WD-40 is an amazing product. Here is a collection of some relevant information.
Game of Drones
Cute Daily Show comedy related to the use of drones.
Amazon Increases Shipping Speed of Response
Amazon improves on same-day-shipping.
Top 100 Airplanes by Flying Magazine
Link to Flying Magazine’s List of the Top 100 Airplanes
Time Lapse Photography
Time lapse photography at its best.
Strong Cross Winds
Very strong cross-wind landings on a YouTube video.
Tough Triangle Problem
This was a tough triangle problem that I was exposed to while at Princeton, but didn’t really solve it until years later. It doesn’t really require any single tough jump in skill, but it just is tough to create the extra dimension required to solve.
Kiva – Micro-finance
Kiva.org does an excellent job of helping entrepreneurs in developing countries and disadvantaged communities raise small amounts of capital for business purposes.
Southwest Wildlife Foundation – Raptor Preservation Program
SWF is an excellent program for protecting, preserving, and rehabilitating raptors.
ParaHawk USA
Video of hawks landing on the outstretched arms of paraglider pilots.
Festo SmartBird mimics flight of birds …
Here is the video that went around the various pilot and scientific blogs a couple of months ago. Festo has really done a great job with a flying bird. The advertising copy says: “SmartBird is an ultralight but powerful flight model with excellent aerodynamic qualities and extreme agility. With SmartBird, Festo has succeeded in deciphering the flight of birds – …
Kyle Gets Buckets 2.0
YouTube video of Kyle getting buckets on the campus of Duke University.