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Daniel Mullen Paints Light Like A Boss

Amazing Visuals May 25, 2018

Check this out -- Daniel Mullen, acrylic on canvas, title should be "I'M GONNA SMACK YOU WITH AWESOME" Daniel Mullen Amsterdam based abstract architectural painter, Daniel Mullen, was born in Glasgow, Scotland 1985. He graduated in...

One Dead, Five Injured in China Truss Collapse

Disasters and Accidents May 16, 2018

I'm not surprised, but it definitely sucks. One person was killed and at least five others were severely injured when an upstage truss tipped...

Brazilian Man Killed in Arc Flash at Music Festival

Disasters and Accidents May 13, 2018

It's pretty cut and dry - a Brazilian man climbed up some truss, barefoot, and while traversing his way, barefoot, across the downstage truss,...

Retinal Orgasm – NASA’s Releases of the Lagoon Nebula

Space Light May 7, 2018

Oh my goodness, watch this: The Lagoon Nebula. Media server folks, want some amazing content? Holy crap. This is incredible imagery. From the Hubble site: At the...

The Daily Lamp – Dror Caspi and HELIA, Ardoma Design

The Daily Lamp May 7, 2018

These things are made of concrete. Concrete shade-style fixtures... the manufacturer includes two materials, concrete and metal fittings. Let's just say you're ordering the extra-strength...

The Daily Lamp – RLON’s L3 Lamp

Fixture Manufacturers May 3, 2018

It's been a long time since I've been able to look at non-entertainment fixtures, but I very much enjoyed finding this one! Meet design...

Overunity Systems, Perpetual Motion, Zero Point Energy

Alternative Energy May 2, 2018

What is this nonsense? Breaking the Laws of Thermodynamics?! You are CRAZY, JimOnLight! You nutjob, those are LAWS!

HELIOS is the US Navy’s New Laser Weapon

Laser April 20, 2018

The personification of the sun... a laser that can knock a drone dead out of the sky, somewhere between 60kW and 150kW. That's tremendous.

Wires Above Cities, Then and Now

Electrical Safety April 17, 2018

Before we had rat nests of death in the air through cities across the world, we had beautiful rat nests of death across the air in our cities. Notice the difference?

The McNamara Tunnel, Detroit Airport

Jim - November 18, 2008 10

Have you ever been through "The Tunnel" at the Detroit Metro Airport? The McNamara Terminal at the Detroit Metro Airport has a 27 minute...

LDI 2008 – The Expo – It’s on Friday!

Jim - October 22, 2008 0

So, are you going to LDI in Vegas on Friday? Are you already in Vegas doing workshops? Have you been there since the beginning of the...

Shuttle Challenger Exploded Thirty Years Ago Today

Jim - January 28, 2016 0

Today is the 30th anniversary of the failed STS-51-L mission of the Challenger. It was her tenth mission. All seven crew members were killed in...

3D Projection and Coordinated Light. Cool.

Jim - October 6, 2010 4

I got this Facebooked from my good old friend Mikey Husman out of Columbus, OH. Mike and I have done tons of shows together,...

Pissed Off Paul Anka Rants on His Crew and Band in the Mid-1980s After...

Jim - July 6, 2013 4

Ready for something awesome? "Do any of your checks bounce? Do you all get full value on your money? I want full value on your...

Event Horizon Telescope – Capture the Edge of Light

Jim - April 11, 2018 0

Imagine something so powerful that not even light can escape -- and then imagine that we have no way to see it, because not even light can escape it.

Argentinian Dude Photographs Exploding Star

Jim - April 10, 2018 0

Thanks to Victor Buso, we now have photographs of the supernova explosion in the spiral galaxy NGC 613 -- a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Ten Minutes of Fireworks Intentionally Fired at Once

Jim - April 10, 2018 0

Ever seen a ten minute display of fireworks fired off all at once? Here's a good example!

VER Merges With PRG

Jim - April 5, 2018 0

Whoa. VER (Video Equipment Rentals, for those who don't know what a VER is) just...

Incredible Sustainable Power News Among Energy Stories that are Liquid Poop

Jim - April 3, 2018 0

There is so much bad news going on lately with regards to the plight of...

Wasp39B – An Exoplanet with Water, but at 1400 Degrees

Jim - March 26, 2018 0

There is so much that can be discerned by dissecting light from faraway places. Right...

Electrical Bird Nests of Death Worldwide

Jim - March 25, 2018 0

I just recently learned what the actual definition of a clusterfuck was, and I was...

Name Change – Philips Lighting Rebrands as SIGNIFY

Jim - March 19, 2018 0

Philips Lighting is rebranding itself as Signify, which is a pending change, shareholders willing. News...

A New Church of White Concrete and Filtered Light

Jim - March 4, 2018 0

White concrete and direct sunlight mixed with indirect sunlight make for one amazing church.

8K, 360-degree Video of the Aurora Borealis and Lunar Eclipse in Fairbanks

Jim - March 3, 2018 0

The Aurora Borealis and Lunar Eclipse in Fairbanks, Alaska last week. 8K. 360-degree video. Mind blowing.

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