Coyote Falls

It Could Be Worse, It Could Be Hailing!

The Amazing Mimic Octopus

Modern Japanese Pachinko Parlor

Like a casino in Vegas they will not let you take video; hence the strange filming method.

October Sunrise

A Documentory On Pachinko From 1985

You Just Never Know What You'll Find Out There In Internet Land

Hand sanitizer only last for two minutes, not effective at killing germs!

Hands-down loser? Turns out sanitizers aren't as good at keeping creepy germs at bay as the majority of Americans think they are.

 

Flu season alert: Hand sanitizers stop working after just two minutes.

Surprised? You're not alone. More than half of all Americans think the antibacterial gel last a lot longer than it really does, according to a new national survey.

Pachinko Games Get New Cabinets!

Texas Gets Some Bad Weather Too!

Increase Your Chances of Achieving Your Goals by Keeping Them to Yourself

Arenal Volcano Panoramic

How to Detect a Photoshopped Image

Photoshop is an amazing tool for altering reality, but it's only really great when you're aware of its effects. Here are several tips for detecting a Photoshopped image and earning your digital forensics merit badge.

Watch the Sikorsky X2 Breaking the World's Helicopter Speed Record

Sikorsky video of the Sep. 15, 2010 test flight during which its X2 Technology coaxial-rotor helicopter demonstrator achieved its 250kt speed goal. Conventional helicopters cruise at around 150kt. The X2 reached 260kt in a shallow dive as is expected to exceed 250kt in level flight once a sail fairing is fitted between the upper and lower rotors to reduce drag further.

X2 uses a single T800 engine to power both the rotors and the tail-mounted variable-pitch propeller, which provides forward thrust to enable the high speed. Other technologies include fly-by-wire flight controls and active vibration control. As the video opens you see a full-scale mockup of Sikorsky's proposed X2 Light Tactical Helicopter in the hangar.

Translation: 299.2mph vs the 172mph of conventional helicopters.

One Perk of Being an Arctic Researcher: Drinking 100,000 Year Old Glacier Water

The scientists who research our planet's poles have a tough, incredible job. Drilling tens of thousands of feet into the icy surface to retrieve core samples reveals a lot about our planet. It also provides a refreshing, pre-historic drink.

Earth from Above

Why Living In Cities Sucks

When you live in a city, it's easy to forget that we are surrounded by the greatest show in the Universe: The Universe itself. This sky comparison chart is the sad proof of that.


Sadly, missing the awe-inspiring show of all those planets, stars, and galaxies dancing around us is the price humans had to pay for having observed it in the first place.

I Am Concerned For This Guy!

Netflix goes disc-free for PS3 and Wii

Netflix no longer requires a disc on the PS3 or Wii. The streaming video content service announced this morning that a Netflix application is available in the Wii Shop Channel.

How to Choose and Remember Great Passwords

Kinstant Is a Kindle-Friendly Start Page

Kinstant is a start page for the experimental web browser in current generation Kindles that offers crisp and easy to navigate layout well suited for the Kindle's monochromatic screen and limited navigation buttons.

New CPR is spelled C-A-B

It was 5:16 a.m. when the call came in to a 911 dispatcher in Madison, Wisconsin. The story, from Cathy Silver, came out staccato: Cathy's husband, Jim, was gagging, gasping for air. A nurse at the University of Wisconsin Hospital, Cathy could see that her husband, the father of four grown children, was in cardiac arrest.

Though trained in CPR, Cathy was flustered. "I can't do the breaths!" she shouted. Nevermind, said the dispatcher. Get over him, press on his the chest, circulate the blood. Help would be there soon

Four minutes later, a Madison police officer arrived and took over. More chest compressions, still no breaths. By the time paramedics arrived, it was nearly 10 minutes since Jim had stopped breathing.

Fifty frantic minutes later, after more than a dozen electric shocks to the heart, seven injections of epinephrine, and one wild ambulance ride, Jim's heart regained a stable beat. A week later, he was up and talking in his hospital bed.

How to Freeze and Thaw Your Food the Right Way

When you can't eat it now, you can always freeze it and eat it later. The problem is, food can get pretty gross in the freeze without proper care. Here's how to freeze and defrost the right way.

How to Fend Off Unwelcome Callers

Creepy stalkers, annoying telemarketers, jilted lovers: The list of people whose calls you don't want can get long. And you might feel short on options for keeping their profane digits from polluting your sacred caller ID. You're not.

Kitty Wanna Snack?

Hidden Canopy Treehouses Boutique Hotel

 

Arenal Volcano Observatory Lodge

Trying to dry our clothes out... Now without bras!

This version worked the best.

A frequent visitor.

Deb and I interacting with the wildlife.

Sleep by the Numbers

The Crystal Caves

We Picked Up This Amazing Mask In Costa Rica

Just Checked Off A Childhood Dream!

Making the games even more of a challenge!  Thank you Beo!

Classic Arcade Collection
Ms Pacman	Galaga	Frogger
Donkey Kong	Donkey Kong Junior	Donkey Kong 3
Galaxian	Dig Dug	Crush
Mr. Do	Space Invaders	Pacman
Galaga3	Gyruss	Tank battalion
Ladybug	Millipede **	Burger Time
JR Pacman	Mappy	Pengo
1942	Centipede **	Phoenix
Time Pilot	Super Cobra	Hustler
Space Panic	Super Breakout **	New Rally X
Arkanoid **	Qix	Juno First
Xevious	Mr. Do's Castle	Moon Cresta
Pinball Action	Scramble	Super Pacman
Bomb Jack	Shao-Lin's Road	King & Balloon
1943	Van-Van Car	Pac-Man Plus
Dig Dug 2	Amidar	Zaxxon
Newer games added to the mix:
Pooyan	Pleiads	Gun Smoke
The End	1943 Kai	Congo Bongo
Jumping Jack	Ms. Pac-Man (Fast Mode)	Pac-Man (Fast Mode)
Galaga (Fast Fire Mode)	Jr. Pac-Man (Fast Mode)	Pac-Man Plus (Fast Mode)