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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Flipside on March 28, 2012, 07:37:39 pm

Title: Nerds with money are cool....
Post by: Flipside on March 28, 2012, 07:37:39 pm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/mar/28/james-cameron-3d-mariana-trench?newsfeed=true

James Cameron didn't just film the Mariana Trench, he did it in 3D and..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17544565

Jeff Bezos of Google uses advanced Sonar to track down the Apollo 11 F1 Engines :D

Title: Re: Nerds with money are cool....
Post by: Mongoose on March 28, 2012, 07:55:35 pm

I hadn't even heard about Cameron's trip until someone mentioned it on Facebook, and this is the first I've heard of Bezos.  I love stuff like this and Branson's exploits...if you're gonna have money to burn, at least do some awesome stuff that the rest of us can benefit from too. :D

Title: Re: Nerds with money are cool....
Post by: Sushi on March 28, 2012, 10:18:18 pm

Quote from: Flipside on March 28, 2012, 07:37:39 pm

Jeff Bezos of AMAZON.COM uses advanced Sonar to track down the Apollo 11 F1 Engines :D

Fixed that for you.

EDIT: Bezos is also one of the billionaires working on a private spaceflight company: Blue Origin (http://www.blueorigin.com/)

Title: Re: Nerds with money are cool....
Post by: Flipside on March 28, 2012, 10:51:35 pm

Yup, Amazon, not Google.

Been doing that a lot lately... Seems my age is finally getting to me :nervous: