They use large rotors for the ground effect. The rotors are more efficient the closer to the ground they are. If I remember correctly you are in ground effect as long as you are within the diameter of the rotor. However as you get farther from the ground the gains drop off. The teams are using large rotors to keep the…

There is already quite a crowd trying to do this. Glad to see more competition!

I just got it!

The idea is that with the larger rotors (or one big one) you exploit something called ground effect, this is where the rotors are more efficient. Working on my senior project last year we found out that it was possible for one rider to get a human powered helicopter (HPH) off the ground. However this person needs to…

Cal Poly SLO is working on the human powered helicopter as well. I worked on it for my senior project last year. You can check out my project here Da Vinci IV Human Powered Helicopter

Now that I have graduated school, I am getting back to personal projects now that there are not tons of fun clubs around to help out with.

Another update should be Zeam over launcher pro, seams to run smoother and it is all free, no premium version...

@two wheels are enough: making tubes is difficult the conventional way. Something like this that winds and weaves will give better properties because there is no seam that causes a discontinuity in properties.

I enjoy a nice Mandilla aka Mandela aka Nelson

@kclandon: I am 24 and I got a rental car after someone hit my car. Although maybe they made and exception because i was in an accident? Not sure but I did not have to pay any special extra fee, I used both Enterprise and Hertz.

Ken Rockwell has great advice on things like this as well as excellent articles on photography. I have learned much of my photography skills through Ken Rockwell.

Warren Buffet would be awesome! Some old school techniques I am sure...

@Jimmy From The Block: It is a great program, but is definitely catered to people who are semi in shape or have previously been active/athlete and know how to push themselves. I would highly recommend it, and its great that its a routine you can just follow and do in your house without having to motivate yourself to…

@camneil01: hit the torrent up at my university and hit 2mb per sec... #ubuntu910

I have done the early upgrades before, and from experience learned to tough out the next 6 days and just get the release when it comes out. To many problems and upgrade issues after the final cut comes out. So I suggest wait for the final release... #ubuntu

@BraveGiant: I upgraded my parents computer from Tiger to SL. Only encountered one problem and that was the internet connection. I just created a new location and viola all fixed. No problems here straight from Tiger to SL, I say go for it!

I have Synergy running between my windows box and linux box through a wifi router! I love it, saves tons of desk room as well as time switching between setups! Its a great program!!!

@AdamSnow: Ya I got an old box currently with xp on it that would make a great server...

Office 07 is not bad... Just takes a little bit of a learning curve before you are as fast in that as in 03. I think 07 is a much more pleasant office experience.

8.10 Also made ubuntu for laptops much easier to set up, dual screening them to work with their crappy video cards and just about doubled my battery life!