What does a superpowered Transformer do in his spare time — you know, when he's not too busy starring in some of the worst written pieces of escapist cinema? Well, for one Taiwanese fella, there's nothing Optimus Prime likes doing more than supporting a bamboo stick used for hanging washed clothes. Seriously, the dude spent [...]
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Caption contest: Optimus Prime moonlights as clothes dryer
Posted: 28th January 2010 by Nicr in Articles0
A visual recap of the day's articles Jan 22nd 2010 | 41 Articles http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/22/wilson-electronics-sleek-signal-booster-reviewed-surprise-it-w/ 12:57 am 20 Comments Wilson Electronics Sleek signal booster reviewed: surprise, it works! http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/22/nexus-one-dock-to-cost-45-imminently-available/ 1:54 am 43 Comments Nexus One Dock to cost $45, imminently available? http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/22/diy-smartphone-…… For full content click here
Rice University nanodragster rolls on carbon buckeyball wheels, lives life .0005 inch at a time
Posted: 28th January 2010 by Nicr in ArticlesDrag racing and nanotech seemingly go together like peanut butter and… very small rocks, but that hasn't stopped a team of researchers at Rice University from creating a microscopic car dubbed a “nanodragster.” Its wheels are buckeyballs, the rear composed of 60 carbon atoms each, while its front wheels are made of p-carborane. This gives [...]