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 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 this [...]

Continue Reading RC Helicam on Ace Mini-Titan

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After weeks of nightly hours long rainy downpours they have subsided a bit, but now we’re getting these daily thunderstorms ripping through.  I posted on the other day which was pretty fantastic for our area.  This one shown below is in the daytime but mostly shows the quantity of rain.  You can see the Scott’s [...]

Continue Reading Another Day, Another Thunder Storm

Tags: bluestone, grass, gutters, Lawn, patchmaster, planter, seed, storms, thunderstorm, Video

We had a great thunderstorm here in ulster, new york tonight.  I got in the truck and shot some video since I don’t have the observatory built into the house yet.   Most of the strikes are flashes and such, but it’s still a good video to watch if you like thunderstorms.  I’d highly recommend turning [...]

Continue Reading Awesome New York Thunderstorm

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