Thursday, May 17. 2007
Translucent Concrete
Glass fiber infused concrete
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Used in an actual wall
Friday, February 02. 2007
Wonderful world of Aerogel
If you have never heard of aerogel then know this. It is the worlds lightest solid in at only 3 times the weight of air. It is listed in the guinness book of world records for that fact as well as being the best insulator man is aware of and 13 other records. This stuff is apprently difficult to manufacture and is for that reason pretty expensive. I saw a piece measuring 6"x6"x0.5" going for over $4,000 on ebay recently.
Man with Aerogel block
Showing off the insulating capabilities of Aerogel
Tuesday, November 07. 2006
HELIUM Shortage
The Mystery of the Silo Pictures
For a week or better now the wonderful employees of Richway have been puzzled by strange pictures by the time clock. These pictures wolud change daily but have one thing in common, they showed a silo with a red line drawn through it -- Yes, the type of silo we see so often standing lonley along the horizon.
We finally learned the meaning behind the silo pictures in our general meeting today.
Here we see Rich setting up "silos" in the sand. The silos are made out of ice.
This is a picture of Dana heating up the silos to show that alone they are vulnerable.
Here we see Dana and Rich with the silos. Notice how the big chunck of ice has not melted much.
Rich's point was this -- If we all work together towards a common goal we will be more sucessful and have an easier time working than if we all go at it alone.
We finally learned the meaning behind the silo pictures in our general meeting today.
Here we see Rich setting up "silos" in the sand. The silos are made out of ice.
This is a picture of Dana heating up the silos to show that alone they are vulnerable.
Here we see Dana and Rich with the silos. Notice how the big chunck of ice has not melted much.
Rich's point was this -- If we all work together towards a common goal we will be more sucessful and have an easier time working than if we all go at it alone.
Friday, October 13. 2006
Recent Visitor to Richway
We were pleased to have Patrick Briones of Specialty Sales in Chicago in our factory on Thursday October 12. They are an important supplier for us and Patrick and Carol, our Purchasing Manager (shown with Patrick) have worked closely together for several years, but had never met.
A few weeks ago, I ran into Patrick at a trade show and issued a special invitation to come visit, even though he does not normally travel to see customers. He had intended to bring his wife too, so they could enjoy our beautiful fall leafdisplay, but scheduling was a problem. It is just as well, our fall colors are nearly gone and it was a snowy, cold and windy day.
A few weeks ago, I ran into Patrick at a trade show and issued a special invitation to come visit, even though he does not normally travel to see customers. He had intended to bring his wife too, so they could enjoy our beautiful fall leafdisplay, but scheduling was a problem. It is just as well, our fall colors are nearly gone and it was a snowy, cold and windy day.
Thursday, September 28. 2006
3 in 1
Over a year ago I remember adding an entry describing an LCD monitor from Sharp that could show 2 different images on one screen when looked at from different angles. Well here I am again with a screen from Sharp that does 3 in 1.
Wednesday, August 23. 2006
Shark Attacks
File
Just now I received email form Tony with the following note:
I did actually come across this link when reading something related to
work............................
The link is to a "world shark attack file"...........
So I opened the link:
Shark Attack Spreadsheet Data
Homepage for Shark Attack File
You can purchase this image of a great white shark at allposters.com
http://www.sharkattackfile.net/spreadsheets/GSAF5.xls
and found a most interesting spreadsheet documenting shark attacks since the early 1900's.
What I found perhaps the most interesting was that a large percentage of these shark attacks seem to have occured during BROAD DAYLIGHT!!!! (Scroll to the bottom)
Whoa!!! ------------ In the last 20 years I have probably spent at least 100 to 150 days "on the beach" (mostly at Cocoa Beach, Florida--- adjoins Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center). Conventional wisdom, at least my conventional wisdom, says that most shark attacks occur in the early morning or a dusk, so stay out of deeper water then.
Not so, apparently. Swimming in the middle of the day is seemingly not much guarantee of safety. Even one to two foot water is not entirely safe.
Next year when I am at the beach, I'll either be more paranoid or have forgotten about the information.
Just now I received email form Tony with the following note:
I did actually come across this link when reading something related to
work............................
The link is to a "world shark attack file"...........
So I opened the link:
Shark Attack Spreadsheet Data
Homepage for Shark Attack File
You can purchase this image of a great white shark at allposters.com
http://www.sharkattackfile.net/spreadsheets/GSAF5.xls
and found a most interesting spreadsheet documenting shark attacks since the early 1900's.
What I found perhaps the most interesting was that a large percentage of these shark attacks seem to have occured during BROAD DAYLIGHT!!!! (Scroll to the bottom)
Whoa!!! ------------ In the last 20 years I have probably spent at least 100 to 150 days "on the beach" (mostly at Cocoa Beach, Florida--- adjoins Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center). Conventional wisdom, at least my conventional wisdom, says that most shark attacks occur in the early morning or a dusk, so stay out of deeper water then.
Not so, apparently. Swimming in the middle of the day is seemingly not much guarantee of safety. Even one to two foot water is not entirely safe.
Next year when I am at the beach, I'll either be more paranoid or have forgotten about the information.
Monday, June 19. 2006
Photos from North Korea
Just a few minutes ago, I found this link n.k. pix on
bookofjoe.com which is one of my "must read" blogs.
This photo is one of several showing highway entrapments ---- big concrete blocks that can be pushed onto the highway to "trap enemy tanks."
bookofjoe.com which is one of my "must read" blogs.
This photo is one of several showing highway entrapments ---- big concrete blocks that can be pushed onto the highway to "trap enemy tanks."
Friday, May 26. 2006
Airpinch valves go racing
Sales & Marketing Director, Dana Benning, has began his new racing hobby with Airpinch valves listed on the car.
The panel that Airpinch is on was also the first one to receive damage.
www.airpinch.com
The panel that Airpinch is on was also the first one to receive damage.
www.airpinch.com
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