StandDesk lets you choose to remain sitting or try standing

StandDesk lets you choose to remain sitting or try standing: "As we have recently witnessed here on Gizmag, there's a new push underway to make standing desks more affordable. Prices north of US$1,000 mean standing desks haven't been available to mainstream consumers, but prices between $100 and $500 make them a more palatable option for the general public. The latest piece of furniture to fit this mold is StandDesk, which is not only relatively affordable but also adjustable between heights suitable for sitting and standing. It offers users the best of both worlds."



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Electric-powered Verrado puts trike drifting on the level

Electric-powered Verrado puts trike drifting on the level: "Since originating in New Zealand in 2009, the sport of trike drifting has slowly but surely spread to hilly regions all around the globe. From the United States to Puerto Rico, adrenaline junkies are mounting customized three-wheeled machines to drift and spin their way along switchbacks and steep downhill descents."



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Poland's Arrinera finalizes its Hussarya supercar design

Poland's Arrinera finalizes its Hussarya supercar design: "Automotive start-up Arrinera seems determined to bring a supercar to its home country of Poland. It revealed its first design in 2011 and immediately took criticism for putting out what looked like a Lamborghini with a different hood emblem. It went through a few redesigns, and this week it's pulled back the cloth on the final one: a 650-hp coupe it calls the Hussarya."



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How to Dodge a Space Bullet in Three (Not So Easy) Steps - NationalJournal.com

How to Dodge a Space Bullet in Three (Not So Easy) Steps - NationalJournal.com: "Thanks to carelessness and satellite collisions, Earth's atmosphere is littered with a half-million or so pieces of debris. And they're all traveling 17,500 miles per hour—roughly 10 times the speed of a bullet. Even a golf ball at that speed could take out a satellite system.

 

The dangers of space debris are not lost on NASA, particularly as it attempts to protect the International Space Station and the astronauts who live inside it. In fact, just this month NASA had to move the International Space Station to avoid a potential collision. Here's how NASA does it:"



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