tips and downloads for getting things done @Blueluck: Very true - I've seen other countries where people leave their family in another country to go find work, and then to manual labor for extremely cheap just to be able to send it all home to their family. I guess that could be interpreted as their purpose, but the work is not purposeful in and of itself. I guess "pay enough to take money off the table" covers that, so we're only talking about how to motivate people after they're at the comfortable level most Americans that read this blog are at. Interesting results in India, though. I believe there is a threshold that once you're paid a certain amount, you feel on top of things like you deserve it, so you don't work hard to move up further. If you take money completely off the table, or put the carrot completely away, there's not much to work for anymore. I think that's one reason government employees aren't known for super service. @Blueluck: Its completely subjective, is the answer.
Thrift Toothpaste Package Design by GUO Lili In Case Of Emergency Cut Toothpaste! I thought I was being a miser, but in all honesty I cut open the end of my toothpaste tube to get to the last wee bit of paste. Call it conservation or being stingy but that’s what I do. Crazy Lion Man Categories October 23, 2010 3:06pm By Rowdy Joe Videos Crazy Lion Man Soon to be crazy lion poop! Another Parkour Flip Flop Spiderman Stunt Fail Comments Related Posts Recommended Posts Vortex Cannon Demolishes House « Wonderment Blog Jem Stansfield from BBC's Bang Goes the Theory has "put scientific theory to the test" with his Vortex Cannon. Filmed at 1300-fps, you can see the cannon knock down three different houses made of straw, stick, and brick with an explosive vortex ring. The vortex ring that comes out is not smoke, however. Stansfield's cannon is probably too big for the average do-it-yourselfer, but Edwin Wise from Make Magazine has a few garage-friendly vortex cannons - the Tub Thumper, Barking Tube, and Big Bad Boom Cannon. Get the full PDF instructions or see Kipkay in action below, building Wise's first two vortex cannons.
Bees Solve Complex Problems Faster Than Supercomputers In a new study, researchers report that bumblebees were able to figure out the most efficient routes among several computer-controlled "flowers," quickly solving a complex problem that even stumps supercomputers. We already know bees are pretty good at facial recognition, and researchers have shown they can also be effective air-quality monitors. Bumblebees can solve the classic "traveling salesman" problem, which keeps supercomputers busy for days. The traveling salesman problem is a problem in computer science; it involves finding the shortest possible route between cities, visiting each city only once. Bees need lots of energy to fly, so they seek the most efficient route among networks of hundreds of flowers using angles of sunlight, which helps them find their way home, researchers say. To test bee problem-solving, researchers Lars Chittka and Mathieu Lihoreau tested bees’ response to computer-controlled artificial flowers.
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Eye Candy: Mesmerizing Swinging Balls Video Not mine -- mine are hypnotizing. This is a video of one of those swinging ball desk toys (aka Newton's Cradle) but with different length droopers (mine drag on the floor), creating all sorts of crazy-ass designs. I just watched it twice back to back (the second time with my eyes unfocused) and I'm pretty sure I spotted the secret to the universe at one point. SPOILER: It was a pop-up porn ad. Hit the jump for the worthwhile video but, WARNING: may cause dizziness. Youtube viaThe most beautiful video ever? Thanks to Church, who once mesmerized an entire living room full of bachelorette party attendees with his own swinging balls trick.
Electrolux Pure Washer – Eco Automatic Sink Concept by AHHA Project Split-Face Sink, Very Nice! It’s so natural for us to put all the dirty dishes into the sink and come back later to tackle them. Wouldn’t it be great if our sink got intelligent enough and cleaned up the mess automatically? Ah, the pleasures of the concept world peppered with practical solutions! Here’s the Pure Washer – Eco Automatic Sink that does just this. It’s a sink that is divided into two rotatable parts, where in one part you put in the dishes, and it rotates away under the counter to wash them. Designer: AHHA Project
Cab Driver Does Spot-on Michael Jackson Impression I don't know how many people out there are planning on taking a taxi in Minas Gerias, Brazil in the near future, but if you end up in the area keep your eyes peeled for Jean Walker, because he can do an amazing Michael Jackson impression. Like, spot-on, summoning-him-from-the-grave accurate. And I know your first instinct is to tune out when you hear a cab driver talking -- because who wants to overhear the argument about pizza he's having with his wife on his Bluetooth -- but in this case you'd really be missing out. Buzzfeed More from our friends around the web... Adorable Babies vs. Real Sexy Secrets of Cosplay [Dorkly]
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Footage of Japanese teenager scoring 128 consecutive 2-pointers on arcade game By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 17:29 GMT, 20 November 2010 Most of us would be happy with landing a handful of two-pointers on an arcade basketball game. But this Japanese trick shot would clearly put most of us to shame after landing an astonishing 256 points in just 60 seconds. With a speed of shot that would embarrass most NBA players, the teenager rattles off 128 consecutive baskets without a single miss. Trick shot: A Japanese teenager lands 128 consecutive baskets in just 60 seconds at a game arcade Sign her up: Despite a member of staff emerging from the door on the right in her eye line, the teenager is undeterred before getting the record score And she is even unruffled after another gamer wanders past and a members of staff emerges from a doorway right in her line of vision. It is unclear whether the impressive feat is genuine, but the girl does appear to tire as she continues her prodigious scoring run. Beat that!
Energy Lock by Young Suk Kim A More Powerful Lock Not even a lightsaber could bust it. This is the “Energy Lock” from designer Young Suk Kim. Alas it is not the kind of lock you keep your bike secure with, instead it is for your plug-in objects around the house. This project goes by the name “Energy Lock,” and it’s about to totally change the way you plug in your coffee maker at night. Before we get to flipping out: the plug you see isn’t from the USA. Next, take a look at how simple this is. Designer: Young-suk Kim What The ‘New Heart of Wall Street’ Looks Like « Data Center Knowledge The cages housing customer equipment inside an Equinix data center. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. The New York Times devoted more than 3,000 words Sunday to a feature story on the rise of high-speed trading operations. But the Times offered no visuals of any of the facilities housing the servers supporting the surge in electronic trading. So here’s a glimpse inside the data centers powering the “new heart of Wall Street.” The photo above provides a look at the inside of a data center operated by Equinix, the company that runs the “New York Four” facility in Secaucus described by the Times as a “vast technological sanctum.” “While this ‘Tron’ landscape is dominated by the titans of Wall Street, it affects nearly everyone who owns shares of stock or mutual funds, or who has a stake in a pension fund or works for a public company,” The Times writes. Like most major financial companies, Direct Edge uses more than one data center provider.