Insect Sushi
Shoichi Uchiyama hat im Jahr 2008 ein Buch mit Insekten-Rezepten rausgebracht, ich finde das Buch leider nirgends online, beim Telegraph gibts drei kurze Beispiel-Rezepte und die Bilder zum Sushi finde ich (tatsächlich) so appetitlich, dass ich mir jetzt Sushi für meinen Sonntagabend kommen lasse. Normales Sushi, wohlgemerkt.
Yellow Hornet Larvae
Blanch the larvae in boiling water for 30 seconds, cool them off and serve with soy sauce and wasabi (Japanese horseradish). Mr Uchiyama says: “The larvae need to be fresh and the best ones are those that you have just taken from a nest, still moving. Then they are sweet and creamy.”
Argentine Cockroach
Cut open shell, scoop out meat and fry with butter. Replace in shell to serve on top of salad. “It has no smell at all, but the texture of tender fish,” says Mr Uchiyama.
Hornet or Silkworm Pupae
Fry at a high temperature for a very short time and serve wrapped in slices of “kamaboko” fish paste.
Japanese author serves up insect feast, Bilder-Galerie 1, Bilder-Galerie 2 (via Neatorama)
Cute Things Exploding Montages
(Youtube Direktcutethings, via Herr Haschke)
Den Youtube-Channel von Cute Things Exploding hatte ich mal am Rande erwähnt (= in die Links gepackt, die man mittlerweile in der Sidebar findet, inklusive eigenem RSS-Feed), dass die aber auch zwei explosionshysterische Cute-Overload-Montagen am Start hatten, wusste ich nicht. Oben Season 1, darunter Season 2. EXPLODE!
Will Ferrell in Wired: Jeez, where is my fucking Jetpack?!
Will Ferrell hat in der Wired einen netten Artikel am Start (na gut, er hat vor allem sein Gesicht in die Kamera gehalten und ein paar Textchen beigesteuert, der Rest kommt von anderen): „Where’s the Future? Will Ferrell’s Tour of Tech That Never Took“ (via Gizmodo)
TorrentReactor buys russian town, renames it to TorrentReactor
Torrent Reactor, einer der populärsten Torrent Seiten im Netz, hat ein Kaff namens Gar in Russland für 148.000 Dollar gekauft und in Torrent Reactor umbenannt. Man weiß nicht, ob an der Story was dran ist, denn Torrent Reactor machen gerne mal Späßchen, aber ich mag die Idee.
TorrentReactor founder Alex informed TorrentFreak about the peculiar move which puts the torrent site on the map in rural Russia.
The town of Gar, founded in 1958 by a religious group connected to the Russian Orthodox Church, was bought for 4.5 million rubles ($148,000 or 115,000Eur). Gar is located in the center of Russia and has only 214 inhabitants who make a living from selling home-grown vegetables in a nearby town.
With the financial injection from TorrentReactor the people of Gar (now the people of TorrentReactor) will be able to get connected to the Internet. Right now, there are only three computers available in the entire town, and just one is connected to the Internet via a dial-up connection.
“Most of it will be split among villagers and the rest will be used to re-equip the local school, repair roads, purchase agricultural equipment and machinery. Also torrentreactor.net company decided to pay for broadband Internet connection in the settlement which will result in about 900,000 rubles ($30,000) because there are no networks nearby,” TorrentReactor says.
Rückgrat in einer Geschenkbox für Leute, die keins haben
Das perfekte Geschenk für Politiker: Ein Rückgrat (leider kein richtig echtes) mit der Aufschrift: „For you, since you don’t have one of your own.“
Get A Spine (via Street Anatomy)
Cooking for Geeks: How to make ice cream with liquid Nitrogen in 30 seconds
(Youtube Direktnitrogen, via Make)
Diesen Monat erscheint das Buch „Cooking for Geeks – Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food“ im O’Reilly Verlag und im obigen Video erklärt Autor Jeff Potter, wie man Eiscreme in 30 Sekunden mit flüssigem Stickstoff herstellt.
More than just a cookbook, Cooking for Geeks applies your curiosity to discovery, inspiration, and invention in the kitchen. Why is medium-rare steak so popular? Why do we bake some things at 350° F/175° C and others at 375° F/190° C? And how quickly does a pizza cook if we overclock an oven to 1,000° F/540° C? Author and cooking geek Jeff Potter (@cookingforgeeks) provides the answers and offers a unique take on recipes–from the sweet (a “mean” chocolate chip cookie) to the savory (duck confit sugo).
This book will help you:
* Initialize your kitchen and calibrate your tools
* Learn about the important reactions in cooking, such as protein denaturation, Maillard reactions, and caramelization, and how they impact the foods we cook
* Play with your food using hydrocolloids and sous vide cooking
* Gain firsthand insights from interviews with researchers, food scientists, knife experts, chefs, writers, and more, including author Harold McGee, TV personality Adam Savage, chemist Hervé This, and xkcd“There’s really no book out there like Cooking for Geeks–it’s science textbook meets cookbook, written to appeal to anyone who’s curious about how the details work in the kitchen,” says Potter. “And it’s not just for technical geeks–anyone who wants to do more than just follow a recipe will enjoy the book.”
Cooking for Geeks – Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food
Vintage Chemistry Sets
Die Chemical Heritage Foundation hat ein ein Flickr-Set mit ein paar sehr schönen ollen Chemiekästen für Kids. Als Soundtrack empfehle ich dieses tolle Video von 2008, das ich damals schonmal hatte, als es frisch war.
(Youtube Direktchemie, via IZ Reloaded)
Robot-Arm Race-Simulator
Doktor Katze schreibt: „Wissenschaftler vom Max Planck Institut für biologische Kybernetik in Tübingen haben aus einem Roboterarm einen Formel 1-Simulator gebaut.“ Oh yes, they did.
Paolo Robuffo Giordano and colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany, must really enjoy their jobs. Their CyberMotion Simulator is intended to realistically replicate the experience of driving a Ferrari without actually having to buy one.
Players sit in a cabin on a robot arm about 7 feet off the ground and drive a Ferrari F2007 car around a projected track. The robot arm, a type usually found in amusement parks, whips the driver around to simulate the Ferrari’s motion, according to IEEE Spectrum. You can hear the robot whine as the driver tries to turn at high speed.
Men in Suits – Doku über Männer in Monsterkostümen
(Youtube Direktmonster, via Boing Boings Submitterator)
„Men in Suits“ wird eine Doku über die Leute, die sich für Filme in Monsterkostüme schmeißen. Sie sammeln grade Spenden über Kickstarter, um den Film fertigzustellen und nach Japan zu jetten, um dort die Godzilla-Legenden zu interviewen und das sieht alles so toll aus, dass ich mir grade 50$ aus den Rippen geleiert habe. Hell yeah, ich bin Monsterfilmproduzent… so ein bisschen zumindest!
Godzilla… Chewbacca… the Predator… Robby the Robot…
These are some of the most famous characters in fantastic cinema, but many people still don’t know about the incredible actors inside. The men and women who bring those creatures to life!
MEN IN SUITS will examine the history and craft of suit performers from theCreature of the Black Lagoon to Pan’s Labyrinth. Through interviews with these actors we will learn the skill, strength and art required of them.
So far Wyrd has interviewed Doug Jones (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth), Tom Woodruff Jr.(the Alien fims), John Alexander (Gorillas In The Mist, Men In Black), Van Snowden (H.R. Puffnstuff), Misty Rosas (Congo, Sid The Science Kid), Bobby Clark (Star Trek), Kurt Carley (Underworld), Doug Tait (The Knights of Badassdom), August Ragone (author of Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters), Todd Tucker, (Drac Studios), Alec Gillis (ADI Effects), William Malone (director,House on Haunted Hill), and Guillermo Del Toro (director, Pan’s Labyrinth).
Brians Neuroscience of Looking at the bright side of Life
Some things in life are bad, they can really make you mad. Other things just make you swear and curse. When you’re chewing on life’s gristle, don’t grumble, give a whistle and this’ll help things turn out for the best… And…
neurologists have discovered what might be described as a “Life of Brian” brain mechanism that encourages us to look on the bright side of life – even when confronted by thoughts of mortality.
Shihui Han of Peking University, China, found activity in brain regions that normally deal with negative emotions and self-awareness are dampened when we process ideas about death. Han and colleagues placed 20 volunteers in functional MRI brain scanners while death-related words, such as graveyard, corpse, behead and slay, flashed up on a screen. Neutral and negative words were also displayed.
Frozen Aquarium
Only in Japan: „an aquarium featuring frozen fish. The Kesennnuma port aquarium offers 50 displays of marine specimens embedded in blocks of ice guaranteed to put a smile on your face.“ (Single-Pic-Link, via Notcot)
Musicvideos: Jónsi, Cut Chemist, Brian Ferry, 1000 Robota
(Youtube Direktkittehs, via HYST)
(Youtube Direktspace, via Dangerous Minds)
Kaum ist man ein paar Tage nur so halb online, schon sammeln sich drölftausend Musikvideos an, die ihr wahrscheinlich schon alle gesehen habt, deshalb erstmal Cut Chemists Kitten Wearing a Tiny Hat-Remix und N.A.S.A.s Cover von Max Romeos „Chase the Devil“ because I don’t give a shit.
Nach dem Klick noch Indie von 1000 Robota, schwülstigen Pop von Brian Ferry und Clinic, verspulten Pop von Jónsi und iamamiwhoami, Electronica von Siriusmo, Soul von Paris Jones, Mashups von den Kleptones und Faroff und Neofolk von Pond.
Abandoned Real Life Supervillain-Mansions
Dark Roasted Blend hat ein fantastisches Posting mit den verlassenen und verrottenden Villas von Real Life Superschurken. Das da oben ist ein Landhaus in Florida, das Bin Ladens Neffen gehörte und in dem Osama öfter zu Gast war.
This house was the residence of Bin Laden’s nephew in Florida. Osama was a frequent guest there. 17+ acres, 1.5 million dollars, built in the 1920s… […]
Not much is known about the house itself. As for why is it abandoned: according to this source, the government flew the nephew and his family out right after 9/11 (or not). The house spent a few years on the market, but there were no takers.
