Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Ray Harryhausen Eaten by Creature

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 29: Special effects creator Ray Harryhausen poses for photographs with an enlarged model of Medusa from his 1981 film 'Clash Of The Titans' at the The Myths And Legends Exhibition at The London Film Museum on June 29, 2010 in London, England. Ray Harryhausen is considered the father of modern day special effects. In total Ray made sixteen landmark fantasy films including 'Jason And The Argonauts' (1963), 'One Million Years BC' (1966) and his last feature 'Clash Of The Titans' (1981). The exhibition includes original models and artwork and opens on June 29, 2010. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Special Effects creator Ray Harryhausen was devoured by one of his creations this morning as he was on his way to breakfast. The incident was caught on camera by this iPhone snapshot taken by one of the assistant cooks.
The breakfast would have consisted of hotcakes, genuine Vermont maple syrup, eggs over easy, a bit of whole grain toast and coffee, milk and cream. Harryhausen's breakfast will be resin-coated and preserved at the Film Museum in Denmark.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 29: An enlarged copy of Medusa from the 1981 film 'Clash Of The Titans' created by Ray Harryhausen is displayed at The Myths And Legends Exhibition at The London Film Museum on June 29, 2010 in London, England. Ray Harryhausen is considered the father of modern day special effects. In total Ray made sixteen landmark fantasy films including 'Jason And The Argonauts' (1963), 'One Million Years BC' (1966) and his last feature 'Clash Of The Titans' (1981). The exhibition includes original models and artwork and opens on June 29, 2010. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Satisfied creature cleans teeth after having eaten Harryhausen in a single gulp.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Ancient Egyptian Jet Plane

030706-F-0000C-908 A U.S. military search team discovers a Cold War-era MiG-25R, the fastest combat aircraft today, buried beneath the sands in Iraq. Several MiG-25Rs and Su-25 ground attack jets have been found buried at al-Taqqadum air field west of Baghdad. (U.S. Air Force photo by MSgt T. Collins) (Released)

An ancient Egyptian jet aircraft from the period of Akhen-Aten's reign, about 1530 B.C. was uncovered today at a dig near Wadi el-Amarna.
Egyptologists were fascinated by the find, which bears some resemblance to a modern MiG 25R, the fastest plane in existence today.
Just how the ancient Egyptians stumbled onto the technology has been answered by several ancient inscriptions found near the airplane.
"Don't open until Xmas, AD 2012" was an inscription found on the plane's wooden sarcophagus shell, most of which had rotted away centuries ago. "be careful, this air craft is really fast," and "fill with regular," were also found attached to the plane's body in various places.
A crate of body lotion was found in a nearby grave.

MiG 25 in

Psychic Robot Invasion

41915, NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Wednesday June 28 2010. Model and businesswoman Ivanka Trump shows off her killer curves as she arrives at the FOX Studios in central Manhattan. Photograph: PacificCoastNews.com

Model, businesswoman and famous personality Ivanka Trump has been skillfully and seamlessly replaced by this brand-new model of the SX-69 Robot from YoyoDyne Industries. The robot has slightly better measurements than the original and has no inhibitions. The SX-69 will be on sale sometime in September to coincide with the Back to School Market.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

X-Ray Glasses Demonstrated in Tokyo

Visitors look through 3D glasses at the 3D and Virtual Reality Expo in Tokyo June 23, 2010.  REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS SCI TECH)

Two Tokyo-based Wizards of the Divine Image demonstrated the power of these X-Ray Glasses invented by Tetsu Yano, developer of the impact-triggered parachute and the external combustion engine.
One of the disadvantages of the X-Ray Goggles is that they are so powerful that when viewing another person, you can only see the bones.
On the other hand, they are considered the very next thing for the industrial espionage counterspy.



Horse-drawn carriages line the streets in the alternate universe just next door to ours. In this world, the horseless carriage, which we now call the automobile or car, was never invented, nor were the steam engine and internal combustion engine. The only powered engine available is the external combustion engine, the use of which tends to be fatal for the operator.
EVERGLADES CITY, FL - APRIL 08: A sign is seen at the entrance to the missle base that was built to launch either conventional or nuclear tipped Nike missiles in reaction to any Russian attack in the Everglades National Park on April 8, 2010 near Everglades City, Florida. As U.S. President Barack Obama and President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia sign their nuclear arms control treaty today, relics like this former missile site are a reminder of how far the relationship between the United States and Russia has come. The missile base was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1963 at the height of the Cold War and was finally closed in 1979. Former workers whom the park service has interviewed say the site contained nuclear tip warheads that were ready to be fired if needed. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Using the simple technique of remote reading that I used in the service, I was able to locate this photo of a relic US Army missile site that was active during the Cold War and was closed in 1979. Former workers have testified that this site once contained nuclear warheads for the missiles.
I have the original map that I drew back in the days of the Cold War, and it is about 97% accurate for layout. Taking into account that changes were certainly made in the interim, I would say that my hand-drawn map is very close to precise.