Adkins Family Blog » unusual http://adkinsgroup.org/blog Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:00:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 This Too Shall Pass – Rube Goldberg http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/2010/03/03/this-too-shall-pass-rube-goldberg/ http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/2010/03/03/this-too-shall-pass-rube-goldberg/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:34:51 +0000 Brian http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/?p=491 Got this from my Uncle Gates on fb. Pretty incredible Rube Goldberg :)

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]]> http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/2010/03/02/animator-vs-animation-revised/feed/ 0 Stargate Studios Virtual Backlot Reel 2009 http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/2010/02/17/stargate-studios-virtual-backlot-reel-2009/ http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/2010/02/17/stargate-studios-virtual-backlot-reel-2009/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:43:12 +0000 Brian http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/?p=474 This is pretty cool – shows some imaginative uses of green screen effects work. Thanks to Fred Medlin for the tweet:

]]> http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/2010/02/17/stargate-studios-virtual-backlot-reel-2009/feed/ 0 Toncontin Airport http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/2009/04/18/toncontin-airport/ http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/2009/04/18/toncontin-airport/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:52:02 +0000 Brian http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/?p=395 “Toncontin International Airport serves as the major airport in and out of Tegucigalpa. The origin of this name is unknown. This airport is frequently criticized for being one of the most dangerous in the world (due to its location next to a sierra, its short runway, and difficult approach, which requires large commercial jets to execute a tight hairpin leftward u-turn turn at very low altititude to land on a very short runway–American Airlines pilots, for example, receive additional, specific training for the Toncontin approach).”

Pilot’s view of approach and landing. Starts slow, you can see the airport at about 2:35.

]]> http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/2009/04/18/toncontin-airport/feed/ 0 Extreme Wingsuit Base Jumping http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/2009/04/13/extreme-wingsuit-base-jumping/ http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/2009/04/13/extreme-wingsuit-base-jumping/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:17:14 +0000 Brian http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/?p=392 Wow

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]]> http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/2009/01/08/dancing-bird/feed/ 0 Play Auditorium http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/2008/12/08/play-auditorium/ http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/2008/12/08/play-auditorium/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:40:19 +0000 Brian http://adkinsgroup.org/blog/?p=166 Scott M. twittered about this very cool game:

Play Auditorium

Check it out.

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