Massachusetts Tornado Videos
Check out these 2 videos of the recent tornado in Massachusetts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BtX3l-xZxQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj5uvC9cLO4
April 27, 2011 Storms
On April 27, 2011, much of the South was experienced an outbreak of tornadic thunderstorms. CNN has compiled a list of possible tornado locations, you can find it here. During the storms, Franklin County lost all power and cell phone coverage. While Huntland took the brunt of the storm damage…
Connecting a Nikon D5000 to a Telescope
I've recently posted photos (also re-posted below) that I've taken of the moon with my Nikon D5000 connected to my telescope. Here are the components that I used. Fotodiox T/T2 Lens Mount Adapter for Nikon D5000 - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001G4LOFE Celestron Universal 1.25-inch Camera T-Adapter (This will work for many brands) -…
NES 72-pin Connector Replacement
I replaced the 72-pin connector in my original Nintendo Entertainment System (Of the over 60 million produced, mine was one of the first million) today with much success. I'd always had issues with the "Blinking Red Light of Doom" only recently (past year or 2) its gotten a lot worse…
Photo Catchup
This photo was taken through an acryllic top to an LED light shaped like a hummingbird. No special effects were added. [singlepic id=1817 w=600 h=350 float=center] Photo I took with my telescope adapter of the March 19, 2011 Super-moon. [singlepic id=1816 w=600 h=350 float=center] The moon the night after the…
Earthquake and Tsunami Japan 2011
This is a relatively short collection of videos I’ve found noteworthy from the 2011 Earthquake/Tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011. All these videos are available on youtube. Continue to the next page for more videos.
The tsunami washing everything away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWgvX1FGK4I
Estill Springs, TN Tornado Path
A EF-2 tornado hit the Franklin County area on Monday February 28. I've been working on a track of the Tornado as it moved from North-West Franklin County to Woods Reservoir. View Estill Springs - February 28, 2011 Tornado Damage Path in a larger map
Firefox/Newegg.com Fix
Some users of Firefox will occasionally encounter an issue with www.newegg.com. The problem will manifest itself as an inability to load the website. The fix-all is to delete your Firefox profile, but there is a easier approach. For me, its a language setting that gets changed for some reason. To…
L.E.V. Shallow Dive 1 – Sub Base & Thrust Concepts Continued
I've been doing some browsing around the internet for ideas for the design of my ROV. I've found a few good resources and learned that several people have repurposed bilge pumps to act as thrusters. It also happens that you can get a prop adapter for standard bilge pumps that…
L.E.V. Shallow Dive 1 – Sub Base & Thrust Concepts
I started looking for some material for the basis of the platform for the ROV I'll be creating. This material should be relatively rugged. So far I've only found two items. The first of which is the grating you see on florescent lights. I'm worried it is too fragile so I'll…