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Thursday, May 27, 2010
World's First Hydrogen Fuel Cell For R/C Cars
It's a fairly common thing to have cars powered by alternative fuel sources. Hybrids, electric cars and even cars powered by fryer oil have become rather commonplace. It seems even RC cars are jumping into the fray. Gone are the days of petrol or Lithium Ion battery powered RC cars, the newest kid on the block is powered by a Hydrogen Fuel cell.
The mad scientists at Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies across the causeway in Singapore have come out with the world's first miniaturised hydrogen fuel cells and refueling station for use in hobby radio controlled vehicles. Horizon says that an RC car powered by one of the H-Cell 2.0 fuel cell kit can sustain speeds exceeding 45mph (72kph) for a full hour. Granted this is not as fast as some nitro powered RC cars, but it certainly is no slouch. Besides, it's greener for the environment! I really wouldn't want one of those to hit me in the shins at full speed.
Full specs and video after the jump!
(Source: Horizon via Engadget)
Source from Lowyat.net
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Six-Year Old Boy Saved By His Ears
News taken from www.weirdasianews.com
While some people may claim to have been saved by the bell, six-year-old Ming Ming has another tale to tell. The little boy slipped through the window bars of his home and ended up dangling by his ears eight stories above the ground!
ming ming Six Year Old Boy Saved By His Ears picture
It happened in Jucheng Compound, Yichang in Hubei Province, China, in a block of housing flats after his grandfather left him sleeping to go on an errand. It is believed the little boy woke up alone, went to the window to look for his grandfather and lost his footing.
He slipped right through the safety bars, but because he was so small his head got trapped. Neighbors heard him scream and notified firefighters who rescued the child from certain death.
“The boy had a miraculous escape. He could have fallen to the ground or have been suffocated at any minute,” said Fire service spokesman, Wang Shen
It was Ming Ming’s grandfather who opened the door for the firefighters who rescued the boy under the watchful eye of a gathering crowd below. They held the child firmly while using hydraulic tools to widen the bars and pull him safely back into the apartment.
Two ears behind bars.
That’s a rather stiff sentence for a little boy whose only crime was that he couldn’t find his grandfather.
One can only wonder how much time the grandfather should serve for endangering his grandchild’s safety?
Surely child safety advocates should have something to say about this.
What do YOU think about this?
While some people may claim to have been saved by the bell, six-year-old Ming Ming has another tale to tell. The little boy slipped through the window bars of his home and ended up dangling by his ears eight stories above the ground!
ming ming Six Year Old Boy Saved By His Ears picture
It happened in Jucheng Compound, Yichang in Hubei Province, China, in a block of housing flats after his grandfather left him sleeping to go on an errand. It is believed the little boy woke up alone, went to the window to look for his grandfather and lost his footing.
He slipped right through the safety bars, but because he was so small his head got trapped. Neighbors heard him scream and notified firefighters who rescued the child from certain death.
“The boy had a miraculous escape. He could have fallen to the ground or have been suffocated at any minute,” said Fire service spokesman, Wang Shen
Taken from http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/05/24/sixyear-boy-saved-ears/
It was Ming Ming’s grandfather who opened the door for the firefighters who rescued the boy under the watchful eye of a gathering crowd below. They held the child firmly while using hydraulic tools to widen the bars and pull him safely back into the apartment.
Two ears behind bars.
That’s a rather stiff sentence for a little boy whose only crime was that he couldn’t find his grandfather.
One can only wonder how much time the grandfather should serve for endangering his grandchild’s safety?
Surely child safety advocates should have something to say about this.
What do YOU think about this?
Murdered Man Reappears After a Decade
I was surfing the net today and i bumped in to this news... and i go awww... WTF?
Taken from http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/05/25/murdered-man-reappears-decade/
In central China’s Henan province, Zhao Zhenshang, who was allegedly hacked to death some ten years ago has miraculously put all of the pieces of his body together and reappeared in his hometown, seeking welfare support!
In hiding for a decade, Zhao feared he had killed the man now serving 10 of a 29-year sentence for his alleged murder. The supposed killer, Zhao Zouhai, was arrested about a year after the fight and “confessed” to the murder after a headless corpse was found nearby.
His confession came after being tortured by the police who forced him to drink chili water and set off fireworks over his head. He narrowly escaped execution, but still paid dearly for this crime which he did not commit.
police Murdered Man Reappears After a Decade picture
While in prison, his wife left him for another man and three of his four children were adopted by other families.
This raises many concerns about police tactics when it comes to extracting confessions. Due to the fact that the Chinese court system relies heavily on confessions, police are given carte blanche when it comes to how these confessions are obtained. The impetus is to seal the case (and often the life of the alleged accuser, regardless of guilt or innocence).
The power of the Chinese police and a recent series of unexplained deaths have caused a rebellion among some brave reformers bolstered by the support of the Ministry of Justice. The goal is to seize control of detention centers, which are currently under the jurisdiction of the police.
After another incident involving a woman who similarly reappeared several years after her husband was jailed for her murder, an audit of court system cases involving confessions has finally been ordered.
Will justice ever come in time for those falsely accused to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives?
Only time (and less police intervention) will tell.
What do YOU think about this?
News taken from www.weirdasianews.com
Taken from http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/05/25/murdered-man-reappears-decade/
In central China’s Henan province, Zhao Zhenshang, who was allegedly hacked to death some ten years ago has miraculously put all of the pieces of his body together and reappeared in his hometown, seeking welfare support!
In hiding for a decade, Zhao feared he had killed the man now serving 10 of a 29-year sentence for his alleged murder. The supposed killer, Zhao Zouhai, was arrested about a year after the fight and “confessed” to the murder after a headless corpse was found nearby.
His confession came after being tortured by the police who forced him to drink chili water and set off fireworks over his head. He narrowly escaped execution, but still paid dearly for this crime which he did not commit.
police Murdered Man Reappears After a Decade picture
While in prison, his wife left him for another man and three of his four children were adopted by other families.
This raises many concerns about police tactics when it comes to extracting confessions. Due to the fact that the Chinese court system relies heavily on confessions, police are given carte blanche when it comes to how these confessions are obtained. The impetus is to seal the case (and often the life of the alleged accuser, regardless of guilt or innocence).
The power of the Chinese police and a recent series of unexplained deaths have caused a rebellion among some brave reformers bolstered by the support of the Ministry of Justice. The goal is to seize control of detention centers, which are currently under the jurisdiction of the police.
After another incident involving a woman who similarly reappeared several years after her husband was jailed for her murder, an audit of court system cases involving confessions has finally been ordered.
Will justice ever come in time for those falsely accused to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives?
Only time (and less police intervention) will tell.
What do YOU think about this?
News taken from www.weirdasianews.com
2 Year old already a smoker...
THESE are the first shocking pictures of smoking toddler Ardi Rizal - who throws tantrums if he can't puff 40 cigs a day.
The Sun told on Saturday how the two-year-old got hooked after dad Mohammed gave him a fag at 18 months.
Now he weighs 4st and trundles round on a toy truck blowing smoke rings - too unfit to run with other kids.
Mum Diana, 26, wept: "He's totally addicted. If he doesn't get cigarettes, he gets angry and screams and batters his head against the wall. He tells me he feels dizzy and sick."
Ardi will smoke only one brand and his habit costs his parents £3.78 a day in Musi Banyuasin, Indonesia.
Officials have offered to buy the family a car if he quits.
But fishmonger Mohammed, 30, said: "He looks pretty healthy to me. I don't see the problem."
No kidding ... 4st toddler Ardi Rizal is too unfit to run round with pals
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