Sony has made a new “Greatness Awaits” commercial for the release of their Playstation 4. US launch date set for November 15.
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Awesome Video of The Space X Grasshopper Rocket Launch
On Monday, October 7th, Grasshopper completed its highest leap to date, rising to 744m altitude. The view above is taken from a single camera hexacopter, getting closer to the stage than in any previous flight.
Grasshopper is a 10-story Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing (VTVL) vehicle designed to test the technologies needed to return a rocket back to Earth intact. While most rockets are designed to burn up on atmosphere reentry, SpaceX rockets are being designed not only to withstand reentry, but also to return to the launch pad for a vertical landing. The Grasshopper VTVL vehicle represents a critical step towards this goal.” – SpaceX
A TMNT Super Mario Bros. Mashup (Video)
Have you ever wondered what a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Super Mario Bros. mashup would look like? Well, wonder no more as James Farr has put together an awesome video doing just that. James created his own popular web series XOMBIE and TRAINS-FORMERS. If you don’t know who James Farr is you can learn more about his work by visiting his website.
First Person Goomba (Video)
Since the early days of Super Mario Bros we have been squashing Goombas with out any consideration as to what their story is. In this awesome video from pipocaVFX, we see life from a Goomba’s perspective and Mario doesn’t quite seem like the “superhero” we are used to.
Bill Nye Joins Dancing with the Stars
If you grew up in the 90’s then it’s very likely that you have seen Bill Nye in action on the popular education television show, Bill Nye Science Guy. Recently, he’s been having a bit of fun as he takes his dancing skills on stage and on TV with ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.
Bill has remained dedicated to educating people about science over the years and has even worked on some amazing projects like the Mars Dial, which actually went up to Mars as it was equipped on multiple rovers.
Cool Fact: Did you know that Bill Nye did a local Seattle sketch comedy show before his science guy gig? The show was called Almost Live! Before that Bill Nye worked for Boeing as a mechanical Engineer.