Saturday, March 13, 2010

Acrobatic Cops Should Ditch the Force, Join the Circus

Acrobatic Cops Should Ditch the Force, Join the Circus


Acrobatic Cops Should Ditch the Force, Join the Circus

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:00 PM PST

Acrobatic Cops Should Ditch the Force, Join the Circus This year's Biennial of Photography and Visual Arts in Belgium presents work by photographer Thomas Lailaender. His whimsical series entitled 'The Acrobatic Squad' shows "a special motorcycle unit of the Préfecture de Police de Paris in full acrobatic mode as they were practicing their hobby at the Bourget military base".

Interesting photography project, but even more awe-inspiring is the apparent skill of these acrobatic motorcycle cops. Scroll down to see all twelve stunts. ...more

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Car-puccino Runs Purely on Coffee

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 12:00 PM PST

Car-puccino Runs Purely on Coffee Another creation by Bang Goes the Theory, the "car-puccino" is a 1988 Volkswagen Scirocco powered solely by roasted coffee granules.

Daily Mail reports,

"The car will be driven the 210 miles between Manchester and London powered only by roasted coffee granules. It will go on display at the Big Bang science fair in Manchester to show how fuels other than conventional petrol and diesel can power vehicles.

The team calculates the Carpuccino will do three miles per kilo of ground coffee - the equivalent of about 56 espressos per mile.

The journey will use about 70 kilos of ground coffee which ...more

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