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Superfast Brighton Belle

At a time when a new 250mph high-speed rail link is being built costing £30 billion it's worth remembering the wonderful Brighton Belle running on the Southern Railway electrified line from London (Victoria) to Brighton in 1933.



According to this post, the BBC 'Interlude' video above shows the 54 mile London to Brighton trip taking only 4 minutes at an average speed of 810 mph.


Can that be right?


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Smart Energy Glass

Peer +, a Dutch company, is currently working on some very innovative solar panel windows. The Smart Energy Glass window allows aesthetics and renewable energy to be conciliated. There is a variety of colours and inter-switchable modes to choose from thus becoming the absolute interface between the inside and the outside.



Their customizable appearance is definitely an asset, but the technology which allows switching between the three modes - dark, bright and privacy - raises some concerns. Indeed one can notice that the conversion rate from solar energy to electrical power becomes very low when the bright state is chosen.



Alternatively it becomes higher when switched on the dark or privacy modes, thus letting less light through.



One must consider that this beautiful project is still in the developing stages and that the company is searching for more projects to test the product on.


 



DIY genius is just now just a click away

When it comes to DIY and trying to avoid the task at hand, I'm afraid you no longer have the excuse of not having the knowledge. Ignorance is no longer bliss!


If you haven't come across it before, Instructables is a ‘how to guide' for pretty much anything you would need to mend or make and a whole lot more!


Instructables electric car


There's everything from changing a bike inner-tube to building your own electric car and even advice on how to make a wheelchair for man's four legged best friend.


Instructables dachshund wheelchair


There are loads of truly ingenious ideas, like this toilet hack (image below), some may be a little less elegant than others, but that's surely half the fun?!


Instructables toilet hack


The only trouble with the website is that you'll get so distracted by the amazing things that you could be doing that you might not actually get round to it!


Definitely a site for helping you to stick with what you got, just get yourself a cup of tea first, you might be browsing a while.


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