CVN-21 Supercarrier Posted on December 19, 2006 by Robin Reply The US is going from biggest to even bigger and commissioning a new class of aircraft carrier, the CVN-21. This will displace around 102,000 tons – compared to the British Invincible (22,000t) and the future French carrier (75,000t), this is indeed massive. The current US aircraft carriers are built around a basic design developed 50 years ago, and allthough there are to be no radical departures in hull design (unlike the new British designs which are a radical departure featuring trimaran hulls and hexagonal flight decks), the CVN-21 will feature quite a few innovations, such as an electromagnetic launch rail, allowing for much more free space and electricity, a repositioned island and plug and play electronics, as well as better armour around the munitions bays and a better protected and more modern command centre. The plan is to have the first one off the line in 2014. This site has a comprehensive run down of the new features and is kept updated.
Road Traffic Simulator Posted on December 19, 2006 by Robin Reply The university of Dresden has developed a simulator in a java applet which allows you to change loads of variables on a road with an inroad in an attempt to see what causes traffic jams. Watch your road congest in front of your eyes as you add traffic lights!
Bittorrent Trackers Posted on December 19, 2006 by Robin Reply Having tried to post a torrent without logging in to a tracker site, I found the Beehive – a site that lists a whole load of trackers with additional information about what kind of files they track.
Dutch womens breasts increases Posted on December 19, 2006 by Robin Reply Apparently 32% of Dutch women now have D-cup or larger compared with 20% five years ago!
