2005/01/26

California High-Speed Rail

From KESQ:
The California High-Speed Rail Authority today adopted routes and station locations that will be used in detailed environmental reviews for the 700-mile system, which would link San Diego, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Fresno, Bakersfield and San Francisco with trains running at top speeds of more than 200 mph.
I went to check out the official web site of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, and this line really caught my attention:
With bullet trains operating at speeds up to 220 mph, the express travel time from downtown San Francisco to Los Angeles is just under 2½ hours.

That will be so cool!

2005/01/25

A gasoline-saving sticker

Via Denver Post:
The disc is to be taped or glued to the bottom of your car's gas tank. Promoters say it significantly increases gas mileage and improves air quality. They don't say how it works, beyond claiming it sends "holographic frequencies into the gas tank and changes the molecular structure of the gasoline."

Yeah, right.

2005/01/06

My favorite patent, #5443036

Method of exercising a cat:
A method for inducing cats to exercise consists of directing a beam of invisible light produced by a hand-held laser apparatus onto the floor or wall or other opaque surface in the vicinity of the cat, then moving the laser so as to cause the bright pattern of light to move in an irregular way fascinating to cats, and to any other animal with a chase instinct.

Eyezmaze Grow

The Grow game from Eyezmaze is so addictive! There are all these interactions between the objects, and you have to install them in the right sequence to make everything grow to the max. A very well done game.