Kungfu Bears!

WHUMMMP, WAKAOOO, SLAZZHE

yes KUNGFU BEARS, REAL KUNGFU BEARS. No, im not crazy there really are kungfu bears, if Kungfu Panda wasnt enough footage to convince you here's another footage, and what's more its free ^^

So, did the ancient chinese really learn marshal arts from the animals?

License2Play

Hello readers, today I'll be talking about an very interesting exhibition that's coming up soon in singapore, its called, License2Play. From what i can get from the website, the exhibition is going to last from the 28th of may to the 30th with the new paper competitions all the way. It will also last from 11am to 9pm daily and it will be hosted @ singapore expo hall 6B. Entry is FoC! There's also going to be quite a few games that are going to be released at the event itself such as Counter Strike Online by IAH games and Requiem by @global. This might actually be the gaming event of the year! I would be  going on the 28th if i have a school holiday on the day which happens to be a friday and vesak day too. If not, i would be there on the 29th. So See You There!. P.S if you wanna tag along with me do email me @ zhenwei2972@hotmail.com

This is the website btw http://licence2play.com.sg/

Fifa Tourny

I do believe that the exam period has passed and so here's a recommendation for you if your living in singapore and you play fifa, head over to IAH games and sign up for their Fifa Online 2 Tourny which is called Score with NeBo. It sounds pretty awesome as you will get a free goody bag which includes a event T-shirt that is made of the same material as professional foot ballers shirts and other stuff. Besides that, you can have a chance to win and fly to korea to represent singapore for fifa worldcup! Oh and registration closes on 21st May so hurry up :D The event area's pretty easy to access as its at the singapore expo halls so yeah. Anyways, i have already signed up so See You There ! 

P.S register here  One more thing, the goody bag's free!

Great Sword?

Hahahahaha what do u think swords are for? do people even use swords anymore? well i dont think so but the people at coldsteel sure are making awesome swords and thinking up creative ideas to use them.This video is Hilarious and weird at the same time with some violence and gore- pig gore so some err  parential guidance is advised.
 But seriously? What can a sword do in today's mordern word? 
I would prefer a gun anytime. But yeah, if this sword was available in the olden times, i bet it would have helped alot. Well, hope you had a laugh, this is zhenwei signing off

Oh and if you seriously are thinkng of buying the sword, check out this website P.S it costs $500++

Deadly Sniper

Yet another military weapon is being upgraded, this time its a M24 Sniper Rifle.What upgrades? Well nothing short of shooting Further, quieter and more accurately.The M24's barrel is being modified to shoot heavier .300 Winchester Magnum rounds, instead of the 7.62mm NATO ammunition, which should extend the rifle's maximum effective range by hundreds of yards to a maximum of about 1400 yards. The suppressor will reduce the 


noise and flash of the gun so snipers can stay in their hiding positions much longer after they fire and snipe more baddies.The gun will also get  a new chassis that provides  the ability to attach accessories, especially much-needed night-
vision devices that clip on directly to the rail in front of the scope. The scope itself will be improved, adding a variable power system that can reach 16.5x to 25x magnification.The Gun will also get a rangefinder so troops will no longer have to perform calculations on distance.Awesome, i wouldnt want to be on the wrong side of this war. 

3D Youtube

Yes, you read right, Youtube had implemented a quite upgrade about a year ago.And it was no lousy upgrade, youtube began to support 3D videos.Frankly speaking, i didnt even know about this until Gizmodo  mentioned it. Well, Gizmodo did a interview with the guy behind youtube's 3D and here's a summary of what they talked about. The guy got the idea from somebody who had given him 3D glassess and said they worked for Youtube, Then he started to think about it more and more then eventually, he developed this new 3D thing in his spare time.And now Kaboom! we can see 3D videos using any 3D glassess on youtube. oh and here's how you can make use of the 3D option. To toggle the different ways you can view  videos in 3D, you'll need to view them on YouTube, where they'll be equipped with a 3D pulldown menu 

Oh and read the entire interview HERE at Gizmodo

Movie Teasers

Well, hi, first and foremost, i would like to introduce our new author, Joseph. You'll see him post quite often i expect and i believe he will bring lots of interesting stuff to this blog. Anyways, authors aside here's a few movies that you can expect to see in the Cinemas. P.S some of them ARE already released so stay tuned for their reviews.

1. Prince of Persia and the sands of time.
This movie is being produced by Jerry Bruckheimar who produced a few other awesome films like 2010 and the day after tomorrow.The movie is a highly anticipated spin-off of the game which is called the same name.The Game's creater who is called Jordan Mechner was hired to write the script and he was quoted to say "Rather than do a straight beat-for-beat adaptation of the new videogame, we're taking some cool elements from the game and using them to craft a new story" Interestingly, the film was scheduled to be released a day after the release of Transformers, Revenge of the fallen.I do not know what  went wrong but i suppose that it must be the special effects that delayed the film release date.Anyways, the film has finally scheduled an official release date  which is the 28th of may 2010.Oh and here's the part you've been waiting for .The Summary. 
Spoiler alert
Set in the mystical lands of Persia, a rogue prince (Jake Gyllenhaal) and a mysterious princess (Gemma Arterton) race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time -- a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world  
Well, thats pretty much all to say about prince of persia and the sands of time so have fun :D

Ridley Scott's Robin Hood

“Robin Hood” is the latest presentation of Ridley Scott which is lives up to the works of its well-known character. It also hovers — but immediate from comfortable movies. Scott’s mismanaged matinee-worthy take on that heroic 13th-Century archer who aims England’s corrupt royal families isn’t closely as natural as everyone related with it reportedly beliefs. The excitement about how it bravely reinvents the love story winds up as truthful as that laundry-detergent alleges heralding a “new” “improved” product. There’s no scent of real freshness here
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“Robinhood” has is basically a superhero story, magnificent with hissable villains, immense war episodes, complicated subplots; a hero with self-conscious childhood remembrances. Not a bad thing if implemented well .The masterful Scott manage well to maintain the fast-speed, assisting polished over flaw.
“Conclusion”
In the pantheon of “Robin Hood” movies, this is a safe and appropriate version. It will be released in cinemas on the 14th of may and it lasts a full 141 minutes. .

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Anyway to let u know, I'm Joseph :D I somehow got invited by Zhen Wei to post in this blog and I' m very proud to be an author here :D I wanted to post something about Zhen Wei but .. he doesn't want to . :D

Phantom Ray

What do you know, Boeing, has unveiled a new unmanned airplane and its called the Phantom Ray.

Sounds cool eh? well it looks even slicker check out it's image at the side, looks like some sort spy plane we see in the movies.Its Primarily intended to serve as a reconnaissance and intelligence drone, this 36 foot-long airborne robot will be able to cruise at speeds of up to 614mph, and will even do a bit of suppression fire when you need it to. It's designed to be undetectable by radar and offers a minimal heat signature for missiles to lock on to, as its engine is buried deep within the body. Forget about those small radio controlled airplanes    ,these airplanes are war machines.Designed to damage and spy, these robots are no toys.

oh and here's the press release

Boeing Unveils Unmanned Phantom Ray Demonstrator

ST. LOUIS, May 10, 2010 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today unveiled the fighter-sized Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system, a test bed for advanced technologies.

"We are on a fast track, and first flight is in sight," said Darryl Davis, president of Boeing Phantom Works. "Phantom Ray is on schedule to fly in December, about two years after this project began. This is a tremendous accomplishment for Boeing and the Phantom Ray team."

Phantom Ray is scheduled to begin taxi tests this summer. The first flight in December will be followed by up to nine additional flights over approximately six months. Phantom Ray is designed to support potential missions that may include intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; suppression of enemy air defenses; electronic attack; strike; and autonomous aerial refueling.

"The initial flights will take Phantom Ray through its paces for the flight test profile. Beyond that, the missions and systems tested will be determined by future warfighter needs," said Craig Brown, Phantom Ray program manager for Boeing.

Phantom Ray, which evolved from the X-45C program, is one of several programs in the Phantom Works division of Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Phantom Works uses rapid prototyping initiatives to design, develop and build advanced aircraft and then demonstrate their capabilities.

Key Phantom Ray suppliers include General Electric-Aviation (propulsion and power distribution), Honeywell (brake system), Woodward-HRT (flight control actuation system), Crane Hydro-Aire (brake controls) and Heroux-Devtek (landing gear).

For a feature story on today's Phantom Ray ceremony in St. Louis, visit http://bit.ly/99AvLS.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $34 billion business with 68,000 employees worldwide

Most Eco-Friendly Bulb?

What do u know here, Philiphs has created a new Eco-Friendly lightbulb and they're called EnduraLED Due in the fourth quarter of the year, the 60W equivalent at left sucks down only 12 watts of electricity but emits a reported 806 lumens of soft white light -- a ratio green enough to save the world. Cool eh? Bye  Bye to global warming. Good job Philips. Thing is, these light bulbs do NOT come cheap, Philips Sales representative had been quoted to say that these EnduraLED bulbs are gona cost a small fortune, about $60 in green backs and $120 back here in Singapore. And that's just an estimation. Would u pay that much for a Light Bulb? Well lets hope the rest of the world would as these bulbs would actually cut the the world's energy usage by about 5% ? I'm imagining a sales man trying to sell these bulbs, i bet just when the people were going to buy and they hear about the price, they'll run lol.

Anyways, here's the press release

Philips Unveils World's First LED Replacement for Most Common Household Light Bulb

LIGHTFAIR International 2010

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) today unveiled its 12 watt EnduraLED light bulb, the industry's first LED replacement for a 60 watt incandescent light bulb. Shown for the first time here at the Lightfair International tradeshow, it marks an important breakthrough in the use of LED lighting technology in everyday applications. Consumers will now have an LED alternative to the most commonly used incandescent bulb, which will deliver up to 80% energy savings and last 25 times longer than its century-old predecessor.

"We challenged ourselves to answer the consumer call for an LED alternative that can mimic the traditional incandescent in light quality, shape and use, in a timeframe most did not think possible"
 The significance of developing an LED equivalent to the 60 watt has been recognized by many international organizations, including the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE), who created the L-prize competition to spur development of this highly sought after innovation. Philips' entry was the first, and to date remains the only submission for the L-Prize, which was used as the basis for the 12 watt EnduraLED. Exceeding the Energy Star specifications for a 60 watt bulb, the EnduraLED uses only 12 watts of power while delivering an industry benchmark of 806 lumens.

Every year more than 425 million 60-watt incandescent light bulbs are sold in the United States, representing approximately 50% of the domestic incandescent light bulb market. According to calculations by Philips, this LED replacement has the potential to save 32.6 terawatt-hours of electricity in one year, enough to power the lights of 16.7 million U.S. households or 14.4% of the total number of households in the entire US. It would also eliminate the generation 5.3 million metric tons of carbon emissions annually.

The new lamp uses an innovative design and remote phosphor technology to deliver the same soft white light and shape consumers are familiar with in an incandescent. The EnduraLED works with standard dimmers, further simplifying use and allowing consumers to enjoy an effective, low energy solution for lighting in the home. For business users, particularly those within the hospitality sector, the new lamp will provide instant plug-in savings, through extended life and reduced energy and maintenance costs, in comparison with traditional bulbs.

Expanding on the Philips EnduraLED family of replacement lighting solutions, the new lamp has a rated life of 25,000 hours, as opposed to a standard 60 watt incandescent bulb which is rated at about 1,000 hours. This means that over the course of the LED life, replacing a 60 watt standard bulb could save a business or household $120 per lamp. It will be available in the U.S. in the fourth quarter of 2010, well ahead of U.S. legislation requiring the use of more energy efficient lighting which commences in 2012. The retail price of this EnduraLED has not yet been finalized.

"We challenged ourselves to answer the consumer call for an LED alternative that can mimic the traditional incandescent in light quality, shape and use, in a timeframe most did not think possible," said Rudy Provoost, CEO of Philips Lighting. "This milestone is even more impactful because we have been able to show people around the world that LED lighting can deliver energy efficiency and the warm white light people desire for their homes, without compromise to quality. This new bulb not only underscores our commitment to sustainability, it is a clear example of Philips' global leadership in lighting innovation."

To accelerate the EnduraLED's development and introduction to the market, Philips leveraged the expertise of scientists and lighting designers from around the globe; Philips researchers in The Netherlands created a new remote phosphorous technology and light distribution design, LUXEON LEDs were integrated from Philips Lumileds in San Jose, CA, and electronics for the bulb were built at Philips Color Kinetics in Burlington, MA and Philips Lighting Electronics in Rosemont, IL. From there, the bulbs were then sent to the Philips Quality Assurance team in Shanghai to be rigorously tested, ensuring they met exacting quality and safety standards.

For video, intervieWs and images, please visit www.newsinfusion.com/philips

3D HD Camera for Mobile devices Released

 Well, Sharp sure has surprised all of us, they just announced that they have finish developing a 730p- recording 3D camera module, that means that is a camera capable of capturing 3D HD Videos/Pictures.

Its of cource intended for mobile devices like smartphones and point-and-shoot digicams, this miniature wonder will be sampling in July and hitting mass production before the end of the year.


Here's the Press release by the way.

Sharp Develops 3D Camera Module for Mobile Devices Capable of Capturing High-Definition 3D Video Images, an Industry First*1
Key Device to Make 3D Video Readily Available

Press Release

Sharp Corporation has developed a 3D camera module for mobile devices capable of capturing high-definition (720p*2) 3D video images, an industry first. Sharp will start shipping samples in July. Mass production of these modules will begin within 2010.

3D images are composed of two views taken using two cameras that simultaneously capture separate images for the right and left eyes. Consequently, a 3D camera requires peripheral circuitry to apply image processing to the two images, for example, to adjust color or to correct positioning between the images from the two cameras. Manufacturers have thus been pursuing designs that reduce the size and weight of 3D cameras and seeking ways to shorten their development period.

The current 3D camera module developed by Sharp incorporates functions to process the image data output by the left and right cameras, including Color Synchronizing Processing to adjust color and brightness, Timing Synchronizing Processing to synchronize the timing of the video signals, and Optical Axis Control Processing to correct positioning. In addition, Fast Readout Technology rapidly transfers video data from the image sensor, enabling 3D images to be captured in high-resolution HD mode. Further, in developing this camera module, Sharp applied high-density mounting technology nurtured over long years of experience in camera module development to achieve a compact form. Embedding this camera module in mobile devices such as digital cameras, mobile phones, and smartphones will contribute to the development of a wide range of new, innovative communications tools.

In the future, Sharp will be opening up new 3D markets based on 3D display technologies, including small/medium-size and large-size 3D LCDs, as well as on 3D input device technologies such as 3D camera modules.

Another Next Gen iPhone Leak

Yet another next gen iPhone has been leaked again! This time in vietnam.I sure do what an next gen apple iPhone is doing in vietnam. Well anyways, this time Taoviet, a vietnam tech blog found it and yeah, it looks quite identicle to the one Gizmodo found. Wonder if Apple will resort to the same measures they did to Gizmodo's editor. Anyways its pretty much confirmed, the next gen Apple iPhone will pretty much be flat  bottom and have tons of stuff in its super sexy design. Here are some pics from Taoviet.

oh and if you can read vietnamese, do visit their site @ http://taoviet.vn/showthread.php?t=16471 or you could just visit them for more pictures :D
 UPDATE: VIDEO AVALIABLE. LANGUAGE=VIETNAMESES
 

Parachuting hero

If you're skydiving and your parachute fails, there's always a backup. But what if the backup fails, too? That's when you pray that you're jumping with a hero like Dave Hartsock, who risked his own life to save someone else's.




Hartsock was the instructor paired with Shirley Dygert for her first ever skydive—a challenge she undertook to celebrate her 54th birthday. But the jump took a nightmarish turn when their first parachute failed to fully deploy and the backup chute got tangled up along with it.



As they were plummeting toward the Earth at 40mph, Hartsock pulled the chutes' control handles to position himself underneath Dygert, hoping to break her fall when they hit the ground. His plan worked: Dygert walked away with only minor injuries, though Hartsock himself was left paralyzed. He's slowly regaining some feeling, but even in recovery he remains humble about his actions:

People keep telling me that it was a heroic thing to do...In my opinion it was just the right thing to do. I mean, I was the one who was completely responsible for her safety. What other choices were there?

Well, Personally I think that this guy is seriously heroic. People like him are hard to come by. So yeah do donate to him if you want to at sky diver hero. awesome-ness. On the other hand, im now afraid of parachute jumping even more.

Modified Ski lifts?

If you ever sat on a ski lift before you'll know how awesome it feels. well here's an wicked concept from some designer who sort of wants towns to implement this -highly cheap enviromental friendly, ugly and dangerous concept of his. here's the video

kolelinio from kolelinia.com on Vimeo.


well what do you think of this idea? plausible ? or plain crazy. Well, im all for it but they sure do have to make sure that its safe!

Planet's Roundup

Okay. i have decided to make a roundup of most of the things happening or had happened for your convienence. And I'll call it  Planet's Roundup. So when you see this tittle, be excited. And renember to leave a comment!.

Well, Im not sure if you have been following my blog or not but here's the things you might have missed.

-Microsoft's Project natal is set to release in the month of October.
-Twitter has some bugs that allowed People to Force people to follow them
-An oil rig exploded and leaked alot of oil into the US gulf.
-Iron man II had been released.

okay, time for the extras.

Shrek Forever after is going to be released by DREAMWORK studios and it will also be released in 3D
The plot goes like this. [SPOILER ALERT]

"Shrek has become a "good" ogre, instead of scaring away neighbours, he's signing their pitch forks and he has kids. he longs to become his old self again,a smooth talker tricks him into signing a contract in which the smooth talker says he'll get to be his old self for one day.After signing, shrek find out he has been tricked and none of his friends renember him and he's in a twisted far far away.Where orgres are being hunted into extinctiona and the smooth talker is king.  If he True Love's Kiss" with Fiona by the sunrise of the next day, the contract will be rendered null and void and the true timeline will be restored "
Well, That's interesting. Shrek in 3D and Sir Alex Ferguson's scottish acccent. Personally, i had'nt watched it yet cause its not released but im betting its going to be interesting. CGI in 3D just like how to train your dragon. Well, i dont think im going to the movies to see this movie but if you do, do leave your comments and reviews, i might just post them here :D oh and to singapore readers. 987FM is giving out gala premier tickets to watch shrek forever after.

     RELEASE ON MAY 21st

oh and...
Verizon confirmes they're working on a tablet with GOOGLE.

Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam just confirmed that

his company is working on tablets with Google in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.McAdam

 said tablets are "part of the 'next big wave of opportunities. Verizon's "looking at all the things Google has in its archives that we could put on a tablet to make it a great experience." ,i

I would NOT be suprised if Android was the OS but than again it could be GOOGLE chrome OS.

Project Natal, Release

Yahooooooo! Microsoft has confirmed that their new Project Natal hardware add-on for the XBOX 360 is being released in the year of 2010 in OCTOBER. Yes OCTOBER, much earlier than expected. Dont believe what i am saying? here's a quote

Microsoft's marketing manager for Saudi Arabia says that the Natal launch,
"is going to be somewhere in October and we will be in a position to confirm the date at E3, which is in June, but definitely it is going to be October 2010."

Some of you readers will know what natal is but some of you are new so lemee get you up to date.You can check the archives for the other natal posts.

OK. Generally, the Natal is like Wii but WITHOUT any CONTROLLERS developed by microsoft.
How awesome is that? imagine folding your fingers into a gun shape and shooting , or driving a F1 by pretending to be turning a steering wheel! I imagine you would have to jump behind the sofa or something to take cover in some games that require you to do so. Anyways, here's a video demo

Twitterbug

I dont know how i missed this but here's the news, a few days ago some guy called Bora Kirka found out a bug with twitter. well twitter has tons of bugs whats so big about this bug? well, this bug allowed anyone to force any one to follow their accounts. Getting followers on twitter is like the main idea behind twitter, so this bug was very very serious. If you do not get what i mean, read this quote

"A Turkish guy named Bora Kırca figared out accidently that if you tweet "accept username", for example billgates, then bill gates will follow you.
it's so stupid; but true." - gizmodo

well radical eh? so for a few hours after gizmodo and some other blogs posted about it, [i was sleeping]
people were being forced followed by people so its like lady gaga following John Li or Barack Obama following Alibaba.When Twitter found out they went nuts, everyone's follow numbers shot to zero, and Bora's Twitter account was suspended. But how did he find this thing in the first place?
Bora LOVED this group called ACCEPT and he decided to  twit this [ ACCEPT PWNT ] instead of that twit appearing, a person called pwnt started following him ! well how crazy is that? well after experimenting for awhile, he told his girlfriend and posted a blogpost regarding that and soon twitter was messed-up. imagine bill gates, obama, lady gaga, adam lambert following some guy you never heard of.

Twitter's Response

. Their official line so far is written like a bug report:

"We identified and resolved a bug that permitted a user to "force" other users to follow them. We're now working to rollback all abuse of the bug that took place. Follower/following numbers are currently at 0; we're aware and this too should shortly be resolved."



It seems obvious that this bug had been lingering for a while, and that it was just a matter of time before someone caught it. It also seems obvious that Twitter should have caught it before rolling the "ACCEPT" feature into the main site.

So for hours people had the power to force people to follow them.


In the end, Twitter will clean this up. But the fear will, and should, remain: What if this was a little worse? What if a command gave people access to others' Twitter accounts beyond the ability to force a follow? This was an inconvenience; that would have been a disaster.

So this was how a band called ACCEPT nearly destroyed twitter.Twitter sure is delicate.

Exam Tips.

Seeing that its the exam season again and most people around the world are taking their MYEs, me included. I find it appropriate to post some tips from all around the web to help you in your exams and hopefully, get higher marks or scores, whatever you like to call them. Anyway here are some of the tips with their respective credits given.

1. Eat a cooked egg with the yolk. Yolk is known to help increase brain and memorization productivity.

2. Sit with both feet flat on the ground. Although this may seem really simple, 90 percent of people sit with their legs crossed, or one foot slightly/fully off the ground the majority of the time. Sitting with both feet flat on the ground helps blood flow to the brain, and it is also less distracting. 

3. When you are reading, use your finger to guide your eyes. The faster you move your finger, the faster your eyes move. Even though it may seem like you're skipping words fast, your brain puts together the missing words. Humans are logical. Not only does using a finger increase your reading speed by 300% +, but it also helps keep people focused. Most students tend to doze off in the middle of reading, but using a finger will help keep you focused. 

From the facebook group http://www.facebook.com/pages/3-simple-tricks-to-memorize-EVERYTHING-for-an-exam-in-10-minutes/117807758252874?v=wall 

oh and here's a few tips from yours truly. SLEEP EARLY. whoever invented the phrase burn midnight oil to revise had'nt tried it before. scientific studies had  shown that you are more likely to remember what you have learned if you have had a good night’s sleep. oh and renember to be positive revising and doing the exam. negative thoughts will only demotivate you . Last of all, renember to at least flip your files or textbooks a lil because u cannot answer what u have no idea about. And GOOD LUCK. 

The Great Oil Spill

You might have heard about the British petrolum's oil rig exploding and leaking tons of oil into the US gulf.

well you might have also heard about how british petrolum is trying to fix the leak and what effects the oil spill is having on the wildlife there. Well, just incase u had'nt heard about those yet, im here to bring you up to speed on all these stuff. 

OK. On April 20th, there was an explosion on the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon, in which 11 staff died.

2 days later, the rig sank,80km from the south east of Venice. The riser pipe that had connected the rig to the wellhead now lies fractured on the seabed a mile below, spewing out oil at a rate at some 5,000 barrels, or 210,000 gallons, a day. The spill threatens economic and ecological disaster on Gulf Coast tourist beaches, wildlife refuges and fishing grounds. Well if the effects are so grave what is BP doing to try to contain it? well it has considered serveral options like using a oil spill containment dome. and building another rig to drain all the oil but that will take serveral months to build and it would be too late by then. so here's the details to the dome.

At the leak site, the device will be lowered by cable to the site of the leak. Once at the seafloor, underwater robots will place it on top of the larger of two remaining leaks.


* The chamber, 40 feet tall, 24 feet wide and 14 feet deep has steel shelf-like "mud flaps" on the side to ensure it doesn't sink more than 15 feet into the mud.

* The funnel-like top of the chamber will be connected to a drill pipe inside a larger pipe, or riser. That mechanism will then be connected to Transocean's Deepwater Enterprise drillship, which is capable of processing 15,000 barrels of oil per day.

* The dual-pipe mechanism will allow warm water and a chemical, methanol, to be pumped into the space between the drill pipe and larger pipe. That is intended to counteract the possibility of ice- or sludge-like plugs in the larger pipe that could hinder or stop the flow of oil to the ship. Such plugs can form from natural gas, 3,000 cubic feet of which is in each leaking barrel of oil.

A second containment chamber is being built at Wild Well Control in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, to later be placed atop the second leak. In the meantime, underwater robots will continue trying to manipulate valves on the blowout preventer to stop both leaks at the main source.

Unfortunatedly, that doesnt seem to be working. The dome which had sounded like a great idea is failing. A buildup of crystallized gas in the dome forced engineers to delay efforts to place the huge containment device over the rupture and funnel leaking oil to a waiting drillship.

 

So BP  may next try to plug the damaged blowout preventer on the well by pumping debris into it at high pressure, a method called a "junk shot," or by putting a new preventer on top.

Hundreds of boats deployed protective booms and used dispersants to break up the oil again on Sunday, but rough seas are threathening to distrupt the efforts

Forecasts show the giant oil slick moving west, as brisk onshore winds blow from the southeast through next weekend.

On a side note,  at least BP has claimed responsibillity and are trying to contain the oil spill as fast as possible unlike some other incidents. And think about how much money BP is losing to contain the oil spill, building the rig and creating sandbags dont come cheap right? The only reason why this is so serious is because it is a major oil rig and its near places with alot of wildlife. Oh and do check out these videos on youtube. They can help u understand the oil spill better.

With refrence from http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6430AR20100510?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1055522/1/.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64710F20100508?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a49:g43:r3:c0.060223:b33831060:z0

Ironing Man

With the release of iron man 2. Many people who have not watched Iron Man 1 would have started watching it by now. with all the adverising for iron man 2 on TV, its a wonder ironman 2 hadnt grossed as much as avatar in its first week. Anyways, if you havent watched iron man, you probably shouldnt watch iron man 2 because the story line is sleek :D. As i said, iron man has attracted so much media attention that some guys from Figment films decided to do a parody of the trailer of Iron Man 1 and they have named it Ironing man. Its pretty awesome all things considered and i rate it 10/10. Totally makes me feel like watching Ironing man, too bad its not real lol.
But renember one thing, watch IRON MAN's Trailer First. It wouldnt be as funny if u had'nt watched iron man's trailer yet.

Watch Iron man's trailer HERE.

and watch IRONING MAN's trailer HERE.


oh and renember to subscribe to me on youtube @. www.youtube.com/123456wei thanks for reading!

RoboGames 2010

By now you should have known that i like to post about almost everything that's happening or had happened.
well here's another thing that has happened. it was totally awesome but i was not there to view it live.
What is it? well it was the RoboGames 2010, it was held in San franscisco
From april 23 to the 25th. well whats so unique about this robotics competition? thing is, its not one of those plastic lego bots that you usually see in school, its metal robots who are set to kill  or destroy each other, on some instances, the robots have flamethrowers and usually, sparks will be produced. occassionally robots burst into flames. How cool is that? anyway here's one of the most awesome videos of this year's RoboGames 2010 competition
Post created with reference from www.robogames.net . oh and robotics is timeless!

Changelog

-Changed from 99 red balloons skin to
-Box blogskin. Cleaner, neater and less-lag.
-nicer layout and much more awesome apps.
-waiting for suggestions on blog on CBOX.

well thats pretty much i did today. 8 May 2010. do give me your comments on this new blog design :D rate it ?/10 and renember to tag always!

The Millitary's Deadliest Weapon yet.

"Kaching" Boom!, whats that i hear? oh its a weapon, hello readers, today you'll learn about the US army's deadliest hand weapon to date. the XM25 . *pauses for dramatic effect*anyway its a grenade launcher that has been developed by heckler&koch yes grenade launcher,
You must be wondering, pah another grenade launcher, what's good about that?. well read this

"The xm25 can fire 25mm rounds that explode at any distance set by the soldier, killing people protected behind walls or trenches. "
well if that's not a weapon of mass destruction, i dont know what is.

Anyways, what else can this WMD do? well here's the list

• Imagine there is an enemy sniper hiding behind a window in a building.
• The soldier points the weapon to the building's façade, measuring the distance.
• Using two buttons on the front handle, he would then add whatever distance he estimates is the correct one to get the 25mm round through the window and into the room, near the enemy.
• Then he would fire. The smart round knows where it is at all times thanks to its built-in circuitry.
• When the round reaches the distance set by the soldier, it would explode, killing the enemy with a fragmentation warhead. The round doesn't really have to be very near the enemy. Its blast radius is equivalent to a hand grenade, so these things are extremely dangerous, and almost impossible to survive.

How awesome is that? i wouldnt want to be the enemy !

anyways, this weapon is a reality or will be a reality in the afghanisian war and will be used by the green berets sooner or later, wheather it will save more lives or destroy more lives, i dont know but one thing's for sure, this weapon is sure gona put a new spin into the war.


with reference from.
http://defensetech.org/2010/05/06/army-sending-precision-grenade-launcher-to-afghanistan/#more-6996

iPad international releawse

iPad's international release
Well whatcha know? the iPad's coming to singapore soon ! a few weeks more,cant wait for it to hit our shores man ! im not buying it but it would be cool to see people using iPads on MRTs and SBS busses! anyway here's the news Live and HAWt


"We knew it was coming end of May, now we have a date: May 28th and up for pre-order on May 10th. That's when the iPad will hit Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. It lands in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore in July. " quoted from engadget

Wikipe-dia

We're on Wikipedia! yahoo! i always wanted a wikipedia page well this is awesome, not many blogs have wikipedia pages right? anyway here's the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zplanetw

awesomeness. P.S making a wikipedia page is kinda easy, its the writing part that's hard

Hello! its me again and this time im here with some jokes to share !

1 I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn’t work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
2 Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
3 I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather.. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car

Read more: http://funcage.com/blog/top-100-funniest-one-liners/#ixzz0nED4vfKc
Yes they're funny! you should watch read all of them!.
awesome jokes, read em and u should sub to their FB group too.
awesome jokes