Everyone's Dream....

I think everyone has thought about becoming and astronaut at some point in time of their lives. After watching this model rocket be shot into the sky, brought me back to the days that I wanted to be an astronaut. Seeing some of my friends go and work for NASA and fulfill their dreams is amazing to me. I still sometimes wish that I could go and become an astronaut as well. Knowing that this probably won't happen, I think I would settle with launching a model shuttle, such as this, during my retirement.

This movie also reminded me of our class. It showed that you need to go big or go home. Everyone has shot off a model rocket that is a foot long, but 36'? Unheard of. It also shows that if you have the dream to do something, to keep pushing and someday it might just come true.

No More Pontiac... who's next?

So reading the news today left me thinking about what car I would want to buy in the future. Seeing how most major car companies are falling apart, I have no idea what I would want to purchase. I used to think that a Pontiac G6 would be a good car, until I heard today that GM is cutting the Pontiac Brand. Does this mean that Pontiacs will disappear? Or will someone else pick up the brand?

With the economy the way it is, I can only hope that the future will be better, and that my car choice will be able to live on for many years.

FE Exam....and Saving Farts for Energy!?

Saturday I had the pleasure of taking an 8 hour exam that tested me not only intellectually but also mentally and physically. I have the attention span of maybe 2 hours for an exam, so when I had 8 hours of an exam with an hour break for lunch, I was not sure what I would do. However, I made it through and hopefully I don't have to take it again. If I do, I wished they would consider doing it over two days instead of all in one day.

On another note, I found this article about reusing "Farts" for power. Besides the title catching my interest, so did the person in the article. This short article featured Dr. Logan, a professor in Civil Engineering here at Penn State. It was one of those things I was like what the heck are people doing with this subject, and it turns out that it is actually happening right here in the building that I pretty much live in.

Creative Drinking?!?

So I was looking around one of my favorite sites, Dvice, and came across this article. As a wine drinker, I can only imagine how drinking from this glass would be. I have a hard enough time drinking safely from a regular bottle or glass let alone one that has an entire extra glass or two of wine above it.

However, I find the engineering behind this glass interesting and wonder how they even came up with this idea. Who would have thought about making a glass similar to this? Why would you want something like this? Either way, I'm intrigued and want to try one some day!

Magic?

Magic? Tricks? Fakes? Sometimes I wonder what it is with "Illusions" that fascinates so many people. I found this "Viral" video from Samsung that has a camera trick in it. I've watched it, watched it, and watched and still can't figure it out or don't want to figure it out. I've read the comments below and watched for them in the video, but I just don't see what others do.

Watched this video and tell me:
How do you think they pulled this trick off?

Ending of 407

With 3 weeks left in school, I feel that our time in ENGR 407 is becoming more valuable each day. I can remember the first day of class where I was not sure of what to expect. I was timid and unsure of myself. Now that our time is limited, I find myself not wanting it to end. Each day I seem to learn something new about myself, and I find myself being pushed out of my comfort zone. With the end of class looming in the distance, I see myself pushing harder to learn more about myself and to get the most from this class.