Failure is never quite so frightening as regret.
How to create a 3D model of the surface of Mars using photogrammetry software and NASA Curiosity Rover navcam data
Let’s go to Mars! This video shows how I used Photoscan to generate a 3D model from stereoscopic images taken on Mars by the NASA Curiosity Rover.
The Pocket Guide to DC Bike Laws
As a driver in the District of Columbia I’ve seen some pretty narrow escapes by bicyclists in traffic. To inform cyclists, drivers, and law enforcement officials, the DC Department of Transportation produces a Pocket Guide to DC Bike Laws (PDF).
“The Frog”, A Bodypainting Masterpiece by Johannes Stötter
Do you recognize what type of frog Johannes Stötter has painted above? Pay attention to the curves and texture of the animal and realize it’s not a frog at all but five people in bodypaint. Johannes Stötter is an internationally recognized artist. He is the 2013 winner of the World Bodypaint Championship, beating Einat Dan and Min ah Kim.
SIMNET goes online in 1987
This is a video displaying the capabilities of SIMNET which was a multi-user military simulator that went online in 1987. A few interesting quotes from the latter half of the video should have you thinking about the future of virtual reality systems.
“…you’ll be able to create anything, from a synthetic battlefield to a synthetic factory, all using the same core technology.”
“Anything that you can conceive of can be put on a network.”
“…all the way down to the guy bringing lunch out to the troops.
The Space Shuttle is Silently Obliterated in the latest Gravity “Detached” Movie Clip
Anticipation is rising for director Alfonso Cuarón’s newest movie Gravity. We’ve written about the film before but I had to share this amazing sequence that was shown during the San Diego Comic-Con.
The Internet Teaches Us How to Moonwalk
We recently found an imgur gallery shared by user magomike breaking down the steps necessary to moonwalk. Most people who think they know how to moonwalk do it completely wrong.