From: MAKE via HackADay: "This 24kj capacitor discharge bank is configured for 4500v @ 2400uf and can be charged up using microwave oven transformers. When triggered, it can release all of this stored... more inside

Murata’s new robot is called Seiko-chan (”little Seiko” in Japanese) and stands 50cm tall (weight: 5kg). Seiko-chan is equipped with a slant detection function and a balancing system that is placed... more inside

Don't try this at home kids. Seriously...

I'm reading a really cool book about pigeons right now and I thought I'd look around for some cool ones. I was surprised to learn that pigeons like this are only a few generations removed from the ones... more inside

Controversy anyone? Film Comment calls it: "A cinematic X-ray of the paraniod mindset." I'll just let you guys fill in the rest of the tags.

From: APOD What's that diamond in the sky? Cruising though space, sometimes you'll come across an unusual object. Such was the case on Friday for ESA's Rosetta spacecraft on its way to comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko... more inside

The new Melvins album includes their cover of "Dies Iraea", the song played during the intro of "The Shining". Set here to the movie.

I just had to post this.