Since 1980, hundreds of young engineers have entered the Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition. Nobody has won the grand prize of $250,000 for demonstrating "a one minute hovering time, a momentary achievement of 3 meters altitude, and controlling the vehicle within a constrained box -- all in the same flight." But damn, they're sure trying. "Straight Up Difficult" (NPR)
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Contest to build a human-powered helicopter
Giant 3D topographical wood map of Westeros ('Game of Thrones') made by a cartographer
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Ingenious robotic basketball hoop helps you not miss
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The ClearUP can whisk away sinus pain from allergies in just 5 minutes
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This 8-inch Japanese Style chef's knife might be your next step toward true culinary mastery
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This app keeps all your online information safe and encrypted and keeps you from forgetting passwords
More than half of you think the best way to manage your passwords is to just keep ‘em safely stashed away in your own noggin. Meanwhile, there are also bunches of you that favor saving passwords in your browser, putting them in a spreadsheet or just writing them down on a piece of paper or […]
