Shake, Rattle and Roll

What in the world can tear a perfectly good helicopter apart, ground resonance can. There have been 34 34 incidents in the United States since 1990.

“I was standing right next to it,” says Frank Robinson, founder of the world’s leading helicopter company, describing a close call he had during a 1961 test of a gyroplane. “I had to grab hold of it and hang on and ride the damn thing down. You don’t want to be standing out there when it starts to jump around — it can jump on you. And there’s not a good way to get out of it. Just cut everything, hang on and hope.”


Fly on over to Air & Space Smithsonian to lean more about this bizarre phenomenon that literally shakes some types of helicopters to pieces.

Open Source, Dead or Alive?

Open source software has been a godsend for masses that use it and those who write it. Some think it has out lived it's usefulness and in the same breath laud it for it's money savings and being able to drive productivity in tough financial times. To find out which way to go, check out the rest of the story on CNET.

December Chock Full of Celestial Events

Jupiter and Venus begin the party with the waxing moon tonight. Then at the end of December Mercury gets in on the fun. following these events the December 12th full moon will be at it's closest to Earth since 1993. To top it all off Saturn will make it's appearance at the end of the month. Train your telescopes on the Washington Post for the whole story.

Happy Thanksgiving

I Want One

I used to dream of owning one of these babies when I was a kid watching Lost in Space. Eric Scott gets to live the dream with his jet pack. Fly on over to CNET News for the rest of the story.

U.S. cancer rate declines for the first time

For the first time since the government began keeping records on the disease cancer rates have dropped. There are several reasons for the decline, including heather diets, decline in the smoking population, people getting more exercise. For more info head over to the story in the L.A. Times

Even a Little Walk Helps

Exercising on a regular basis can help against cancer risk. If you can't join a health club or find time to exercise on a daily basis, just parking a bit further away at the store or office is a start. Even walking thirty minutes a day helps. Find out more here.

It's Not Your Ordinary Bran Mufin

Mufin, has introduced a new way for you to find the kind of music you like from bands that you may have never even heard of. I don't know how they do it, but they use what they call fingerprinting technology that searches for certain musical characteristics of any song or artist you like and makes suggestions for other songs and artist for your listening pleasure. So tune in to Mufin, your music discovery engine.

Guitar Boat Hero

Josh Pyke has combined two of my favorite activities in his new video, guitars and boating. A guitar boat, what could be better, a guitar motorcycle I guess, for me at least.

LIFE on google

Google has procured the rights to digitally publish LIFE magazines photo archive.

Here is a link to the story and a link to google search for LIFE images.

Enjoy.

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