woody Allen’s latest places starving writer Owen Wilson in Paris with his fiancée, Rachel McAdams. Searching for inspiration for his incomplete novel, Owen begins taking strolls around the city at night where he discovers an unexpected group of people. I wish I could be more specific, but it would ruin the surprise. Know that it is brilliant, witty and full of mystique. 92% on Rotten Tomatoes (RT). Let the Right One In The best vampire movie ever made in my opinion. Watch Let the Right One In for FREE on Amazon Instant Video The Man From Earth Holy &#%@ this film’s plot is fascinating! Garden State This is my absolute favorite film. Waking Life It’s impossible for you to grasp Waking Life without actually watching it, but I’ll do my best to explain it. Watch Waking Life for FREE on Amazon Instant Video Closer This film is a rather dark, yet comedic story about the twisted relationships between Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Clive Owen and Julia Roberts. Sin Nombre Snatch The Descent
Headphone wires modded to display rainbow lightshow set to music If you’ve been searching for a way to make your headphones a little more distinctive, you should know that whatever you were planning on is less cool that you thought. Accomplished maker Yardley Dobon has put together a project called Level Headed – EL Wire Headphones. The effect is awesome — loops of glowing wire pulse and flash in time with the music. There is even an Instructables page so you can make them yourself (maybe). The materials needed include a pair of headphones (or two if you’re not careful), five strands of colored electroluminescent (EL) wire, a T-qualizer inverter, some ribbon cables, resistors, and various tools. Dobon suggest ordering some extra parts in case you have a small accident. The EL wire used in this project is the same type often used in those snazzy t-shirts with lightup designs. The EL wires are supposed to light up based on the sound in the headphones, and you make that happen by modifying the T-qualizer inverter just a bit.
Juliane Koepcke Juliane Koepcke On Christmas Eve 1971, in the skies above the desolate, remote jungles of Peru, LANSA Flight 508 got its ass rocked like a hurricane by a ginormous bolt of lightning that blew the entire fuselage apart like a humongoid human-filled flying pipe bomb with wings. Juliane Koepcke, a quiet seventeen year-old high school senior on her way to visit her father, fell two miles out of the sky, without a parachute, crunching into the dirt floor of the Amazon Rain Forest with enough velocity to fracture the skull of Bahamut the World Fish. When she somehow miraculously awoke and came to her senses (a feat which few of her fellow passengers managed to accomplish), she was still strapped in to her seat. She had a broken collarbone, a severe concussion, deep cuts in her arms and legs, and one of her eyes had been swollen shut like Stallone the end of Rocky II. The Amazon. Good times. For eleven days (!) Of course, Juliane Koepcke wasn't done yet. Links: CNN.com Outside Online Wikipedia Main
17 Creative Ways You Can Tie Your Shoes Advertisement With all the talk about sneakers and their different designs, we need something more creative. I think we have featured about 100 different designs by now here on Bit Rebels, and even though it’s a lot of fun, there should still be something more to all these sneakers, don’t you think? What more is there to sneakers really? I mean, what else could be said or done with them? Well, we have seen them turned into fish bowls and all kinds of stuff, but that involves making them useless as shoes. This awesomeness comes from 9Gag, and it’s one of those things that you just have to check out in order to appreciate its genius. While we’re at it, I might as well push in a little video with David Blaine that you could spend some time trying to figure out.
How to Create Your Own Customized Ubuntu Live CD We love Live CDs, but it’s a hassle installing the same packages every time you need to do a virus scan or recover accidentally deleted data. We’ll show you how to roll your own Ubuntu Live CD, with all the packages you want, and even more nice customizations. The tool that we’re going to use is called Reconstructor, which is a free webapp that lets you roll your own Ubuntu and Debian CDs. Getting Started The first step, as noted above, is to sign up for an account. Click the Sign Up link and fill out the form that appears. Confirm your account by clicking on a link that will be emailed to you, and then log in. You will be greeted by Reconstructor’s main interface. Fill out the basic information about your project. Customize Your CD In the main project screen, you will be given a number of options to modify. Click on the plus icon next to the Packages label. Type in the name of the package you want to add and click Search. These customizations are found in the Modules section. Links
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pretendy What if the LHC was responsible for a zombie apocalypse? They must have had barrels of fun making this. This composite picture, put together by images from Japan’s Alos satellite shows intensely worked farmland in the Black Earth region of cropland, south of Moscow. Three images, taken at different times of the year, and each coloured red, green and blue are superimposed upon one another. As well as detect these changes, subtle differences between different colour filters can also tell us what the crops are themselves. The Fifth Solvay Conference - 1927 This photograph represents something truly incredible - the coming together of 29 of the greatest minds of the early 20th century, to discuss and debate the ins-and-outs of the newly formulated matrix mechanics, or what we now call quantum mechanics. I was really happy to see this colourised version appear on reddit thanks to the user mygrapefruit. Einstein, Curie, Heisenberg, Schrödinger are names which are now embedded in common parlance.
Captured: Ian Fisher : American Soldier | Plog — World news photography, Photos Posted Sep 10, 2009 Share This Gallery inShare7 This is how an American soldier is made. For 27 months, Ian Fisher, his parents and friends, and the U.S. Army allowed Denver Post reporters and a photographer to watch and chronicle his recruitment, induction, training, deployment, and, finally, his return from combat. The story was written by Kevin Simpson with Michael Riley, Bruce Finley and Craig F. The multimedia project, including all the photos, video and special features, can be viewed at www.denverpost.com/americansoldier. June 1, 2007. 2:03 p.m. May 31, 2007. 11:26 a.m. June 7, 2007. 3:47 p.m. June 12, 2007. 2:14 p.m. June 17, 2007. 1:24 p.m. June 17, 2007. 8:27 p.m. June 17, 2007. 8:29 p.m. June 18, 2007. 5:23 a.m. June 18, 2007. 11:26 a.m. Ian Fisher's late-night arrival at Fort Benning, Ga., signaled a jarring start to his processing into the Army - and a culture shock that gave him second thoughts about his decision to enlist. June 19, 2007. 12:51 a.m. June 19, 2007. 8:10 a.m.
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Six of the coolest homemade Arduino gadgets you can build yourself When it comes to awesome electronics, most of us simply wait for companies to create cool things and then decide whether or not a gadget is worth our hard earned cash. But thanks to open source platforms like Arduino, absolutely anyone can build some of the coolest gizmos from scratch, and even customize them to our liking. These are 10 of the most amazing homemade toys, appliances, and gadgets that you can build in your own living room. 1. The military has thrust the idea of robotic aerial drones into the public consciousness, so it shouldn't be surprising that many home gadget gurus want one of their very own. 2. Pong is one of the most beloved and classic video games of all time, but chances are you've never built your own version. 3. I think everyone can agree than Nerf guns are awesome. 4. Ever wish you could actively communicate with your houseplants? 5. 6. Related Stories MediaArts & EntertainmentArduino