Sopa de Cérebro

5 de novembro de 2010

O Helicoptero controlado pelo iPhone - Tecnologia

"Parrot AR.Drone" e um quadricoptero wi-fi controlado pelo iPhone e iPod touch e mostra games com realidade aumentada! Impressionante uso da tecnologia!

Bizarro - Asiatico se disfarca de velho caucasiano e tenta voar para o Canada

Parece coisa de filme, mas e verdade, direto daqui de Vancouver. Um garoto asiatico tentou imigrar ilegalmente para Vancouver, no Canada disfarcado de velhinho branco.

E o disfarce ficou perfeito! Os caras quase foram enganados, e so descobriram o golpe porque o moleque tonto tirou o disfarce antes de sair do aviao.

E aqui a materia completa, em ingles, publicada no Vancouver Sun.

How'd he do it? Questions abound in bizarre air impersonation case

By Andrea Woo, Postmedia News

VANCOUVER - So far there've been far more questions than answers as to how a young Asian man managed to board an Air Canada flight to Vancouver expertly disguised as an elderly Caucasian man.

Authorities have yet to identify the man, who has claimed refugee status and has been detained pending a hearing before the Immigration and Refugee Board.

Former transportation minister John Baird has said the incident is of "deep concern" and that there will be a "full investigation."

Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick confirmed Canada Boarder Service Agency officials met the man when he arrived on Oct. 29 aboard flight AC018.

"It should be noted that there are multiple identity checks before departure at the Hong Kong international airport, including Chinese government-run Hong Kong passport control, which Hong Kong-originating passengers must undergo," he said, refusing to elaborate on what measures Air Canada staff are supposed to take.

A spokesman for the current transport minister, Chuck Strahl, said airlines are required to verify the identity of all passengers who appear to be 18 years old or older as per Identity Screening Regulations, which were updated as recently as this fall.

"That means air carriers are supposed to look at a passenger's face to determine if they appear to be over 18, and if so, compare their physical appearance with their travel documents," John Babcock said.

It's not clear whether these procedures were followed in this case.

According to a confidential CBSA intelligence report dated Nov. 1 and obtained by CNN, a "possible impostor" was identified by Air Canada Corporate Security after a seemingly elderly man was spotted with "younger looking hands."

"During the flight the subject attended the washroom and emerged an Asian male that appeared to be in his early 20s," the alert said.

The confidential alert which, according to CBSA, will never be officially released, also contained three photos of the man. The first shows a thin, 20-something Asian man in a button-down striped shirt and a shaggy haircut, his eyes obscured.

The second shows him in a silicone old-man mask, which covers his chest and shoulders. An official's hand can be seen in the photo lifting a corner of the mask, which is draped over his shirt.

In the last photo, the mask is tucked into his shirt and he's wearing his full disguise, which includes a cardigan, glasses and a hat.

Border services officers met the man at the gate in Vancouver and escorted him off the aircraft and through the primary inspection line, where he made a claim for refugee protection, the alert said.

The man originally claimed to have only one piece of luggage, but the border officers found two more. One bag contained personal clothing, a second contained a pair of gloves and a third contained a "disguise kit," including a silicone-type head and neck mask of an elderly Caucasian male, a brown leather cap, glasses and a thin brown cardigan.

The alert said the man donned the disguise for border officers, even mimicking the movements of an elderly person, and admitted he boarded the flight with the disguise on and removed it several hours later.

The alert said it is believed the man swapped boarding passes with a U.S. citizen passenger who was born in 1955, but it is unclear why he did so.

In addition to the boarding card, the man also provided an Aeroplan card — issued by Air Canada's frequent flyer program — as identification when he boarded in Hong Kong. Neither boarding nor Aeroplan cards reflect dates of birth.

The man's name and home country have not been released, but CBSA officials referred to him as a "foreign national."

CBSA officials would only say that they "intercepted and detained" a traveller "attempting to enter Canada under false pretences."

"Transport Canada is aware of the incident and is investigating whether the Identity Screening Regulations were respected," the agency said.

— With files from the Vancouver Sun
© Copyright (c) Postmedia News

4 de novembro de 2010

Ilustrações Bizarras

Aqui vai uma pequena coleção de arte bizarras das mais variadas formas.Tem cartoons, anúncios antigos e toda a sorte de bizarrices, que não tenho idéia de como vieram parar aqui.

3 de novembro de 2010

Dia de Los Muertos - Viva Calaca!! - Animacao Genial

Linda animacao / videoclipe baseado no folclore mexicano do Dia dos Mortos. Dirigido pelo diretor de arte espanhol Ritxi Ostáriz em 2008, com musica do artisca americano Voltaire.

Adorei o estilo visual. Vale a pena assistir.

Richard Dawkins ataca a Moral Religiosa

O Professor e notorio Ateu, Richard Dawkins responde perguntas em programa "Q&A" da TV australiana. Neste trecho o cientista explica a diferença entre moral secular e moral religiosa. Vale a pena assistir e refletir. Versao com legendas em portugues.

A Arte Bizarra de Leo Dias

Se Leo Dias tivesse nascido fora do Brasil, seria sem a menor dúvida milionário e conhecido no mundo inteiro. Mas num país que não valoriza a arte, é difícil ser reconhecido, ainda mais por um trabalho tão contundente.

Grande artista brasileiro, que tem um trabalho extremamente pessoal e grotesco. Suas esculturas, muitas delas com formas um tanto quanto anamórficas ou distorcidas, chocam pelo nível de detalhes e aparência bizarra.

Sou um grande fã do trabalho deste gênio, que merece ser reconhecido e aplaudido no mundo todo. Confira algumas de suas belas obras gráficas e perturbadoras.

Atenção: Se você é daquele tipinho que se ofende ou se impressiona facilmente, veja por sua conta em risco.

2 de novembro de 2010

"Anchored" - Linda Animacao

Criada por Lindsey Olivares como uma tese de mestrado para o Ringling College of Art + Design, a animacao "Anchored" e espetacular e visualmente deslumbrante!

Musica de Mika

AS PORTAS - Filme/Jogo - O Vampiro

As Portas e um filme interativo do Youtube feito em Portugal. Um tanto quanto tosco, mas que vale pela curiosidade do trabalho feito por nossos colegas lusitanos. Confesso que estes filmes interativos sempre me atraem a atencao, nao importam se sao bons ou ruins.

Escolha as portas no final de cada capitulo...