July 2011

1995 COOL

by 53X11 on July 21, 2011

Found this on There I fixed it and I thought I share it. Way to do the 1995 upgrade and pop a collar…LOL

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Crash Test – 50 years of safety

by 53X11 on July 7, 2011

The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety did a very interesting crash test, a 1959 Bel Air vs a 2009 Malibu. It is designed to show how much automobile safety has improved in the last 50 years. The results are very interesting. Car Crash

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Code Word Geronimo

by 53X11 on July 6, 2011

On Sept 6th, 2011 a interesting new graphic novel – Code Word Geronimo – comes out. The graphic novel is based on the Seal Team 6 May 1st raid that resulted in the death of Osama Bin Laden. The book will be a 88 pages, will cost $15.99, and even includes the dog that was [...]

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The Razor and it’s wind turbines

by 53X11 on July 6, 2011

A friend of mine sent me a link about a interesting story about a London hotel that has installed three integral wind turbines into the building. It is London’s Strata SE1, a 43-story, 408-apartment project, and it is the first building in the world to do that. The three turbines generate approximately 8% of the [...]

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Blue Jean Pencils

by 53X11 on July 6, 2011

I recently came across a really cool product, a pencil made out of recycled blue jeans. They act like a standard #2 pencil, i.e. you can sharpen them, and run about .30 to .50 cents a piece. A great thing is that they actually write pretty well. One place to buy them is here, but [...]

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