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This shot was taken of at the Beijing Olympics, the current Mecca of photographers and expensive photography equipment. Can you calculate the bill of all the equipment in this single shot?
In this image alone I can count 23 cameras. I can see loads of Canon L-Series EF and Nikkor AF-S 500mm super telephoto lenses—each around $5,800 a pop—, a few 400mm, 600mm, 700mm, 800mm here and there. Let's assume a conservative average of $6,000 per telephoto lense. That's $138,000 total just on lenses. Most of them are probably using the biggest and baddest Canon and Nikon cameras, so we can assume an average $5,000 price tag per camera, which brings the grand total to about a quarter of a million dollars.
A quarter of a million dollars worth of equipment amongst a handful of people? Just imagine how much money went into every Olympic stationed photographer's arsenal. I'll give you a hint: there are 1,100 accredited photographers attending. Now you do the math.
Dunk Mug Guarantees Yummy Results
Whether you're enjoying yourself a delicious cup o' Joe or some hot chocolate, a cookie is always excellent for dunking. Now if you had yourself a Dunk Mug, you'd be able to conveniently house the perfect amount of cookies along with you and your mug to all of your busy morning meetings. Plus it also comes in a left handed option. Strangely though, the left handed mugs are currently out of stock. I guess left handed folks really really like their cookies.
The Dunk Mug is available from FireBox for $24.95.
NES Lunchbox - More Literal Of A Term Than You'd Originally Think
Sometimes the NES doesn't fair well for continued play into the new millennium. If that's the case for you, you still have a many options. Por ejemplo, the Nintendo Lunchbox is a new and fun suggestion that has it's own Instructable posted by user Fluctifragus. Basically all you have to do is gut your old system and add some hinges and a latch. Sure all the kids at school will be jealous that mom packed you an Oreo Cakester, but really they just want your lunchbox. That is until they realize that mom still packs your lunch. Then they'll probably be jealous of all of those things.
HitMeLater - A Snooze Button For Your Email
Sometimes we just don't feel like dealing with some of the emails we receive throughout the day. Avoiding it or leaving it for later isn't the best solution because most likely, you're going to forget all about it. Now with HitMeLater, you can reschedule the time when you want to receive that message. Simply forward it to x@hitmelater.com, replacing x with the number of hours in which you wish to receive it. You can wait up to 1,000 hours, which would be over a month, or simply type in a day of the week. And you don't even need to register.
Japanese toymaker Nakajima releases their "Dynamic Fishing" kit today. What all does that entail? A toy angling rod, a lure and a robotic fish, that's what. So, if you happen to have a tank of water lying around because you can't keep a a fish alive, then maybe this would be a fine substitute. Just check out the video on CrunchGear to get an idea of just how active this little flipper is. I mean, while it does look kind of fun (and God knows I'm too lazy to actually go fishing) I'll pass. I'm currently consumed with my new Betta that I adopted last week. His name is Rainbow Jones, but I like to call him Bowie. We've been having a grand ol' time together, Bowie and I. Our daily routine usually starts out with a performance of our acoustic rendition of "Starman" and then straight into our choreographed routine for "Magic Dance". We then break for a snack and a nap in the plant. Granted, I don't really fit in the fish bowl, so I just pass out on the floor.
Apparently the "Dynamic Fishing" toy is available from Amazon for $27.00, but I can't read Japanese and am therefore useless.
Just in case you ever doubted that LEGO totally rules, here's just more evidence to my case that they totally do. This stunning LEGO model of the 2008 Beijing Olympics village was on display in Hong Kong to get everybody pumped for the summer games. Totaling in 300,000 bricks and 4,500 figures, this creation definitely deserves a gold medal of its own.
Head on over to StartUpMeme for more pictures.
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Michael Phelps is so fly,
especially shirtless
and especially lego.
OMG, LEGOlympics!! I think I can see tiny shirtless LEGO Michael Phelps...
Get some Ginger Snaps in that dunk tray.