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November 21, 2008 at 7:09 am · Filed under security, Neatorama Only, Cartoon & Comic, disneyland, disney, Media, Everything Else, club 33, haunted mansion, matterhorn, pirates, theme parks, tomorrowland
Regardless of where you believe to be the true “Happiest Place On Earth” is, you have to admit, Disneyland is at least pretty magical. It’s so magical, in fact, that even after 50 years and over 500 million of visitors, there are still tons of secrets hidden in and about the Magical Kingdom.
1. Disneyland was expected to fail.
Opening day was such a disaster that pretty much every press organization that attended the celebration had predicted the park’s failure within one year.
It opened on a day that was 101 degrees and the street asphalt still wasn’t dry, leading to it sticking to shoes. By the end of the first day, all but 2 of the 48 Autopia cars were crashed and about half the rides were broken.
Despite all that, park visitors loved it and attendance continued to grow day by day.
Source (Photo: ThomasFredrick [Flickr])
2. Need a real drink?
While many Disney fanatics […]
Original post by Jill Harness
November 14, 2008 at 8:25 pm · Filed under security, Interesting News, water, Summer, weird, tank, 10 feet, barrels, bottle, container, fire truck, foot pump, gallons, ladder, lorry, person, spill, steal, swimming pool, theft, thieves
Having a pool is awesome, especially in hot sunny days. So you got yourself an inflatable pool, wade around it in the summer with your kids or yourself, if you are single that is.
10 feet in diameter and 30 inches high pool, with capacity to fill in 915 gallon at 80% full, and its not made with some flimsy materials, its made of super-tough rubbers with three separate layers of material for extra strength and durability! Perfect!
But suddenly, one morning you woke up, its gone. Impossible you say? Not so, by the accounts of the Valdivia family. Somebody or some group of people have cunningly and very swiftly took their 10-foot pool filled with 900 to 1000 gallon of water from their very backyard. The water? Not a spill. All that in 4 hours.
Mrs. Daisy Valdivia here are more annoyed than baffled.
The question is, what are the thieves going to […]
Original post by Pamela
April 24, 2008 at 11:50 am · Filed under security, Smart Tech, NTT, Sentient Tech, Wearable
NTT has begun selling a device that transmits data across the surface of the human body and lets users communicate with electronic devices simply by touching them, the company announced on April 23.
The new product, called “Firmo,” consists of a card-sized transmitter carried in the user’s pocket. The card converts stored data into a weak AC electric field that extends across the body, and when the user touches a device or object embedded with a compatible receiver, the electric field is converted back into a data signal that can be read by the device. For now, Firmo transfers data at 230kbps, but NTT is reportedly working on a low-cost 10Mbps version that can handle audio/video data transfers.
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Original post by Edo
November 15, 2007 at 11:19 am · Filed under security, Biometrics, NEC, electronics, Law
To anyone planning a visit to Japan, please note: YOU WILL BE TREATED AS A POTENTIAL TERRORIST WHEN YOU ARRIVE. As many foreign residents in Japan are already painfully aware, a new law that takes effect November 20 will require non-Japanese people entering the country to be fingerprinted and photographed in the name of fighting terrorism.
Over the past few days, Ministry of Justice officials at airports across Japan have been staging promotional events and showing off the new hardware that will be used to collect the fingerprints and scan the faces of the estimated 5 to 6 million foreigners potential terrorists that enter the country each year. The devices, which proudly bear the NEC logo, consist of a monitor, two fingerprint readers (one for each hand) and a camera that captures mugshots. The devices are being installed at immigration counters nationwide so that you can be fingerprinted and photographed […]
Original post by Edo
October 26, 2007 at 3:54 pm · Filed under security, Illumination, Crime, Simulacra
The Osaka Prefectural Police Department this year has reportedly purchased 800 rabbit-shaped roof-mount strobe lights for use on special patrol cars that cruise the streets around schools. Custom-built by warning equipment manufacturer Patlite, the blue bunny beacons are designed to win the admiration of children while they send the bad guys packing.
Here is a short video of the rabbit lights on display at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show.
[Via: Gizmodo Japan]
Original post by Edo
October 23, 2007 at 4:41 am · Filed under security, Smart Tech, Biometrics, Hitachi, Sentient Tech, Transportation
Over the past few years, Hitachi’s finger vein authentication technology — which identifies individuals based on the unique pattern of blood vessels inside their fingers — has appeared in everything from ATMs and computers to building entrances and cardless payment systems. Hitachi’s latest development puts the biometric security technology inside the car steering wheel and couples it with a system that allows the engine to start only for drivers whose finger vein patterns the vehicle recognizes.
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Original post by Edo
August 26, 2007 at 10:17 pm · Filed under security, Tokyo, Crime, Simulacra
In these video stills from a Japanese TV news report, law enforcement officers engage in hand-to-hand combat with a mock terrorist armed with a curry-rice banner — the kind commonly placed on sidewalks in front of restaurants. The training exercise was designed to test the response to an invasion by foreign terrorists coming ashore at Tokyo Bay. It is unclear whether curry restaurants are considered a likely terror target, but the fact that the enemy obtained his deadly weapon in a part of town where restaurants are scarce shows a remarkable level of sophistication. We can all take comfort in knowing that law enforcement agencies recognize the potential threat and are training appropriately.
[Link: Netamichelin via Korokoro Zaeega]
Original post by Edo
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