Posts Tagged ‘German’

Nereus: Kite Driven Watercraft

Friday, June 6, 2008 16:50 No Comments

Mathias Koehler, a German designer, is behind the Nereus. This is a kite powered watercraft that is able to submerge for short periods of time. With a behaviour similar to a jet ski it promises hours of fun in the sea and all in an ecological way as it is essentially powered by the wind.

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London: WWII Bomb Found On Gas Pipe

Friday, June 6, 2008 15:35 No Comments

A 2,000lb bomb was unearthed by a a mechanical digger this Monday, near Lea, Bromleyby-Bow where the 2012 Olympic village site is located.
The bomb which is a German made World War two device that has been quietly been in London?s East End, sitting on top of a gas main.
Bomb disposal army officers tried to [...]

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Johan Lorbeer Defies Gravity

Thursday, May 29, 2008 21:42 No Comments

Take a look a these pictures, they are not made with Photoshop, they are real! The man doing the “Spiderman” trick is Johan Lorbeer, a German street artist. He is famous for his “Still Life” performances where he remains for hours, in positions that defy the laws of gravity. This living work of art never [...]

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SkySails: Wind Powered Ships Are Back In Fashion

Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:20 1 Comment

Boats and Ships have been using wind power to move around the globe for thousands of years. Its only the last 100 years or so that we converted to using oil. Now that this fossil fuel its running low and expensive, people are trying to go back to the good old fashion wind power. This [...]

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Germany and the Skype trojans

Sunday, January 27, 2008 16:32 No Comments

Wikileaks brings to light some documents that prove that the German government is planning to design a system to monitor conversations through skype. The ?skype Interception technology? is going to be designed by a German company called Digitask.
The German media are continuously talking about this issue. The reason that the government wants to monitor conversations [...]

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Godfather is wanted for as little polar bear

Saturday, January 12, 2008 23:40 No Comments

 

The city of Nuremberg, Germany, created a website with sole purpose to find a name for the 4 week old polar bear cub that was born in the local zoo. The people in charge receive daily thousands of suggestions, making the little cub No 1 topic across the German Internet. The reason?
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