I know I’ve been posting a lot of these thunder storm and wild rain downpour videos. I tend to get a lot of search hits for the specific areas and dates though, so I will continue to do so. People seem to be interested in it for personal reasons, or perhaps to show friends, or [...]

Continue Reading June 30 Severe Thunder Storm in Ulster County, NY

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Well I woke to quite a surprise this morning!   Mushrooms everywhere in the new lawn.  Bryn had mentioned he mowed a bunch down when he mowed on Saturday but I didn’t think a lot about it.  He didn’t mention that it was like this. Wow! I guess some things get lost in the verbiage I [...]

Continue Reading There are Mushrooms Everywhere in the New Lawn

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Before I put the Sony DSC-H10 on the mini-titan I didn’t even bother to look up it’s weight but I knew it was hefty.  I was just searching for some lighter cameras today and looked up the DSC-H10.  It turns out the Sony weighs in at 13.4 ounces w/battery.   That’s about 0.75 pounds.  Thinking about [...]

Continue Reading Some Thoughts On Recording Aerial Video with a Small RC Helicopter

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I found this video while bouncing around the www tonight.  It’s a pretty old but great explanation of how a differential works in a car, but you have to hop forward to about 1:40 to get to the good parts. I actually tore one down when I was replacing and axle seal on my Dodge [...]

Continue Reading Videos: How a Differential Works & How Counterfeit Money Works

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I was sitting here at home today, upset (hehe) that another thunderstorm thwarted our lawn mowing efforts.  It wasn’t quite dry enough to mow, but there really wasn’t much else going on.  As an aside I was also trying to find a way to bury the guilt of turning off my work cell phone for [...]

Continue Reading How I Made an Affordable and Fun Aerial Helicam with My Mini-Titan

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