University researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zürich have designed drones that work together to build a rope bridge. Watch this cool video to see them in action.
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Month: September 2015
Swiss Health Insurer Tests Fitness Trackers That Penalize Inactive People
CSS, one of the country’s biggest health insurers, launched a pilot project in July, in which the company tracks the movements of 2,000 volunteers on a daily basis using digital pedometers. The program is intended to aid insurance companies in tailoring their offers to their customers’ needs.
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Happy Birthday, Mario!
Super Mario Bros turns 30 today! Type Super Mario Bros into a Google Search screen for celebratory easter egg. Continue reading to learn of our plucky plumbers origins
(July 9) 1981 – Nintendo released the arcade game Donkey Kong (pictured), which featured the debut of Mario, “one of the most famous characters in video game history”
-wikipedia’
He wasn’t the headliner; that honor would go to the orange, barrel throwing, ape on the top girder.
Nevertheless, his sheer pluck and determination, to say nothing of his hammer wielding hi-jumping hi-jinks, would see him through to get the girl (Pauline), movie deals, and several several successive video-game variations.
Proving once again that if you want to succeed, jump softly and carry a big hammer.
Way to go Donkī Kongu!
(oh, you too Mario!)
now whatever happened to Pauline?
Ask Quincy 