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Insane Austrian Daredevil Will Attempt to Break Sound Barrier with No Aircraft

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An Austrian daredevil named Felix Baumgartner plans to attempt to break the speed of sound without actually being inside of an airplane. If he is successful, he will become the first parachutist to manage that feat. If he is unsuccessful, he could be the first person to splatter on the…

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February 9th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

PIGORASS 4-Legged Robot Jumps and Gallops on Its Own

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Walking is hard enough for robots, but check out this ‘bot that can do so on four legs. He might become your future dog, if all goes according to plan for its Japanese inventors.…

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September 6th, 2011 by: Range

E-Rope Charges Batteries as You Jump

The coaches that were at my elementary school were a special breed of sadists. They used to line up a bunch of first graders, hand us super long jump ropes, then stood back as we tried to jump, got tangled, fell down, and were beat with the ropes of our…

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June 19th, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

Tetris’D Turns Tetris Into a Platformer

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When most of us think of Tetris, we think of puzzle games. But this new variant of the classic brick-stacking puzzler isn’t about that. You see, Tetris’D… is a platform game. Huh, wha?

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October 17th, 2009 by: Technabob

Queens: Simple Homebrew, Sobering Concept

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If you play any sort of video games at all, you’re probably intimately familiar with character death. We’re desensitized to it; touch the bad thing, fall off the cliff, fail the jump, and down goes your character. Whether the game is as simple as the original Super Mario Bros….

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July 1st, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Mirror’S Edge Gets Flattened Into 2-D

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It looks like the new hit 3-D action platform video game Mirror’s Edge has just gotten a makeover as a 2-D Flash mini-game you can play right in you web browser.

The guys over at Borne Games have created this flattened version of the game (in partnership with EA), and…

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November 20th, 2008 by: Technabob

Powerizer Leg Springs: Perform Superhuman Feats

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These crazy-looking contraptions strap on to your legs and feet, letting you fly high into the air and perform crazy stunts.

The spring-loaded PoweriZers amplify the pressure of your jumps enabling you to perform death-defying feats of athleticism.

Now I don’t need to tell you this, but bouncing ten feet…

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July 16th, 2007 by: Technabob

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