Mourners gathered at a synagogue on the Upper East Side on Sunday, to pay respects to the man who was killed when a crane came crashing down in TriBeCa on Friday February 5 2016. afternoon.
David Wichs, 38, was killed instantly as he walked along Worth Street. He was headed to his job, working as a financial trader on Wall Street,
The funeral for Wichs was held at the Congregation Kehilath Jerhurun on East 85th Street on Sunday morning.
“The pain right now is unbearable,” Rebecca Guttman, Wich’s widow said. “I want you to know that I will do my best to live for us both.”
Wichs, a gifted mathematician, was walking to his job as a financial trader on Wall Street when he was struck by the crane.
The collapse happened as the crew was lowering the crane due to high winds. A veteran operator was inside the control cab when it flipped upside down. The crew was trying to lower the arm into the safety position – an upside-down V – right over West Broadway.
Experts plan to study the structure, as well as the crane’s central computer, with hopes of figuring out what went wrong. Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to announce safety improvements to crane operations, in the wake of the crash.
WABC TV Reports
Caught on camera: Watch as the crane collapses in Lower Manhattan
Sunday, February 07, 2016
My SCHI Experience - Shloime Gertner
This year’s Camp SCHI Dinner on February 14, will feature Shloime Gertner.
In advance of the Dinner, Shloime made a special trip to Lakewood from London to tour SCHI. In this video, Shloime discusses his hit song, “Malka’le”, Composed by him and Yossi Green, which is about his special needs daughter, with SCHI’s director, Rabbi Osher Eisemann, who is also the father of a special needs child.
In advance of the Dinner, Shloime made a special trip to Lakewood from London to tour SCHI. In this video, Shloime discusses his hit song, “Malka’le”, Composed by him and Yossi Green, which is about his special needs daughter, with SCHI’s director, Rabbi Osher Eisemann, who is also the father of a special needs child.
Yoni Z & Yanky Lemmer - Peace - Official Video
Jewish pop star Yoni Z & Cantor Yaakov (Yanky) Lemmer of the Lincoln Square Synagogue team up to sing a powerful song for world peace.
Recorded at James Morgan Studios
Performed at Wickham Vocal Studios
Video by William Murray
Recorded at James Morgan Studios
Performed at Wickham Vocal Studios
Video by William Murray
Guy Chooses Most Ridiculous Name To Mess With Police
this man found himself in front of the police and a judge too often. So too mess with the authorities, he changed his name to literally “OddsocksmcweirdoeltuttifruttiMrfartohellohippotamusbum.”
That way the authorities would have to use his full legal name to bring charges against him. But OddSocks wasn’t satisfied with his first name, so he again changed his name to the full
“OddsocksmcweirdoeltuttifruttiMrfartohellohippotamusbumIthinkwecanallliveincooperationasfreeindividualswithouthurtingourfellowsentientbeingsbutwewillhavetoworkonittheworldisforsharing.” Yowza!
That way the authorities would have to use his full legal name to bring charges against him. But OddSocks wasn’t satisfied with his first name, so he again changed his name to the full
“OddsocksmcweirdoeltuttifruttiMrfartohellohippotamusbumIthinkwecanallliveincooperationasfreeindividualswithouthurtingourfellowsentientbeingsbutwewillhavetoworkonittheworldisforsharing.” Yowza!
100,000 Travelers Stranded at Chinese Train Station
Chinese holidays are known for causing massive traffic jams, like the one that forced 50 lanes of traffic to merge into fewer than 20 or the 10-day jam in 2010 that spawned its own micro economy. But if you think that public transportation is the logical way to solve the problem of getting millions of holiday travelers home, in this case, you’d be wrong.
at least 100,000 travelers were stranded in a Chinese train station due to a bout of bad weather on Monday
176,000 passengers were expected to pass through Guangzhou’s main train station in a single day, as migrant workers continue to return home for the Chinese New Year holiday on February 8. But when snow and ice delayed dozens of trains, the station essentially shut down, leaving hordes of travelers out of luck.
The BBC reports that officials have deployed approximately 5,000 police officers to maintain order. But jams continue to plague other train stations, like the Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, which South China Morning Post’s Mimi Lau reports is packed with 30,000 people waiting on more than 50 train delays.
Chinese New Year travel is so common that it has its own term—chunyun, or spring migration. It’s been called the world’s largest human migration and is fueled by the country’s enormous number of migrant workers. According to CCTV, China’s state television channel, at least 20 percent of the country’s population is made up of workers who migrate to urban areas to work.
China’s premier recently called for new ways to integrate the country’s nearly 280 million migrant workers into urban areas, to give them better access to public services.
at least 100,000 travelers were stranded in a Chinese train station due to a bout of bad weather on Monday
176,000 passengers were expected to pass through Guangzhou’s main train station in a single day, as migrant workers continue to return home for the Chinese New Year holiday on February 8. But when snow and ice delayed dozens of trains, the station essentially shut down, leaving hordes of travelers out of luck.
The BBC reports that officials have deployed approximately 5,000 police officers to maintain order. But jams continue to plague other train stations, like the Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, which South China Morning Post’s Mimi Lau reports is packed with 30,000 people waiting on more than 50 train delays.
Chinese New Year travel is so common that it has its own term—chunyun, or spring migration. It’s been called the world’s largest human migration and is fueled by the country’s enormous number of migrant workers. According to CCTV, China’s state television channel, at least 20 percent of the country’s population is made up of workers who migrate to urban areas to work.
China’s premier recently called for new ways to integrate the country’s nearly 280 million migrant workers into urban areas, to give them better access to public services.
Daskal & Yedidim - Riboin Haolamim - AT Production
Yisroel Lamm Conducting a 25 pcs Orchestra "Riboin Haolamim Accompanied by the Yedidim Choir on January 13 2016 At Ateres Chaya An Aaron Teitelbaum Production
Sound By SolveTech
The Song was Composed by Pinchos Breier and First recorded by Avraham Fried, The composers son Yehuda Leib was married to Esther a few months ago. This song is a gift to Chosson Kallah and the Brayer family,
This beautiful prayer was written by R' Mayer'l of Apt ZT"l.
Powerful statement of pure faith. No matter how much time and effort I invest in whatever I am doing, without help from Hashem, There's no chance for any success.
רבון העולמים ידעתי, כי הנני בידך לבד כחומר ביד היוצר, ואם גם אתאמץ בעצות ותחבולות
וכל יושבי תבל יעמדו למיני להושיעני ולסמוך נפשי מבלעדי עוזך ועזרתך
אין עזרה וישועה
מילים: ר' מאיר הלוי מאפטא זצ"ל, בעל ה'אור לשמים
Sound By SolveTech
The Song was Composed by Pinchos Breier and First recorded by Avraham Fried, The composers son Yehuda Leib was married to Esther a few months ago. This song is a gift to Chosson Kallah and the Brayer family,
This beautiful prayer was written by R' Mayer'l of Apt ZT"l.
Powerful statement of pure faith. No matter how much time and effort I invest in whatever I am doing, without help from Hashem, There's no chance for any success.
רבון העולמים ידעתי, כי הנני בידך לבד כחומר ביד היוצר, ואם גם אתאמץ בעצות ותחבולות
וכל יושבי תבל יעמדו למיני להושיעני ולסמוך נפשי מבלעדי עוזך ועזרתך
אין עזרה וישועה
מילים: ר' מאיר הלוי מאפטא זצ"ל, בעל ה'אור לשמים
Hide And Seek From a Toddler’s Perspective
Extreme sport enthusiasts use GoPro cameras to capture awe-inspiring footage of themselves bungee jumping, white water rafting and free running.
But Dan Iverson, has found a rather ingenious use for the device: to film an adorable game of hide-and-seek with his young son.
The toddler - who had the equipment strapped to his forehead - can be seen searching around the house for his parents as they watch on a live feed from their phones.
The short video begins with the child frantically running from room-to-room and peering in different closets. He then stands on the landing, seemingly pondering his next move. the little boy then storms into his playroom and looks around. The family dog Ollie then helps the youngster out by sitting outside the wardrobe his mother and father are hidden in.
The tot then swings open the door to finds his parents squatting down and in fits of giggles.
But Dan Iverson, has found a rather ingenious use for the device: to film an adorable game of hide-and-seek with his young son.
The toddler - who had the equipment strapped to his forehead - can be seen searching around the house for his parents as they watch on a live feed from their phones.
The short video begins with the child frantically running from room-to-room and peering in different closets. He then stands on the landing, seemingly pondering his next move. the little boy then storms into his playroom and looks around. The family dog Ollie then helps the youngster out by sitting outside the wardrobe his mother and father are hidden in.
The tot then swings open the door to finds his parents squatting down and in fits of giggles.
Eagles vs Drones: Dutch Police Use Birds to Catch Drones
For law enforcement officers around the world, partnering with animals is a time-honored tradition. Mounted police do their duty on horseback — and, in some countries, camel back. Specially trained dogs serve and protect by sniffing out drugs and explosives. But in the Netherlands, police officers are inaugurating a new species of animal partner — eagles — to take down illegal aerial drones.
In a statement released Jan. 31, the Dutch National Police Corps announced a new initiative using birds of prey to intercept unwanted drones. The program was developed and tested in partnership with Guard from Above (GFA), a Dutch company located in the Hague that specializes in training large, predatory birds to "hunt" and subdue robotic prey.
A video published by the National Police Corps of an indoor demonstration shows a handler releasing an eagle, which swoops toward a hovering quadcopter drone, snatching the machine out of the air and flying off with it into a corner of the training ring.
In a statement released Jan. 31, the Dutch National Police Corps announced a new initiative using birds of prey to intercept unwanted drones. The program was developed and tested in partnership with Guard from Above (GFA), a Dutch company located in the Hague that specializes in training large, predatory birds to "hunt" and subdue robotic prey.
A video published by the National Police Corps of an indoor demonstration shows a handler releasing an eagle, which swoops toward a hovering quadcopter drone, snatching the machine out of the air and flying off with it into a corner of the training ring.
Saturday, February 06, 2016
A Team Orchestra - Tfilat Ha'av - Leiner & Shira Choir
The A Team Symphony Series Presents
'Tfilat Ha'av': A beautiful Bracha given to the Kallah by her father moments before walking down the Chupa.
Featuring: Simcha Leiner
Accompanied by: The Shira Choir
Originally Sung by: Ohad Moskowitz on the album 'Echad Yachid Umeyuchad'
Composed by: Yishai Lapidot
Arranged By: Avremi G
Conducted By: Yitzy Schwartz
Post Production: Moshe Krausz & Aba Berkowitz, MK Studios
Video By: Motty Engel
Stage Manager: Motty Jay
'Tfilat Ha'av': A beautiful Bracha given to the Kallah by her father moments before walking down the Chupa.
Featuring: Simcha Leiner
Accompanied by: The Shira Choir
Originally Sung by: Ohad Moskowitz on the album 'Echad Yachid Umeyuchad'
Composed by: Yishai Lapidot
Arranged By: Avremi G
Conducted By: Yitzy Schwartz
Post Production: Moshe Krausz & Aba Berkowitz, MK Studios
Video By: Motty Engel
Stage Manager: Motty Jay
Friday, February 05, 2016
Israeli TV Profiles Breslov Mashpia Kalman Goldschmid
Doctors in Israel gave Breslov Mashpia Rabbi Kalman Goldschmid 3 months to Live, 7 months have passed and he continues to rejoice and thank God for everything and the disease, he claims was given to him for his own recovery.......
Dvar Torah Parshas Mishpotim 5776
An Eye for an Eye! - Want true justice? Take out their eye! Oorah's Thursday-Thought series continues with a thought-provoking look at the Torah portion of this week, Parshas Mishpatim, featuring Rabbi Bentzion Turin, Oorah's general counsel.
Mishpatim - Jewish concept of slavery: Weekly Insights with Rabbi Lankry - Can you imagine being or owning a slave in today's modern times? being that the Torah is eternal, how do we understand this idea in this week's portion of the Torah, Mishpatim? Rabbi Lankry explains.
Mishpatim - Jewish concept of slavery: Weekly Insights with Rabbi Lankry - Can you imagine being or owning a slave in today's modern times? being that the Torah is eternal, how do we understand this idea in this week's portion of the Torah, Mishpatim? Rabbi Lankry explains.
Thursday, February 04, 2016
New Square Hatzolah Rescues Woman Jumping GWB
Volunteers from a Hasidic Jewish enclave in New York state helped rescue a 25-year-old woman who jumped off the George Washington Bridge.
Heshy Gottdiener, 36, and others from New Square were searching for the body of a 46-year-old man from their Rockland County village who had leapt from the bridge on Jan. 22 when they saw the woman jump on Tuesday,
The group, which had hired two boats and divers to look for the body of David Ahronowitz, called 911.
Scott Koen, who was helming one of the boats, helped guide a New York Police Department helicopter to the vicinity of where the female jumper landed.
The woman had broken her legs and sustained significant trauma, but a Port Authority spokesman said that she was conscious at the hospital.
Koen, 58, a volunteer firefighter from Rutherford, New Jersey, was also involved in the “Miracle on the Hudson” rescue in 2009, helping passengers off the US Airways Flight 1549 with a dive ladder on the back of his boat.
Since 2009, only one of 96 jumpers had survived the 200-foot plunge off the bridge,
As to the continued search for Ahronowitz, Gottdiener said “We know a person has to be buried in order that the soul should rest in peace.”
A fund has been established to help pay the cost of search to recover the body of Dovid Z"L. Please donate by clicking : gofundme.com/neshamah
Heshy Gottdiener, 36, and others from New Square were searching for the body of a 46-year-old man from their Rockland County village who had leapt from the bridge on Jan. 22 when they saw the woman jump on Tuesday,
The group, which had hired two boats and divers to look for the body of David Ahronowitz, called 911.
Scott Koen, who was helming one of the boats, helped guide a New York Police Department helicopter to the vicinity of where the female jumper landed.
The woman had broken her legs and sustained significant trauma, but a Port Authority spokesman said that she was conscious at the hospital.
Koen, 58, a volunteer firefighter from Rutherford, New Jersey, was also involved in the “Miracle on the Hudson” rescue in 2009, helping passengers off the US Airways Flight 1549 with a dive ladder on the back of his boat.
Since 2009, only one of 96 jumpers had survived the 200-foot plunge off the bridge,
As to the continued search for Ahronowitz, Gottdiener said “We know a person has to be buried in order that the soul should rest in peace.”
A fund has been established to help pay the cost of search to recover the body of Dovid Z"L. Please donate by clicking : gofundme.com/neshamah
Wednesday, February 03, 2016
Dudi Kalish Kumzitz
דודי קאליש ויענקי לנדאו בקומזיץ מרגש סוחט דמעות על סיפור חסידי מהבעל שם טוב שהלחין קאליש על המילים אם יהודי מבקש סימן שהוא צריך
לחן: דודי קאליש
קלידים: יענקי לנדאו
לחן: דודי קאליש
קלידים: יענקי לנדאו
Pinky & Schnitzler & Child Soloist at RCCS Dinner
Pinky Weber, Michoel Schnitzler, with Mezamrim Choir led by Chilu Posen Accompanied by a Child Soloist Moshe Mordcha Leifer at the Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society (RCCS) Dinner in the Ateres Chai Hall in Boro Park Feb 2 2016,
Cockpit Camera Captures Dramatic Crash Landing
A French pilot has shared the terrifying moment when his plane's engine died shortly after take off and he was forced into an emergency landing in a nearby field.
The man, in his 40s, took off from Chailly-en-Brie, east of Paris.
The camera positioned behind the man in the cockpit of a small aircraft, documents the initially smooth take off from the airfield. However, several seconds into the flight the motor slowly grinds to a halt and the propeller stops.
Amazingly the man doesn't seem to panic straight away and radios back his status to ground. The plane proceeds to nosedive slowly towards the fields, narrowly missing some trees. It skims the ground several times, causing the pilot to swear in terror, before crashing finally to the ground.
The camera tumbles from its position, hiding any further clear footage.
The aviator, who has more than 400 hours of flying under his belt was not injured. the pilot initially hit the ground at 81mph, before slowing to 37mph for the final impact.
The man, in his 40s, took off from Chailly-en-Brie, east of Paris.
The camera positioned behind the man in the cockpit of a small aircraft, documents the initially smooth take off from the airfield. However, several seconds into the flight the motor slowly grinds to a halt and the propeller stops.
Amazingly the man doesn't seem to panic straight away and radios back his status to ground. The plane proceeds to nosedive slowly towards the fields, narrowly missing some trees. It skims the ground several times, causing the pilot to swear in terror, before crashing finally to the ground.
The camera tumbles from its position, hiding any further clear footage.
The aviator, who has more than 400 hours of flying under his belt was not injured. the pilot initially hit the ground at 81mph, before slowing to 37mph for the final impact.
Climbing the Great Pyramid of Giza
The pyramids in Egypt are some of the most famous man-made structures in the world, standing with others like Stonehenge and The Great Wall Of China. After seeing other extreme climbers take on skyscrapers in China, German daredevil Andrejcie has upped the ante by climbing the Pyramid of Giza. Illegally of course.
Eli Begun - We Must Go On - Music Video
Eli Begun is on the horizon. Eli has been in Mir yeshiva almost his whole life and has been influenced immensely by Torah and Rebbiem. He obviously has a lot of music in his genes especially from his father.
The song is a message to all jewish people about what our attitude should be amidst all of the pain and suffering that klal yisroel is going through and how "we must go on" and believe in Hashem that he will pull us through.
The song was arranged and mixed by his brother Chananya Begun and it was filmed and directed by Shia Fried who both brought this production to a new level.
Composer and singer- Eli Begun
Music arranged and mixed by Chananya Begun
Mastered by Larry Gates
Lyrics- S. Begun and Eli Begun
Video produced and edited by Shia Fried
Video shooting by Shia Fried and Sruli Safles
Video shot in Systems 2 studio
The song is a message to all jewish people about what our attitude should be amidst all of the pain and suffering that klal yisroel is going through and how "we must go on" and believe in Hashem that he will pull us through.
The song was arranged and mixed by his brother Chananya Begun and it was filmed and directed by Shia Fried who both brought this production to a new level.
Composer and singer- Eli Begun
Music arranged and mixed by Chananya Begun
Mastered by Larry Gates
Lyrics- S. Begun and Eli Begun
Video produced and edited by Shia Fried
Video shooting by Shia Fried and Sruli Safles
Video shot in Systems 2 studio
Tuesday, February 02, 2016
Italian Reporter Goes Bananas
It was only a matter of time before he went bananas.
An Italian soccer reporter flipped out after being taunted live on air by a fan with an inflatable fruit.
The journalist was covering the final day of the European transfer window for TV station SportItalia when the man started harassing him with the inflatable banana.
And although he tried to keep his composure outside Chelsea FC’s Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, his frustration quickly got the better of him, The man poked the reporter in the face with a gigantic inflatable banana as he was live on TV The Italian reporter eventually snapped and hit the man with the banana after being taunted.
After being poked and prodded in the face several times as he speaks directly to camera, the reporter finally snaps and grabs the prankster’s weapon of choice before beating him with it.
Update: Turns out this was a prank. Click Here to watch.
An Italian soccer reporter flipped out after being taunted live on air by a fan with an inflatable fruit.
The journalist was covering the final day of the European transfer window for TV station SportItalia when the man started harassing him with the inflatable banana.
And although he tried to keep his composure outside Chelsea FC’s Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, his frustration quickly got the better of him, The man poked the reporter in the face with a gigantic inflatable banana as he was live on TV The Italian reporter eventually snapped and hit the man with the banana after being taunted.
After being poked and prodded in the face several times as he speaks directly to camera, the reporter finally snaps and grabs the prankster’s weapon of choice before beating him with it.
Update: Turns out this was a prank. Click Here to watch.
Satmar Rebbe 24 Hour Visit to Israel
Rabbi Yekusiel Yehuda (Zalman Leib) Teitlebaum, Satmar Rebbe of Williamsburg, landed in Ben Gurion International Airport yesterday for a whirlwind 24 hour visit to Eretz Yisroel,
His visit is due to bearing cash for anti-draft yeshivas that boycott IDF draft notices, and for ultra-Orthodox students injured or beaten during anti-draft protests.
Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum, who has tens of thousands of followers in the US, is due for a 24-hour visit for a family celebration. He has called for a list of yeshivas whose directors refuse to comply with Israel Defense Forces draft orders, Israeli Channel 2 reported. Many ultra-Orthodox yeshivas allow their students to go to army induction centers to go through the process of applying for deferments, which eventually become exemptions.
In a letter to yeshiva heads, Teitelbaum has also asked for the names of yeshiva students who have suffered injuries in anti-draft protests.
His visit is due to bearing cash for anti-draft yeshivas that boycott IDF draft notices, and for ultra-Orthodox students injured or beaten during anti-draft protests.
Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum, who has tens of thousands of followers in the US, is due for a 24-hour visit for a family celebration. He has called for a list of yeshivas whose directors refuse to comply with Israel Defense Forces draft orders, Israeli Channel 2 reported. Many ultra-Orthodox yeshivas allow their students to go to army induction centers to go through the process of applying for deferments, which eventually become exemptions.
In a letter to yeshiva heads, Teitelbaum has also asked for the names of yeshiva students who have suffered injuries in anti-draft protests.
Nearly Squashed By Wrecking Ball To Prove Physics
Physicist, and crazy scientist, Andreas Wahl wanted to prove one of the basic laws of physics, the law of conservation. So how does he do it? In the most daring way ever of course!
The law of conservation is simple enough, stating that energy can not be destroyed, only changed. He proves this law in this daring science experiment in which he sets up a giant wrecking ball. Pulls it near his face and then lets go, waiting for it to swing back at him.
Luckily, science was correct again, and the wrecking ball just stops inches from the scientist’s face.
The law of conservation is simple enough, stating that energy can not be destroyed, only changed. He proves this law in this daring science experiment in which he sets up a giant wrecking ball. Pulls it near his face and then lets go, waiting for it to swing back at him.
Luckily, science was correct again, and the wrecking ball just stops inches from the scientist’s face.
Monday, February 01, 2016
Chasidic Jews Watch "Fiddler on the Roof"
See what happens when Chasidic Jews watch scenes from "Fiddler on the Roof" for the first time.
Pair of Monster Sinkholes Swallow Up Road
A "monster" sinkhole opened up next to another to create a double sinkhole near a busy highway in southern Oregon
Video shows a massive sinkhole that has opened near a highway along the coast of southern Oregon. The huge crevice joined another sinkhole which has been plaguing the Curry County town of Harbor since heavy rains last month.
A contractor was working on it Thursday when the erosion started to accelerate on a nearby road. The new sinkhole that emerged as a result of the erosion is a "monster" that could take up to 65,000 cubic yards of earth and eight weeks to repair.
It's the largest seen in Oregon for 20 years. “It’s a monster for sure,” said Jared Castle, Department of Transportation spokesman for southwest Oregon. “This is a very unusual event and is a sinkhole of a magnitude that we don’t see but once every couple decades.” Thankfully the double sinkhole didn't swallow any vehicles, and there were no injuries. According to Castle, the two sinkholes "probably have now met," Castle said, creating one gaping hole in the highway.
Video shows a massive sinkhole that has opened near a highway along the coast of southern Oregon. The huge crevice joined another sinkhole which has been plaguing the Curry County town of Harbor since heavy rains last month.
A contractor was working on it Thursday when the erosion started to accelerate on a nearby road. The new sinkhole that emerged as a result of the erosion is a "monster" that could take up to 65,000 cubic yards of earth and eight weeks to repair.
It's the largest seen in Oregon for 20 years. “It’s a monster for sure,” said Jared Castle, Department of Transportation spokesman for southwest Oregon. “This is a very unusual event and is a sinkhole of a magnitude that we don’t see but once every couple decades.” Thankfully the double sinkhole didn't swallow any vehicles, and there were no injuries. According to Castle, the two sinkholes "probably have now met," Castle said, creating one gaping hole in the highway.
Yishai Lapidot Rechovot Concert
Last week in Rechovot, Yishai Lapidot hosted an event featuring a lot of names, including Aryeh Broner, Oif Simches, the Moetzet Ha’Shira Ha’Yehudit, Udi Ullman and the Chazzanut Forum, Avremi Roth, Yossi Berger, Moshe Lahav, Gad Elbaz, Yishai Ribo, Tzemed Yeled, the students in the Beit Sefer L’Musica, Menachem Horvitz, and Gideon Levin from America. The evening was produced by Yochai Kfir, conducted by Ami Cohen, together with multimedia provided by Media Pro. The concert was arranged via the municipality of Rechovot.
Two boys Beit Sefer L’Musica, followed by Tzemed Yeled
Two boys Beit Sefer L’Musica, followed by Tzemed Yeled
World's Fastest Rubik's Cube Solving Robot
We humans might think ourselves pretty smug for being able to solve a Rubik's Cube in mere seconds but robots are always out to one-up us after a computer has been created that can crack the cube in just over one second.
In the time it takes you to say the word 'Rubik's Cube' the homemade computer built by two software engineers from Kansas, US, has already solved the iconic puzzle, clocking in a time of just 1.047 seconds to get the job done.
The current Guinness world record for a robot is a relatively sluggish 2.3 seconds, with the humans lagging behind with 4.9 seconds, which was set by 14-year-old Lucas Etter in November 2015. Despite both of these actually being fast speed solving times (especially compared to our own 18-years-and-counting effort) this unofficial new world record has absolutely smashed them both.
The creators, Jay Flatland and Paul Rose, uploaded a video to YouTube of their robot getting 'hands-on' with the Rubik's Cube. It shows the Cube held in the middle of a 3D-printed frame via drilled holes with four USB cameras pointing at the puzzle. The robot is then hooked up to a Linux-based computer running a Kociemba Rubik's cube solving algorithm that takes the information delivered from the cameras and then works out in milliseconds which moves to make.
The result is a blink-of-the-eye flurry of movement by the robot that successfully unscrambles the famously tricky combination puzzle created by Hungarian professor Erno Rubik back in 1974. The two men are currently in the process of applying for the world record title.
In the time it takes you to say the word 'Rubik's Cube' the homemade computer built by two software engineers from Kansas, US, has already solved the iconic puzzle, clocking in a time of just 1.047 seconds to get the job done.
The current Guinness world record for a robot is a relatively sluggish 2.3 seconds, with the humans lagging behind with 4.9 seconds, which was set by 14-year-old Lucas Etter in November 2015. Despite both of these actually being fast speed solving times (especially compared to our own 18-years-and-counting effort) this unofficial new world record has absolutely smashed them both.
The creators, Jay Flatland and Paul Rose, uploaded a video to YouTube of their robot getting 'hands-on' with the Rubik's Cube. It shows the Cube held in the middle of a 3D-printed frame via drilled holes with four USB cameras pointing at the puzzle. The robot is then hooked up to a Linux-based computer running a Kociemba Rubik's cube solving algorithm that takes the information delivered from the cameras and then works out in milliseconds which moves to make.
The result is a blink-of-the-eye flurry of movement by the robot that successfully unscrambles the famously tricky combination puzzle created by Hungarian professor Erno Rubik back in 1974. The two men are currently in the process of applying for the world record title.
The Story of the Little Tree Car Air Fresheners
Recently it has been revealed the history behind the Little Trees air fresheners commonly used in cars. The trees were invented by Julius Sämann who used his research in pine trees to solve his milkman’s problem with the smell of spoiled milk in his truck. The trees took off, having now sold more than one billion units that are available in over 60 scents.
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