Window Seat on a Model Train

“Jason Shron built a replica of a passenger train car in his basement, and found a way to simulate a train ride by strapping a tiny video camera to his model railway.”

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“A Tiny Video Camera Lets This Train Enthusiast Ride Along on His Incredibly Detailed Model Railroad,” Andrew Liszewski, Gizmodo

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Radio in Space @ Distance

If extraterrestrials out in space are listening to Earth’s radio broadcasts right now, what are they hearing? Hip Hop? The Beatles? Walter Winchell? Al Jolson? Enrico Caruso? That depends on how far away they are. That’s the premise behind simulation website Lightyear.fm.

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“Lightyear.fm shows the ‘contemporary’ music extraterrestrials are rocking out to,” Christopher Curley, A.V. Club

“Stunning Sim Shows How Far Hit Songs Have Traveled in Space,” Tim Moynihan, Wired

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