An amusing video for you all- Cyriak’s Animation Mix

I found this cool video today whilst browsing for something cool to post up here, at the request of one of my most loyal readers. I’ve seen this video before and I thought I should share it with all of you, I love it. It’s made by Cyriak, and I strongly suggest you have a look at the rest of his work here.

The music in the video was also composed by him, and he has quite a repertoire of previous animations. He has even been hired by larger companies such as Coca Cola to make adverts (in his case a Coke Zero ad).

This animation mix is really most enjoyable for English people in my opinion, although I’m sure you will all enjoy it.

Switch on. Switch off.

Hello again.

I found this quick video while browsing on the internet today, and thought I’d show you all. The video is a quick and fun one advertising the importance of turning off devices and not just leaving them in standby mode.

Before I show you the video, I’d just like to share a few facts on standby mode with you.

- Britons waste the equivalent of around two power stations’ worth of electricity each year by leaving TV sets and other gadgets on standby.

- Electrical equipment in sleep mode used roughly 7TWh of energy and emits around 800,000 tonnes of carbon.

- Standby modes on electronic devices account for 8% of all British domestic power consumption.

-Estimated annual CO2 emissions from devices left on standby:
Stereos – 1,600,000 tonnes
Videos – 960,000 tonnes
TVs – 480,000 tonnes
Consoles – 390,000 tonnes
DVD players – 100,000 tonnes
Set-top boxes – 60,000 tonnes

(Source: Energy Saving Trust)

Shocking isn’t it?

Post #50-Well, how was your summer?

Unfortunately, for some of us, summer is over now. School starts again tomorrow, and homework, coursework, work and more work is on its way.

On a more positive note, this blog has now reached 5000 hits, so thanks to everybody who has made that possible. Tell your friends about it please!

Thanks to everybody at the Northbourne Music Course, this year was great as always!

Have you ever wondered what a hard drive is really doing inside, what all that clicking is? Watch this:

Sorry about the short post, but I have had almost no time on my hands, but I’ll be back posting soon.

Watch out- here comes the future!

Omni-directional technology made by Airtrax. This video shows multiple cylindrical shaped tyres around a single axis that help guide the forklift in all directions. Think of the possibilities! This kind of agility and manoeverability could save so much space in car parks, helping with parking in tighter spots, and roads could be made narrower allowing for more land development!

For those of you who cannot see the embedded video player click here.

Edit: 26th October 2008- Here is a design by Mitsubishi incorporating this concept in a future rally car