Lucid Dream Guru - Master the Art of Lucid Dreaming. Online | $75 Sous Vide Immersion Cooker. Sous vide cooking, immersing vacuum-sealed foods in temperature-controlled hot water, is all the rage in culinary circles, touting incomparable results achieving optimal doneness. But the price tag on most commercially produced machines is a bit steep, with $300 being the bare minimum, on upward to the thousands. Seattle Food Geek Scott Heimendinger was intrigued, but decided it was a steep investment for something that essentially keeps water warm, so he DIYed it for about $75 in parts, and shared it with us on the pages of MAKE Volume 25.
Apparently cooking an egg sous vide style yields incredible results, with perfectly soft whites and a yolk the consistency of rich pudding. Scott took it to the next level and quickly deep fried the egg to add a crunchy shell (his recipe). Hungry yet? Sous Vide Immersion Cooker Check out MAKE Volume 25: MAKE Volume 25: Arduino Revolution Give your gadgets a brain! » BUY or SUBSCRIBE Goli Mohammadi Contact me at goli (at) makermedia (dot) com. Related. Acid Boy on the Behance Network. 20 Scary Old School Surgical Tools. A quick glance at our gallery of some of history’s gnarliest surgical tools will definitely make you thankful for just how far our industry has progressed throughout time. Browse through images and descriptions of surgical tools dating as far back as the 1600’s – a time when surgery was definitely not for the squeamish.
You might think your HMO plan is scary, but at least it doesn’t use these vintage surgical instruments…hopefully. Amputation Knife (1700s) Knives used for amputations during the 18th century were typically curved, because surgeons tended to make a circular cut through the skin and muscle before the bone was cut with a saw. By the 1800s, straight knives became more popular because they made it easier to leave a flap of skin that could be used to cover the exposed stump. Amputation Saw (1600s) While some surgeons chose to flaunt their wealth with elaborately decorated saws like this, the crevices in the intricate engravings proved to be a breeding ground for germs. The Euthanasia Coaster is designed to be fun, briefly. Many of the best roller coasters are billed as "death-defying," but Royal College of Art PhD student Julijonas Urbonas has created one that can only be described as "death-embracing. " It's specifically intended to kill you.
There's no secret to what kind of ride you'd expect on the Euthanasia Coaster: it's guaranteed to be more extreme than any other coaster you'll ever ride, largely because by the end of it, your brain will have been completely starved of oxygen and you'll be dead. I'll just let the designer explain: "Euthanasia Coaster" is a hypothetic euthanasia machine in the form of a roller coaster, engineered to humanely — with elegance and euphoria — take the life of a human being. Riding the coaster's track, the rider is subjected to a series of intensive motion elements that induce various unique experiences: from euphoria to thrill, and from tunnel vision to loss of consciousness, and, eventually, death. Design Interactions Research, via io9. Mistaken Identity.
In 1903, a prisoner named Will West arrived at Leavenworth. The record clerk took the photographs above and, thinking he remembered West, asked whether he had been there before. West said no. The clerk took some measurements, went to the file, and produced this record, bearing the name William West: Amazed, the prisoner said, “That’s my picture, but I don’t know where you got it, for I know I have never been here before.” Incredibly, this was true. The case became a strong argument in favor of the new science of fingerprinting.