Chinese company unveils real-life Iron Man suit for fun

The incredible suit looks a lot like outfit worn by Tony Stark in the hit movies - but it's a real-life invention. This might look like something out of a Marvel movie, but the massive exoskeleton is actually real.

The real-life Iron Man suit NK-01 can be piloted by humans inside. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1ZiknB)

The prototype 'mecha-exosuit' is a nod to the Robert Downey Jr Iron Man blockbusters as it's been put together by a team who are thrilled by comic books and cartoons.

The NK-01 has been showcased in Beijing by its proud owners, Chinese tech-company FutureWise. And much like Iron Man, the incredible invention can even be piloted by a person wearing the suit.

The grey, silver and black colour scheme even echoes Iron Man's fellow suit wearer War Machine, who features in the forthcoming Marvel film Civil War. 

Han Lei, FutureWise's CEO explained: "When we were young my team and I loved watching robot cartoons."

"Many Chinese people… were influenced by Western and Japanese animations such as Transformers," he continued. "So, we teamed up to work on this project."

The 32-year-old is leading a team of 17 in Beijing's Zhongguancun tech area, as qouted of Mirror.co.uk. And while the suit itself is currently just a prototype, the company intends to become the first company to commercially produce these impressive futuristic outfits.

It should be noted though that unlike the attire of comic book hero Tony Stark, known also as 'Iron Man,' the suit is by no means an omnipotent war machine, but a tool of entertainment (just for fun). *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | MIRROR | SPUTNIK]

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Decades of human waste has made Mt. Everest transformed into a giant fecal mountain

More than 4,000 people have climbed Mount Everest since Sir Edmund Hillary as the first man who stood on the highest point of the Earth's surface in 1953 ago. Before that, the deadliest peaks which have a height of 8,850 meters above sea level is literally untouched by humans, because no one ever stood at the top or pooping on the slope.

The last light of the day sets on Mount Everest as it rises behind Mount Nuptse. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1ZS9Ja)

Now, the highest mountain in the world was covered in more than 10 tons of human waste, and filled with broken equipments, remnant of oxygen tubes and many others. Yes, the explorers, glory seekers have been damaging the most iconic mountains on our planet.

According to Peter Holley in The Washington Post, more than 11,793 kg of human waste is transported from the mountain each season by the Sherpa people. Then they throw the garbage in the holes near Gorak Shep, a small village located at an altitude of about 5,164 meters above sea level.

Queuing of the Mount Everest climbers towards the deadliest peaks which have a height of 8,850 meters above sea level. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1ZSByr)

When conditions on the mountain were friends, hundreds of climbers set out from base camp in the hope of setting foot on the summit. Although not all the climbers successfully reached the peak, surely they all left a large amount of dirt and remnants of supplies.

How could this happen?

Climbers usually dig a hole in the snow to be used as an emergency toilet. After this shitting business was over, they close the hole and then go. But the dirt was not going anywhere, initially the emergency toilet that used only a hole in the ground and then  has been growing for many years. The most affected areas are an outside area of the climbers camp that used to be adjust to the altitude.

During a 2010 cleanup at Mount Everest, a Nepalese Sherpa collects trash left by climbers more than 26,000 feet up the mountain. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1ZS9Ja)

Along with the garbage problem worsens, the local water sources are slowly transformed into toxic sludge. Essentially, the holes in Gorak Shep is a giant trash cans which have risks threatening diseases to the locals. The situation is worse because the dirt was not destroyed by the cold climate in the region. Dirt freezes and stay there longer than in the areas with the warmer climate.

The good news, there are still people who are trying to present a solution, because in fact no one wants to see one of the most spectacular natural scenery in the world becoming a fecal giant mountain. One of the leading ideas come from the engineers of Mount Everest Biogas Project, which plans to transform the dirt in the holes at Gorak Shep became a source of energy.

As Renee Morad report to Discovery News, the digester biogas is different from the usual because it has the ability to function in cold environmental conditions.

"Digester will be equipped with R-50 insulation and 200 watts loop resistor, similar to those commonly found in the water heaters and has a function as a heat conductor."

Engineers also said that an additional 100 watts of power will be needed to keep the contents of the digester are buried in the ground, remain at a temperature of 86 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.

To provide the power to the device, the team plans to implement a series of solar panels. If this becomes reality, the manure pits can actually provide benefits to the locals.

However, this idea does not necessarily solve the garbage problem which is getting worse every year. Even though the Nepalese government requires all climbers carry down 8 kg of waste down or will lose their deposit money, the waste problem at Everest did not improve. Do you have a solution to this problem? *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | THE WASHINGTON POST]

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A smart umbrella that tells You if it will rain

Wezzoo, a Paris-based technology company launched a smart umbrella called 'Oombrella,' which is expected to be a smart gadgets in our lives.  According to the maker of Oombrella, this smart umbrella can tell us when it will rain. Oombrella that alert you before it rains and if you leave your umbrella behind.

The 'Oombrella' that informs You if it will rain. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1ZDfQR)

Designed to remain strong in windy weather, Oombrella has a frame made of Kevlar. The company said, the material can withstand rainstorms and snowstorms. Oombrella also waterproof, has an ergonomic grip with anti-ultraviolet canopy.

You do not need to buy a new Oombrella. If you already have a favorite umbrella at home, Wezzoo launched the capsule sensors that can be embedded in ordinary umbrella. Turning it into a smart umbrella.

How's about the Oombrella prices, the smart umbrella that can tell when the rain will fall has a not cheap prices. One umbrella appreciated US. $66 or about Rp.867 thousand. As for the sensor only has the price of US. $32 or Rp.420 thousand. There are three colors options, namely white, black and light colored.

Are you interested to buy it? *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | WEZZOO | KICKSTARTER]

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What was the airplane toilet do to our waste?

Have you ever poops in an airplane toilets? Or do you ever think what happened to the dirts after that? That is, have we ever thought how the airplane toilets works? Or perhaps we think that there is a hole under the aeroplane so that the poop could go just like that.

Keep in mind, what the airplane toilets do to the poop actually extremely complex. It's all relying on the strong vaccum tools, the valve opens when the chain is pulled. With so all dirts will be sucked. Dirts will then be coated with Teflon to prevent them sticks to the pipe.

What the airplane toilets do to our waste actually extremely complex. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1Z5vlE)

Furthermore, the waste will be transferred through the pipes, the same as the toilet system in our homes, but in this case, will be stored in  temporary waste tanks in the fuselage.

When the plane landed, the waste transport vehicle will attach a special vacuum hose to the waste tank in the plane. And when all the waste has been cleaned, so the aircraft can be prepared for the next flight. For more detail let's see the video below;

That's the aircraft toilets system do its work. So do not imagine that our dirt removed immediately when the aircraft is in the air through the hole at the bottom of the plane. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC]

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Unbelievably, the giant alligator managed to shot by two hunters in Florida

Photographs of a giant crocodile that lifted with a tractor becoming a hot news among the netizens in cyberspace. According to reports, a giant alligator measuring 15 feet or 4.5 meters and weigh around 780 lbs or 363 kilograms was shot by two hunters on Saturday, April 2, 2016.

As reported by Fox News on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, Lee Lightsey, the owner of Outwest Farms in Okeechobee and Blake Godwin, a hunting guide found the giant alligator was in a small lake in Florida which is used by the cattles as a source of water for drinking.

Mason Lightsey is pictured with the giant alligator caught at his father Lee Lightsey's farm in Venus, FL, on April 2, 2016. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1Z9CBE)

"We found a dead animal in the lake. We suspect that the alligator was attacked the cattle when they come to the water to drink," said Godwin as told to Fox 13.

Godwin said, Lightsey shoot the alligator when it is at a distance of about 6 meters in front of them. Because it is too big and heavy to be lifted by them, both men were using a tractor to remove it from the water.

A giant alligator measuring 15 feet or 4.5 meters and weigh around 780 lbs or 363 kilograms was killed by two hunters on Saturday, April 2, 2016. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1Z9Ce4)

The photos are then uploaded via the farm's Facebook page showing a giant alligator hangs on the tractor. Not wanting to create a hoax, even Godwin said in his upload the photos were not the result of a software engineering or a late April Fools joke.

Tony Young, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation comission later confirmed the capture those giant alligator to ABC News, but officers have not been doing measurements and research directly on site.

"Hard to believe there was a large animal in the wild," said Godwin.

"Hunting is a way of life for us, and we feel proud to be able to do it."

The Outwest Farms is a guide services for hunting alligators, wild pigs and turkeys for 18 years. Lightsey said via his Facebook page that he had engaged in hunting almost all his life.

While Godwin said that the biggest alligator that previously catched has a size of 14 feet or 4.2 meters. They plan to donate the gator's meat to charity and have the alligator taxidermied for display at their hunting shows and expos. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | FOXNEWS]

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An electric fork adds taste to salt-free meal

A prototype of electric flavoring fork which generates a salty taste by stimulating the tongue with electricity, has been developed in Japan. The fork developed through the "electric flavoring" technology is being investigated by Hiromi Nakamura of Rekimoto Lab, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, University of Tokyo.

The study is the application of "electrical tests to generate a sense" that is used to test whether the taste cells in the tongue functioning or not. And proved that the tongue can taste salty or sour taste when channeled by electricity.

The "electric flavoring fork" generates a salty or sour taste. The metal part of the handle is held in the palm, and the button is pressed by the thumb. It can be used for about six hours per charge. The prototype is not water-proof. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1YycIt)

The electric flavoring fork is targeted for those who cut their salt intake, or dieting salt such as patients with hypertension. This time, the fork prototype prepared to "Restaurant Without Salt" which offers dishes without salt.

The fork handle contains electrical circuits and a battery that can be recharged. When the user enters a fork head of food into the mouth while pressing the buttons on the handle of the fork, electricity will flow to the tongue.

Levels of saltiness varies, depending on eating habits, age, and so on. There are three levels of saltiness provided. The prototype has a price of ¥2,000 (or about Rp.2.3 million) does not include the price of a fork.

The electric flavoring fork generates not only a salty taste but sour and metallic tastes. Thanks to the help of the cooking experts, found the fact that spices such as pepper and garlic easier salty, as quoted by Japan Today. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | JAPAN TODAY]

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A smart Bike with a very light weight

Not would be long, a bike named 'SpeedX Leopard' that is very light with a weighs only 1.2 kg will come. This bike will be mass produced start on July 2016, as reported by Fast Company on Tuesday, March 29, 2016.

SpeedX Leopard, a sexy carbon fiber smart bike. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1YwQec)

SpeedX Leopard is a smart bike using sophisticated computerized system. The computer system called 'Speed ​​Force' is embedded in the body of the bike. This is a technology that can measure the distance, also shows the route.

By seeing the design, these bikes are very slim unlike bikes in general because use the T-1000 carbon fiber materials that is normally used for military purposes tools.

SpeedX Leopard comes with a 2.4 inch wide screen mounted in the center of the handlebar. All data collected will appear on the screen and when using the device previously must be charge the power for 30 minutes. After the battery is full, the Speed ​​Force systems can be used for 40 hours. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | FAST COMPANY]

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Top 10 Most Expensive Bicycles (Part-2)

Speaking of expensive bikes, not just only about the material forming the two-wheeled vehicles. The talks could be widened to the concept. The unusual design makes a different appearance than other bikes, as well as the technology used to make it. So as to produce something unique and sophisticated, in the end affect the value or selling price.

Let's go ride bikes and healthy......! (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1Y3JgM)

Here are the second part of 10 most expensive bicycles in the world:

6. Trek Madone 7 Diamonds
This bike is a rare specimen among mountain bikes. This was the same model used by Lance Armstrong when he won his seventh Tour de France title. Ganging up to create this historic mountain bike were Nike, Trek Bikes, Alan Friedman and Lenny Futura.

Trek Madone 7 Diamonds. Price: $75,000. (PIcture from: http://adf.ly/1Y3Amv)

All parties joined together to give Armstrong a bike intended for winners and it never failed. Aside from its rich history, the Trek Madone-7 Diamond is embedded with real diamonds, 307 to be exact.

7. Aurumania Crystal Edition Gold Bike
This bicycle is a plush creation intended for those who want to ride and conquer trails and roads in luxury. The frame is crafted from 24k karat gold and is decorated with 600 sparkling Swarovski crystals at the crossbar. The seat is also another high class feature. Made of fine leather, it gives the wearer a very comfortable ride regardless of terrain.

Aurumania Crystal Edition Gold Bike. Price: $114,000. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1Y3CP1)

There are only 10 Aurumania Crystal Edition Gold Bikes in the world, thus making it a very valuable and sought after item especially among mountain bike die hards.

8. Trek Yoshitomo Nara
Trek tapped Japanese artist Yoshimoto Narra for a project and this bike is the product of that partnership. Narra, a known punk soul who likes to draw images of children showing negative facial expressions, made that tendency clear with the Trek bike that bears his name.

Trek Yoshitomo Nara. Price: $200,000. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1Y3GFQ)

Made for extreme competition, this Trek bike boasted of carbon fiber frame, making it light weight and fast. The Trek X Yoshimoto Narra was created to honor Lance Armstrong, who survived cancer in the late 2000s.

9. Trek Butterfly Madone

Sold at auction at Sothebys in New York in 2009 to raise money for the LiveStrong cancer charity, this Trek Modane model, known as Butterfly thanks to the hundreds of real butterflies adorning its frame and wheels, became the world’s most expensive bike when it sold for $500,000.

Trek Butterfly Madone. Price: $500,000. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1Y3GFQ)

Ridden by disgraced Lance Armstrong in the final stage of 2009’s Tour de France and designed by Damien Hirst, the bike caused controversy due to the artist’s use of real butterflies. The Trek Butterfly is just one of several Trek bikes that have sold for huge sums at auction over the years.

10. 24K Gold Extreme Mountain Bike
Nothing screams baller more than a 24K gold mountain bike with a seat made of the finest chocolate-brown alligator leather. The folks over at The House of Solid Gold put this insanely posh masterpiece together for the rich and overly dedicated biking enthusiast.

24K Gold Extreme Mountain Bike. Price: $1,000,000. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1Y3Gt6)

Coming in with a price tag of a cool million dollars, this bike is billed as "The Most Expensive Extreme Mountain Bike in the World." The company behind the construction of this bike decided to make it apart of a series appropriately titled "The Beverly Hills Edition," and only made 13 of these bikes worldwide. (Jump to the previous part) *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | ]

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