Last Sunday’s 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the Napa region of Northern California was the strongest the area has seen in 25 years. The quake was so strong, in fact, that it woke many in the region — as we learned from a sudden change in the sleeping patterns of people nearby, thanks to data collected by Jawbone UP fitness trackers.
Continue reading… “Jawbone data reveals how many Up users were woken up by the Napa earthquake”
One World Trade Center
Architects will find out if the tallest building in America really is 1,776 feet tall, in a few weeks. One World Trade Center technically soars to that height, but about 408 feet of it isn’t building but “spire.” The arbiter of tall buildings, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, has yet to decide whether that’s going to count.
Continue reading… “How tall will physics allow us to build skyscrapers?”
The temporary cathedral in New Zealand will use cardboard tubes, as shown in this scale model.
A New Zealand landmark that was destroyed in a natural disaster earlier this year will be resurrected using cardboard.
Continue reading… “Massive New Zealand cathedral to be rebuilt with cardboard”
An elderly woman cries in the devastated town of Rikuzentakata in Iwate prefecture.
There are events in history that sear themselves into the world’s collective imagination, and enter the realm where myth meets heartbreaking reality.
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Raw, actual footage from a dashboard camera driving along a beach road as the tsunami hit Japan. You can see the wave hitting the windshield and car being carried away in the wave.
Continue reading… “Tsunami Caught on Dashboard Camera as it Hits Car”
The shores of Acapulco’s beaches were this weekend teeming with masses of fish packed so tightly they looked like an oil slick from above. (Pics)
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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