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Oh, Oh! It Looks The Aliens Are Here.

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A strange light appeared in the sky over northern Norway. No one seems to know what caused it to appear. Could it be a beckon from Santa or the Russians playing with a new toy?

"The mystery began when a blue light seemed to soar up from behind a mountain in the north of the country. It stopped mid-air, then began to move in circles. Within seconds a giant spiral had covered the entire sky. Then a green-blue beam of light shot out from its centre - lasting for ten to 12 minutes before disappearing completely.

Onlookers describing it as 'like a big fireball that went around, with a great light around it' and 'a shooting star that spun around and around'."

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Cardboard Surfboards?

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Mike Sheldrake needed a new board, so what did he do?
"After riding the same 8'6" Robert August board for 13 years, I found it had developed a lively flex zone somewhere near the middle, around the cracked and swollen stringer. It was time to strip the wax and send the board into wall-hanging retirement, but I couldn't afford a new board to replace it. Why not build my own? Could I do that for a couple hundred? I didn't want to work with foam. What about a hollow wood board? Hmm..."

He used cardboard!
I am amazed at the talent in this world.

If you are interested in Mike's boards, you can buy a kit.

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Go, Go, Go, Go Speedracer. L'hydroptère A Décroché Le Record Mondiaux!

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L'hydroptère a décroché le record mondiaux : 50,17 noeuds (soit 92,91 km/h) sur un mille nautique.
L'hydroptère smashed the world record: 50,17 knots over one nautical mile.

Il devient ainsi l’engin à voile le plus rapide sur la distance de 1 mille nautique.
It's the fastest boat on the water

Watch this video from September to get a feel for her speed.