Hasta La Gadget!

What you’re about to watch is either a James Cameron movie with a VERY low budget, or a bunch of LEGO minifigs made out of gallium and melted for fun. It’s actually the latter, and it is very fun to watch. YouTuber DaveHax used LEGO minifig shaped ice molds to make some figures, then melted them like little T-1000s. It may just be the best thing ever.

Gallium is a solid metal at room temperature but has a melting point of around 86°F (30°C), and that’s what allows the magic to happen so easily. Minifigs look awesome in gallium, but they look even cooler when they melt. Too bad Dave couldn’t find a way to make it wear a tiny police uniform.

First, he tried to put them on a hot tray, but only the feet melted. Then he tried candles under the tray, but still no Terminator melting. They did melt, but not in the coolest way, but once he leaned it against the back of the tray, that’s when he got that sweet Terminator action. Check it out:

BTW I love Dave’s sciency voice.

[via The Awesomer via Geekologie]

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Ideally musicians would prefer recording inside of a recording studio with more professional grade equipment and software, where one of the benefits of a studio is that usually it is better insulated in terms of sound. However according to a report from TechCrunch, Dolby is working on a mobile recording app codenamed “234” that will make recording on the go easier.

Now there are plenty of mobile recording apps already available, and most phones do come with a basic voice recorder app. However one of the differences between such apps and Dolby’s app is that Dolby’s app will be smart enough to measure background noise and nullify it during the recording process.

What this means is that if you’re recording in a less than ideal location where there might be the sound of your fan, air-conditioner, or traffic, in theory Dolby’s app should be able to pick up on those sounds to cancel them out, like you would in noise-cancelling headphones. Users will also be able to enhance their recordings with various audio effects.

Dolby has refused to comment on TechCrunch’s report, but the publication does point at certain evidence like a website where users can sign up to beta test it (it has since been deactivated). It sounds like an interesting app but how well it can actually perform remains to be seen.

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