Underground 93

A Nice Post-Apocalyptic War Wagon

2009-04-07T11:45:00.000-07:00

This thing looks pretty badass. Let's just hope it's diesel. I wouldn't mind some submachinegun ports on the sides for clearing out zombies. It probably won't matter, because ammunition will run out pretty fast. If the cannon is a flamethrower though, that might help a bit. Of course, flaming zombies bring with them a different set of challenges.

Source: Vault 14

[Video] New roaches could be crawling their way here

2008-11-16T17:18:00.000-08:00

[Video] New roaches could be crawling their way here
A move by Florida pet owners to order exotic cockroaches online for their reptiles has researchers worried. They say some of the roaches could escape and introduce new species into the United States. (Nov. 11)

[Video] Wind Powered Monster | ZapRoot 051

2008-08-26T11:24:00.000-07:00

Analog Medium: The Forbin Project

2008-07-15T01:23:00.000-07:00

Analog Medium: The Forbin Project
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpi4xJ4cZt8

Bicycle Generator

2008-05-23T12:25:00.000-07:00

This handy, portable bike generator is something you could build yourself. Or, you could just order one assembled. I'm thinking about building one, but if I ever got a big cash payday, I'd grab one of these. With the optional powerpack. That way you can store the energy in a battery and then use the battery to charge small devices. Devices which steal all the energy in the office here. Energy which I have to pay a portion of. If I could power my laptop, cell phone, media player, camera batteries, gameboy, and even charge batteries for remote controls and such, all from the comfort of a bicycle, I'm game.

- Read a little bit about the generator

- Check out a video of the generator doing it's thing and displaying the voltage on a multimeter.

Burst City Directed by Sogo Ishii

2008-05-02T12:38:00.000-07:00

Burst City
Directed by Sogo Ishii

Amazon.com Product Description
Original Japanese Language Optional English Subtitles Dolby Digital 16 x 9 Anamorphic Widescreen Original 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio Theatrical Trailer Rare B/W Stills Gallery Special Insert written by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes From the Soundtrack Story of "See Saw" Song Lyrics

Set in a barren, futuristic Tokyo of highways and wastelands, a rowdy group of punk bands and their fans gather to protest the construction of a nuclear power plant. Riot police and the factory owner's yakuza friends soon move in to break it up. However, the arrival of a pair of mysterious, metal-clad bikers and a revolt among the disgruntled construction crew makes for a situation that spirals dangerously out of control...

Directed by Sogo Ishii (Electric Dragon 80,000V, Gojoe, Angel Dust), Burst City boasts an impressive lineup of early 80's Japanese punk bands, including The Stalin, Battle Rockers, The Roosters, and Inu. An eclectic mix of Mad Max-style imagery with yakuza elements, filtered though a punk sensibility, Burst City reveals the seeds of many of the developments in contemporary Japanese cinema and beyond. Brimming with incredible energy and first-rate rock `n' roll, Burst City is a lost masterpiece of extreme cinema that has influenced everyone from Takashi Miike to Shinya Tsukamoto.

(via Gaijin Robo)

Country Wisdom & Know-How

2008-04-24T23:49:00.000-07:00

Country Wisdom & Know-How
By The Editors of Storey Publishing's Country Wisdom Boards

Amazon.com Product Description:
Reminiscent in both spirit and design of the beloved Whole Earth Catalog, Country Wisdom & Know-How is an unprecedented collection of information on nearly 200 individual topics of country and self-sustained living. Compiled from the information in Storey Publishing's landmark series of "Country Wisdom Bulletins," this book is the most thorough and reliable volume of its kind. Organized by general topic including animals, cooking, crafts, gardening, health and well-being, and home, it is further broken down to cover dozens of specifics from "Building Chicken Coops" to "Making Cheese, Butter, and Yogurt" to "Improving Your Soil" to "Restoring Hardwood Floors." Nearly 1,000 black-and-white illustrations and photographs run throughout and fascinating projects and trusted advice crowd every page.

[Video] China 'world's worst polluter'

2008-04-18T12:46:00.000-07:00

[Video] China 'world's worst polluter'
China is now the world's biggest carbon emitter ahead of the US, a soon-to-be-published report says.

Sunforce 60032 30 Amp Digital Charge Controller

2008-04-07T19:12:00.000-07:00

Sunforce 60032 30 Amp Digital Charge Controller
From Sunforce

Product Description
Digital controller links solar panels together and prevents 12V batteries from overcharge and discharge. Unit reduces overall system maintenance and prolongs battery life.

You gotta have these. I don't care if you're a clean-energy enthusiast or you're up to your neck in mutants and zombies. You can't efficiently run a solar or wind power operation without one. I recommend one charge controller per battery, and as many solar cells as it takes to use the whole 30 amp capacity. Then your batteries will charge faster. I'm sure there's plenty of other ways to do it, but I would just use charge indicators and swap out the batteries in my system. That way I would be able to quickly charge each battery and then just store the charged batteries.

About Underground 93

2008-04-05T12:22:00.001-07:00

Underground 93 is a public, on-going discussion of post-apocalyptic scenarios. We focus mainly on the potential causes of a world-wide cataclysmic event and the survival tactics and equipment needed to survive possible scenarios.

Underground 93 is published by Analog Medium.

Contact Information

2008-04-05T12:08:00.000-07:00

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Contributors: BigKilla, Master Blasphemy, Mark Rogers, Silver Screen Kid, Max Headroom

Underground 93 is published by Analog Medium

[Video] Giant squid on show in Paris

2008-03-25T20:46:00.000-07:00

[Video] Giant squid on show in Paris
Wheke, a giant squid six metres long, was caught off the New Zealand coast in 2000. Using a new method, scientists dehydrated and then plastic-coated the animal, preserving it in a state close to what it looked like when alive. It took 65,000 euros and two-and-a-half years of work. Images and soun...

[Video] Antarctic ice shelf break-up

2008-03-25T20:41:00.000-07:00

[Video] Antarctic ice shelf break-up
A chunk of ice the size of the Isle of Man has started to break away from the Antarctic, scientists say.

[Video] 'Frozen Garden of Eden' blooms in Arctic vault

2008-02-27T00:46:00.001-08:00

[Video] 'Frozen Garden of Eden' blooms in Arctic vault
A vault carved into the Arctic permafrost and filled with samples of the world's most important seeds was inaugurated on Tuesday, providing a Noah's Ark of food crops in the event of a global catastrophe. The need seed bank can hold 4.5 million batches, and is aimed at safeguarding...

[Video] Doomsday Vault Protects Seeds of Life

2008-02-27T00:38:00.000-08:00

[Video] Doomsday Vault Protects Seeds of Life
A doomsday vault built to withstand an earthquake or nuclear strike is ready for operation deep in the permafrost of an Arctic mountain, where it will protect millions of seeds from man-made and natural disasters. (Feb. 26)

[Text] DNA shows how rats spread disease

2008-02-02T13:39:00.000-08:00

[Text] DNA shows how rats spread disease
Australian scientists said the DNA of the common black rat suggests different lineages are responsible for spreading disease.An international team has identified six distinct lineages in the black rat's family tree, each originating from a different p...

[Text] Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Feb. 2

2008-02-02T13:37:00.000-08:00

[Text] Air quality of major Chinese cities -- Feb. 2
Report on the quality of air in 47 major Chinese cities (12:00 Feb. 1 to 12:00 Feb. 2, Beijing Time), released by the China Environmental Monitoring Center: City Major Pollutant Air Quality Level Beijing sulfur dioxide II Tianjin sulfur dioxide II Shijiazh...

ANALOG MEDIUM COMMERCIAL #3

2007-12-10T11:22:00.000-08:00

ANALOG MEDIUM COMMERCIAL #3
by The Silver Screen Kid
(from Analog Medium)

[Video] Greek town battles toxic waste

2007-12-05T15:28:00.000-08:00

A Greek town finally gets proof that toxic waste from local factories has been polluting their water supply. Residents have been campaigning for years to prove that Chromium 6, an anti-corrosive substance used in the production of some paints and dyes, has seeped into the town's river.

Toxins which could cause cancer have been found in a river in Greece which supplies the town with its drinking water. Anti-corrosive chemicals used in paints are threatening water supplies in the Greek town of Oinofyta.

[Video] China's rising sands

2007-11-10T16:06:00.001-08:00

[Video] China's rising sands
Nearly 30 percent of China's land mass is covered by desert, and the sands are continuously spreading. Losing farm land to desertification directly affects the livelihood of 400 million Chinese, and is having a severe impact on the economy. An AFPTV report from Heshui village in the Gansu provin...

[Text] 'Apocalyptic scenario' if Egypt, Saudi go nuclear: Israel minister

2007-11-10T15:49:00.000-08:00

[Text] 'Apocalyptic scenario' if Egypt, Saudi go nuclear: Israel minister
Egyptian and Saudi nuclear ambitions, on top of Iran's atomic drive, will lead to an "apocalyptic scenario", a senior Israeli cabinet minister said in comments published on Friday. "If Egypt and Saudi Arabia begin nuclear programmes, this can bring an...

[Video] Oil races to 100-dollar mark

2007-11-08T01:00:00.000-08:00

[Video] Oil races to 100-dollar mark
It is no longer a question of whehter oil will hit 100 dollars a barrel, but when. On Wednesday it came within a dollar and a half of this highly symbolic threshold, and analysts forsee only rising demand as China and India's growing thirst for fuel combines with instability in the world's...

Updating the Nation's Warheads

2007-10-16T20:02:00.001-07:00

Analog Medium Commercial #2

2007-10-10T22:26:00.000-07:00

Analog Medium Commercial #2

Russian Warplanes Exercise Near Alaska

2007-10-02T22:34:00.000-07:00