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All posts from November 3, 2009
“to the drachenfels”, from Flickr user chiesavecchia collection
I went as Low Resolution for Halloween.
The shirt took forever to paint, and my face only took slightly forever.
giantrobotlasers:tedr:ericmortensen:cvxn:juliasegal:
Princess Leia and her stunt double waiting (and tanning) on set.
More like “sleeping off a bender” for Carrie.
The actor who played Boba Fett described how a side effect of a metal bikini is that they don’t stretch and bend to follow the contours of the body. When standing behind Jabba & Leia, I think his phrase was “I could see all the way to Miami”. From Tunisia, that’s a feat.
Microwave Tissue Soldering »
“A portable microwave generator and hand-held antenna are used to seal wounds, binding the edges of the wound together using a biodegradable protein sealant or “solder”. This method could be used for repairing wounds in emergency settings, by restoring the wound surface to its original strength within minutes. This technique could also be utilized for surgical purposes involving solid visceral organs (i.e., liver, spleen, and kidney) that currently do not respond well to ordinary surgical procedures.
The experimental approach utilized was to produce a “test wound” in bovine muscle using a scalpel. Once the incision or cut was made, different candidate protein solders and varying microwave parameters/frequencies were tested for wound closure efficacy. To date, over 200 tests have been performed. Once sealed, the effectiveness of wound closure was measured using a tensile strength meter. Welds stronger than the uninjured (uncut) muscle have been consistently and precisely achieved.”
