The view from a Shuttle booster plummeting back to earth…

Another friday, another movie. After getting your brains tazed by the ArcAttack videos, why not take the time to enjoy something a bit more relaxing. The accompanying video is a “view from the driver’s seat” of a NASA Shuttle’s booster rocket falling from miles and miles above the Earth’s surface. It’s kind of lengthy, but cool nonetheless. You know the drill. Click. Click. Enjoy…

World’s tallest rocket leaving the planet caught on camera

Ok. I know. Not a gadget. But still it’s a spectacular sight none the less. The word’s tallest rocket, Delta 4-Heavy lifting off from complex 37B at Cape Canaveral can be seen up close and personal in the photo above. The camera of course was unmanned of course, set off from a remote switch by Ben Cooper. While he remained safe and cozy in his little bunker more than 3 miles away, the camera was under the full wrath of this goliath as it was much, much closer. The lens didn’t survive, but at least enough of the camera did make it through to give us this rare peek at an often looked over event. Pretty insane isn’t it?

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Think you have eagle eyes? What about Hubble eyes?

Though this isn’t gadget related, it is undoubtedly cool.  The human body while certainly a walking vessel full of miniture miracles or feats of science happening every second, is still limited in its abilites.  For example, our eyes are weak.  We can’t see as far or crisp as an owl let alone  a telescope.  That is exactly what the picture above illustrates – how much our vision sucks.  The above photo is a compilation of a boat load of individual photographs taken with the Hubble Telescope and then patiently stitched together to give us this awe-inspiring image showcasing the awesomeness in the tools (in this case the Hubble) that we have created as well as highlighting our bodies limitations and how small we really are in the big scheme of things called life.  Step inside for a bigger picture.