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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Mad bull prevails over matador

In this video a mad bull prevails over a matador in a very funny manner. You could also say that the matador fails on an epic scale.

Diablo Loco - A Spanish Matador
Aniboom Animation by Stuart Hallock & Heath Grant

Google+ and YouTube

YouTube – like Google+ – is operated by Google. This however does not stop them from showing only limited compatibility. Here is an example:

I first tried to add the video on Google+ by just pasting the youtube URL and only got an annoying message. This is strange as it used to work until recently. You still can add videos but only in a more time-consuming way.

Update (2011-11-15, 2000 Zulu): The above issue no longer exists. Thank you, Google.

Igor Presnyakov Live in Hamburg

In case you still do not know this great musician it is high time to learn about him. Here is a live video of him performing live at Hamburg. For more about him visit his YouTube channel (with now over 200 000 subscribers and over 100 Million video views) or his website that has just (as in “a couple of minutes ago”) been relaunched.

Igor Presnyakov Live in Hamburg

If I am not mistaken I subscribed his channel back in 2009. His popularity seems to have grown considerably since that time.

Searching Eos

Scientists have come up with the theory that the current Earth-Moon system is not a direct result of the collision of a Mars-sized object with the young Earth but that for some time there have been two moons that eventually and considerably after the collision themselves collided to form our current Moon. Chances are that NASA’s GRAIL mission will be able to answer the question whether Eos actually existed.

“Eos?” you ask? I must admit that this is just my idea for naming this former celestial body; however, in Greek mythology, Eos is the sister of Luna and the goddess of dawn. The name seems to be perfect as Luna is associated with the Moon and the lost celestial body dates back to the dawn of Earth’s history. Moreover, in antiquity Eos was not associated with an actual celestial body.

ScienceCast: Did Earth Have Two Moons?

Monday, November 14, 2011

Why you should not leave keys unattended

Did you ever wonder how long a criminal needs to make a copy of an unattended key? The crucial step of lifting a key print takes less than 20 seconds and requires nothing but a lighter and a piece of adhesive tape plus something to remove any remaining sooth; tissue paper should do the job. In other words: it only requires tools that a criminal can carry in his pockets without causing any suspicion.

Diy prison spare key

Follows the original description of the video as found on youtube:

Here we are making a spare key for your wallet out of a plactic bottle, you can also use packaging plastic as on a toy package. On the stiffer plastic you may have to bend the key in the channel to make for a better fit.