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SoftwareLand|Mike's Manic Minute 28 Mar 06 Episode
The ultimate in-house helicopter. . .
A Norwegian engineer, obviously with too much time on his hands due to the long, long winters. . .has invented the Picoflyer http://www.popsci.com/popsci/how20/9a69d3cb3c82a010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html , a radio-controlled, micro helicopter you can fly around inside your house. . .
And in the process he's create a self-stabilizing helicopter design that has rocked the aeronautic industry on it's ear.
To stay pointed in one direction, the Picoflyer, uses two sets of counter-rotating rotors. But to keep from pitching or rolling out of control, it relies on a system that adds no extra parts or weight. If the it starts to tilt, the ringed rotors naturally tilt in the other direction, bringing the bird back to level.
I say, bravo, and. . .I want one!
Podcast of the day. . .
The Manly Geek Show
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This podcast, from a US Marine at Quantico Naval Base, tells me more than I'd ever want to know about how podcasting has infiltrated the popular culture.
Manic Minute Recommendation: In the words of the podcaster: Be More, Be Manly
And that's your Manic Minute for March 27th, 2006, brought to you by www.Business-Podcasting.com!
[ Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:57:09 GMT ]
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