Keeping an old 8mm projector alive with high-power LEDs

Source: hack a day

I don’t think a 1 Watt LED is nearly bright enough for the job, seeing that the original reflector bulb was a 150 watt incandecent. Getting a similiar amount of light from LEDs would require about 30 Watts worth of them. Granted, we could s ...
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Airdate: London Olympic Stadium

Source: TV Tonight

Nat Geo presents a special which looks at the design and construction of the the world’s “first flatpack arena” designed by Australian architect Rod Sheard. As the final sprint towards the 2012 London Olympic Games begins, National Geograph ...
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What a holiday!

Source: The Hindu

Prashanti was sure she was going to have a rotten holiday. Whoever wanted to spend it on a boring farm? All her friends were holidaying in exotic places! “No, no!” shouted Prashanti. “I don't want to go to Thatha's boring farm to m ...
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Meet Yoshi - the pet ferret with a $5000 spine

Source: NEWS.com.au

Yoshi the $5000 ferret recovers from surgery. Picture: The Mercury Source: The Mercury Yoshi is one of 16 pet ferrets owned by Nicole Flint. Picture: The Mercury Source: The Mercury Yoshi the ferret has $5000 s ...
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Searching for the universe's secrets

Source: The Sudbury Star

beneath the Earth's surface, he strides from cavern to cavern, stopping to show off a lack of piping or a water chamber or a tall, thin device filled with liquid. "It's like a giant coffee percolator," he says. "The water comes ...
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Toys, trains and Darth Vader at model show today

Source: This is Cheshire

A FASCINATING collection of trains, toy soldiers, Meccano and war games will be on display at Croft Model Show on Saturday. It takes place at Croft Village Hall, Mustard Lane, from 10am to 4pm. There will b ...
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