Benj@N69

Snowboarding in Flims, yesterday. Not pictured: the...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0100

Snowboarding in Flims, yesterday.

Not pictured: the f-f-f-freezing cold (taking wind chill into account: -20 °C/-4 °F)

Just ordered a new baby.

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0100

Just ordered a new baby.

Who would have thought… after all these years I’m...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0100

Who would have thought… after all these years I’m using this kind of tools again. Awesome.

Tree branch is grilled on a high voltage overhead line and a...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:30:00 +0100

Tree branch is grilled on a high voltage overhead line and a beautiful light arc emerges before current is interrupted. That’s what they have circuit breakers for ;)

See, my field of research is useful!

"I’d rather work for Heckler & Koch than for Facebook."

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0100

“I’d rather work for Heckler & Koch than for Facebook.”

- My colleague expressing his feelings towards Facebook upon discovering that they keep your e-mail address even if you’re not a member. After a discussion about how it’s super uncool to work for a tobacco company and even worse to work in the defence industry.

The organ in Zurich’s Tonhalle (concert hall). I’m...

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:29:00 +0100

The organ in Zurich’s Tonhalle (concert hall). I’m now officially a fan of organs. The bigger, the better, so this one’s quite good.

Photo credits: dad

GPOYW: playing the organ at the wedding of two friends. I had...

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:00:00 +0100

GPOYW: playing the organ at the wedding of two friends. I had such a good weekend.

Signing up

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:36:21 +0100

In a little “let’s get some things done” rage, I signed up for

Laufsporttag Winterthur, an 11K race in March
The SOLA relay race in May, 117K with teams of 14; I’ll probably take this leg (13K) again
The “Internationale Vierdaagse Afstandmarsen Nijmegen” in The Netherlands in July (Nijmegen Four Days Marches), 4x40K with the army. Probably the last time with a delegation of the Swiss Armed Forces :(

All I have to do now is a bit of training here and there.

The CubeStormer, a Lego MindStorms robot, solves any 3x3x3...

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:19:52 +0100

The CubeStormer, a Lego MindStorms robot, solves any 3x3x3 Rubik’s cube in less than 12 seconds.

On the occasion of the sensational tie against Canada (fine, we...

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:49:49 +0100

On the occasion of the sensational tie against Canada (fine, we lost after penalties) on Thursday, here’s a less glorious story from the past of Swiss ice hockey: Philippe Furrer scores the 3:0 for Russia with a slap shot. He’s not really Russian, by the way.

Love the commentary ;)

And another one: Hydroptère vs. the world’s fastest kite...

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:18:51 +0100

And another one: Hydroptère vs. the world’s fastest kite surfer, Alexandre Caizergues. Caizergues used to hold the sailing speed record before Hydroptère.

Because Alinghi lost the America’s Cup (and we have to...

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:48:49 +0100

Because Alinghi lost the America’s Cup (and we have to focus on the Winter Olympics anyway), here something much cooler: a hydrofoil sailing boat. World record vehicle Hydroptère, to be precise – fastest sailing boat over 500 meters and one nautical mile. Reaches speeds in excess of 50 knots (almost 100 km/h or 62 mph).

Starbucks cup art (via malty_k)

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:14:24 +0100

Starbucks cup art (via malty_k)

And one week before that, I was in Italy with the alumni of my...

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:20:44 +0100

And one week before that, I was in Italy with the alumni of my exchange program. Crossed Bernina pass with the train – world cultural heritage! The blurry pic shows the unique spiral viaduct in Brusio.

My weekend? Nothing special. I escaped the lousy weather by...

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:14:47 +0100

My weekend? Nothing special.

I escaped the lousy weather by going to the mountains for two days. Two good friends got married.

Oh, and they let me play on this organ here during the service :)

Let’s enjoy this while it lasts! And hope for many more to...

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:40:00 +0100

Let’s enjoy this while it lasts! And hope for many more to come!

Can you say “Fortress of Solitude”? (via unruly...

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:00:00 +0100

Can you say “Fortress of Solitude”?

(via unruly things)

I thought they look more like each other, but still.

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:10:00 +0100

I thought they look more like each other, but still.

The aforementioned Thrust2 in action.

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:05:00 +0100

The aforementioned Thrust2 in action.

I started following the Bloodhound SSC 1000 mph car project some...

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:00:00 +0100

I started following the Bloodhound SSC 1000 mph car project some time ago, and before that I knew about the current land speed record holder, ThrustSSC.

But the predecessor of ThrustSSC, Thrust2, has somehow escaped my attention so far. Too bad, considering its awesome looks!

I have a feeling that the “Batman” and “Batman returns” Batmobile designers have not overlooked it, though…

Image credits: Wikipedia