Grey on May 13th, 2008Video of a Man Trapped in an Elevator for 41 Hours
Well this is the most claustrophobic thing I’ve ever seen: security camera footage of a man trapped in an elevator for 41 hours. What happened to the man afterward is also very sad:
The lawsuit he filed, for twenty-five million dollars, against the building’s management and the elevator-maintenance company, took four years. They settled for […]
Grey on May 9th, 2008Japan Creates ‘Manners Squad’
Japan is starting a manner squadron to shame people into being polite on the trains. From the article:
the spiraling decline of train-seat etiquette may be about to end with the arrival of an elite, fearless and impeccably polite “manners squadron” - to be unleashed on the Yokohama underground network in an attempt to avert […]
Grey on May 7th, 2008Cute Periodic Table for OS X
The bizarrely named Smell-O-Mints is an adorable periodic table for OS X. If you’re a chemist or a chemistry teacher, this one is worth a look.
[Click here to download Smell-O-Mints]
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Grey on May 1st, 2008Change a $40 Wii Remote into a $2,000 Interactive Whiteboard
Over at TED, Johnny Lee demonstrates how, with the right computer software and a projector, to change a Nintendo Wii Remote into a kick-ass, multi-touch interactive whiteboard. And, almost as a throw-away idea, he also shows a new kind of 3D display that I hope catches on soon (Steve Jobs, I’m looking at you)
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