The Wankel Tyrannosaurus Rex has lived the past 26 years of its 65-million-year existence at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. This week the colossal creature’s carcass is moving to the National Museum of Natural History in D.C., where it will eventually live in a new $35 million dinosaur hall. But how does it make the trip safely? Popular Mechanics explains.
At the American Museum of Natural History’s two-week camp Capturing Dinosaurs: Reconstructing Extinct Species Through Digital Fabrication, a group of teens learned the processes and tools used by paleontologists for studying dinosaur bones and digitally reconstructing them. And we got to tag along for some of it.
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In Tokyo, it was announced that the rainy season started on May 29, 10 days earlier than normal. It is due to last for about 45 days before the hot, humid summer weather starts.
But who wants to get wet while sniffing around the bushes and watering the telephone poles?
Your dog and you can both make it through the rainy season, staying dry and fashionable, with great “pair-look” raincoats.
Doggy’s fashionable orange raincoat is made to match mama’s coat. It features a hole in the bag to thread a leash, comes in 3 different sizes and is machine-washable at home.
Rain jacket for dogs
Price: ¥5,980 (including tax)
Material: 100% polyester
Sizes:
Small – 37.5cm (length), 51cm (waist), and 35cm (neck)
Medium – 46.5cm (length), 63cm (waist), and 47cm (neck)
Large – 57.5cm (length), 69cm (waist), and 53cm (neck)
Rain jacket for people
Price: ¥19,800 (including tax)
Material: 100% polyester
Sizes: 5 sizes are available (Japanese size: 7,9,11,13,and 15)
As if George Lucas wasn’t already milking his money-printing franchise for all it’s worth, comes this GPS gem out of Japan. To the (presumed) delight of fanboys everywhere, navigation maker Dinos has inked a licensing deal with Lucasfilm that conjures up an all-out, Star Wars-themed car nav system. From the orchestral theme music at startup to the voice guidance performed by the original Japanese VO actors (Darth Vader and C-3P0 only), the 5-inch LCD mount is pretty much the memorabilia stuff of a grown-up, scifi geek’s wet dream. There’s even a mode selection option to let users pledge their allegiance to either the “Empire” or the “Rebels,” in addition to 20 different custom vehicle indicator icons. Sounds fluffy enough, but the unit also does double duty as a OneSeg TV tuner and can even be used as a standalone set. It’s on sale now for 39,800Yen (US$507), but unless you’re living in the Land of the Rising Sun, this import’s just kitsch for kitsch’s sake.
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Star Wars-themed GPS steers Japanese geeks away from the dark side originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Jul 2012 00:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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