Alex Reid

I’m not into the Harlem Shake, especially since I saw the Facebook staff doing it, I was sold against it. These folks who live in Harlem aren’t impressed either.

“I thought these were business people”

~ One of the kids from “Kids react to Harlem Shake“.

Funny and interesting video comparing the physical pain of AC versus DC on a human.

Through all my years of being shocked, I somehow came to the understanding that AC (Alternating Current) hurts more than DC (Direct Current). Then somebody, which I don’t remember who, told me that the body has capacitive properties and lets the AC electricity through better. I don’t know how true that statement is, but from experience it somehow makes sense. If you hold on to a 50V DC voltage with dry hands, you won’t feel it as I experienced. But as soon as you switch the same voltage on and off at high speeds, such as 60Hz, it will shock you badly.

~ Mehdi Sadaghdar, from his blog.

Of course nothing beats this Epic Rap Battle which I have not been able to get out of my head all week (Telsa vs Edison). If you didn’t already know, Edison was a dick. Also check out the behind-the-scenes video that shows how much work went into it.

Watch this 25-minute video tour of the International Space Station conducted by departing commander Sunita Williams.

In 2013, we will see the first high-definition streaming video platform of Earth.

UrtheCast is a international initiative between Canada, Russia, and the United Kingdom. UrtheCast is building and will operate the world’s first near-live HD Earth video stream, via two cameras mounted on the mounted to the underside of the Russian segment of theInternational Space Station (ISS).

The idea is that people will be able to view events as they happen, from the sky.

UrtheCast says their web platform will feel like a blending of a video version of GoogleEarth with the video playback and search functionality of YouTube. It will operate seamlessly with social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.

This comes after news last month that the United States Geological Survey will be decommissioning their Landsat 5 satellite in the coming months.

Cute video by the guys at Hot 103, following the ‘Shit people say’ trend.