Going Prepared
LED powered by a candle brighter than the candle
Greentech Media has an interesting article up about a thermoeletric material from Nextreme Thermal Solutions that takes the heat generated by a candle and uses it to power an LED, which is brighter than the light from the candle itself. … Continued
Les Stroud calling it quits with Survivorman
I am bummed after reading this, since I really enjoy Les’s adventures. Living in the wild takes toll on TV’s “Survivorman” SYDNEY (Reuters) – Les Stroud, better known as TV adventurer “Survivorman,” was chased by a jaguar, nearly dropped dead … Continued
Boy runs away to join wilderness school
I’m not really sure what to make of this. On one hand, I can appreciate the desire to want to live with the wilderness, but that is not exactly a realistic desire in today’s world, especially if you expect to … Continued
Fireballs in Canada
It’s too bad fire was last month’s forum photo assignment, or the Canadians would have whooped us all with shots of this. Discuss in forums
