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Hennessey has released a brand new video of their Cadillac CTS-V HPE750 in action!
While the CTS-V may be an extremely potent package straight off the showroom floor, that wasn’t enough for the guys at Hennessey. The HPE750 features a whopping 757 horsepower and 782 lb-ft of torque. All of this power means that the car can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.2 seconds, from 0-150 mph in just 15.4 seconds and complete the quarter mile in 11.2 seconds at 131 mph.
Those brave enough to keep their foot planted to the floor will see a top speed of 210 mph.
In order to achieve such impressive horsepower figures Hennessey had to include a long list of upgrades. The headline changes include a pulley upgrade, high-flow air induction stystem, HPE engine management calibration and long-tube stainless steel headers.
Other modifications include high flow catalytic converters, stainless steel midpipes and a high-flow air to water intercooler upgrade.
In this article, I'll show you how to build a simplistic circuit to generate negative ions. Negative ions have been known to contribute to fresher air, happier mood, and general health benefits. However, they also look amazing in the dark (check out the photos below, purple plasma is amazing!). And if all else fails, they make a cool nightlight.
If you've ever been around a Tesla coil, cathode ray tube TV or sometimes even on a trampoline, you've probably noticed that smell; the smell of "static" electricity. I say "static" because, in this case, negative ions are produced by "streamers" of electricity looking for their positive counterpart. In a negative ion generator, the positive side of a high voltage source is grounded, where the negative side is attached to a sharply pronged antenna. The antenna allows the negative voltage to "stream out", creating negative ions.
The Circuits Parts
There are two simple circuits for creating negative ions (there are more, but I'm only covering the easiest and most effective). The first circuit uses power from the mains, a voltage multiplier, and a metal antenna. The second circuit uses a flyback transformer, a driver circuit, and a metal antenna. The first circuit is generally more effective, but the second can run on lower voltages, making it portable with fewer parts necessary.
Circuit 1:
To build circuit one, you'll need a 33nf 1000V polyester capacitor (1x), 68nf 1000V polyester capacitor (1x), 3nf 1000V polyester capacitors (17x), 1N4007 diodes (20x), and 3.3M 1-watt resistors (3x). You'll also need a metal antenna. The antenna can be made out of pretty much any "pointy" metal. For example, a series of needles attached together in series:
You could even hack a fan into an antenna by attaching metal nails to the blades, and a rotary conducting surface to produce a "spinning corona" effect, and also circulate the negative ions with the fan itself. Use your imagination! The circuit diagram below shows how to create the negative ion generator. The "E, D, C, B, A" represents the antenna; you can simply attach your own antenna to the output of the three resistors.
Note: The circuit diagram specifies 220 volt AC input. This can be substituted with 120 volt AC input, with output levels decreasing accordingly.
Circuit two consists of a flyback transformer, an NPN transistor, two resistors, and a metal antenna. You'll need an old tube TV to extract the components from (or an electronics supply outlet).
Using a screwdriver specific to your TV's screws, carefully open up the TV. Once opened, you should first cut the large red wire connecting a suction cup to a large black "thing"; the flyback transformer. MAKE SURE you use insulated cutters! Now, using a large piece of insulated wire, discharge the flyback transformer by shorting the red wire to any ground. The flyback transformers tend to hold a charge, similar to that of a Leyden jar. Its always a good idea and safety precaution to discharge them, even though its unlikely to be a lethal shock. Now, desolder the flyback transformer from the TV circuit board. Once extracted, it should look like this:
Now for the tricky part, identifying the pins. Set your voltmeter on "beep when shorted" and start testing the pins. Once your voltmeter beeps, check out the resistance. If it's around .6-1, you've found your primary coil. Solder two wires to those terminals and leave them lose for later on. You now need to wrap a feedback coil, which consists of about 6 turns of insulated wire on the outer ferrite core. Once finished, it should look something like this:
The Circuit
The circuit itself is quite simple. An NPN transistor switches the electricity through the primary coil, depending on the input from the feedback coil. Imagine turning on and off a light, depending on if the light is on or off. In other words, when the light is off, you turn it back on again, but when it's on, you turn it off. This creates a fluctuating magnetic field, which in turn generates electricity in the secondary windings.
To build the circuit, extract the NPN transistor from the TV circuit (it should be the largest one on the board—keep the heatsink it's attached too as well). To check and identify the pins, turn your voltmeter to the diode setting and follow these steps. Once you've identified the pins of the transistor, identify and desolder the 220 ohm resistor, and the27 ohm resistor. Finally, build the circuit below:
When finished, test it out CAREFULLY! The red wire should arc to a pin on the flyback transformer. This pin is the ground, note its location.
The antenna should be the same as in circuit one; they both do the same things. However, experiment with which flyback output gets you the best "ion wind" or purple corona. Depending on the flyback, the output should be DC. It's VERY rare you'll find an un-rectified flyback unless you've used a very old TV. The AC flybacks are extremely useful and are worth their weight in gold, but that's another story.
When turned on, the metal antenna should produce little streamers of purple corona, if you've attached the right output (either the red wire, or the previously noted ground pin). If there are no streamers, try switching the red wire for the ground, or vice versa. Once you've identified the "streamer-output", take the other wire and ground it. It's very rare that the red wire will be the "streamer-output", since that output is (usually) the positive. However, there are many different kinds of flyback transformers, exceptions may occur.
Warnings
THESE DEVICES USE AND PRODUCE HIGH VOLTAGE! Be very careful!
DO NOT touch the metal antenna when the device is operating!
I am not responsible for any damage or harm you cause.
Remember #bendgate? It was all the rage back in 2014, after Apple released the rather bendableiPhone 6 Plus. Ever since that point, some people have taken to constantly testing new phones for such behavior. But after a while just doing bend tests becomes boring, we assume. Hence, the video you can see below goes even further with Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 edge. Aside from the obligatory bendiness review, you also get a scratch test and… a lighter trying to burn the phone.
The scratch test is the most comprehensive, covering the handset’s screen, its glass back, as well as the glass covering the camera lens and the plastic that’s on top of the LED flash and heart rate sensor. Finally, the aluminum frame faces the knife too.
The effect of the flame on the S7 edge’s display is certainly interesting, as is the fact that you can’t break it by bending, but the back panel does lift up at one point compromising the phone’s water resistance.
There's a story behind this beautiful $2.6 million beast.
Designing the world’s most powerful, fastest, luxurious and exclusive production super sports car that people – well, not ordinary people – are willing to pay $2.6 million for is no easy task. So it's fair to say Bugatti design director Achim Anscheidt was under pressure to come up with something pretty spectacular for the new Chiron.
We'd say he hit the mark with the 1,480 hp, 260 mph beast, of which only 500 examples will be produced, building on the success of the Veyron and refining its unmistakably million-dollar-plus styling. No surprise then that the car's looks stem mostly from trying to put all that power in an attractive package.
"The limits were so high that we realized we can only achieve this with a win-win collaboration of design and engineering," Anscheidt tells Motor Authority. "And that set up a system that gave me a chance to solve technical issues to better the performance. "Making the elements that you justify technically very strong – the C shape, the rear end, the front architecture – should be the first and primary read. Everything else goes into the background."
"The stronger those lines are and the more justified they are," he notes, "the more the other elements and the other surfaces can be quiet, can be really nice and clean." The signature Bugatti "horsecollar" front grille recalls the famous Bugattis of the 1920s, but is designed for ideal airflow.
Likewise the C shape of the side "looks like a romantic sideline and you can identify it with the signature of Ettore Bugatti or the Type 41 or even the signature of Louis Chiron," Anscheidt says, "but the real reason for that line is a performance function" – one massive intake.
Likewise the thin LED taillight is designed so that as much heat as possible can escape from the engine compartment, while the retractable rear spoiler plays a big role in aerodynamics, deploying at 50 mph and acting as an airbrake. "If you've ever had a chance to come down from 250 mph to 0 as fast as you can, you realize how important an airbrake is for Bugatti," Anscheidt notes.
Anyone lucky enough to sit in the driver's seat may well reflect on all these design flourishes – although they'll probably be far too busy blowing everything else off the road.
Extraordinary speed and performance matched with extravagant luxury and materials
How do you introduce a car like the Bugatti Chiron? This is the successor to the Veyron, the most epic exercise in over-engineering that the car world had known until today. The new Chiron turns the Veyron's extreme specs up another notch: 0 to 100km/h in less than 2.5 seconds, four enlarged turbochargers, and a total power output of 1,500hp. Maximum speed is limited to 420km/h for road use, the tires have been specially developed by a Bugatti-Michelin partnership, and the 8-liter W16 engine of the Veyron has been completely redesigned. Only 500 Chirons will be produced, and a third of them have already been sold for €2.4 million apiece. The Geneva Motor Show will play host to many debuts this week, but none will outdo the Bugatti Chiron's combination of performance, luxury, and exclusivity.
"Bugatti has tested the limits of physics," says company president Wolfgang Dürheimer. "The Chiron is the result of our efforts to make the best even better." With that in mind, Bugatti has constructed a new carbon fiber monocoque, which serves a dual purpose: communicating Bugatti's new, more aggressive design language and also enabling the car's fierce performance numbers. The Chiron has a new titanium exhaust system and the first airbag to shoot through a carbon fiber housing. Its array of eight LED headlights is complemented by what will likely become the Chiron's visual signature: a single rear light spanning the car's width. The one tantalizing omission from Bugatti's Chiron announcement is the car's absolute top speed — the company just says that the Chiron is ready to set a new record for production sports cars.
"THE WORLD'S FASTEST CONCERT HALL."
For all its beastly attributes, Bugatti wants the Chiron to be known as a luxurious beauty too. The interior is appointed in leather throughout and there's now a luggage space big enough to fit a reasonably sized suitcase (44 liters). Three high-resolution digital displays surround the analog speedometer in front of the driver, with the information on them adaptively changing in response to the car's speed. The faster you drive, the simpler the presentation becomes. The Chiron's audio system is so good, says Bugatti, that it can be considered "the world's fastest concert hall." This is where the company's penchant for excess truly manifests itself: there's a one-carat diamond membrane in each of the four tweeters inside the Chiron.
The Chiron's new adaptive chassis can be adjusted for different levels of ground clearance, and its underbody has grooves and active diffusers to guide air around the car. Most of the adaptive stuff is automated: the shock absorbers, chassis height, power steering, and the aerodynamic and brake control systems all adjust according to how you are driving. Bugatti's Chiron has five modes, with the basic Auto activating at 50km/h, followed by Autobahn mode at 180km/h and beyond. You can also switch it into handling mode, for when you want to race, or use the separate ignition switch for top speed, which gives access to that formidable 420km/h max speed. The car's spoiler is part of all this self-adjustment fun, with various levels of extension for top speed and Autohbahn / handling modes, as well as the ability to serve as an air brake or simply retract entirely. Finally, this car also has an "easy-to-drift" feature, because why wouldn't it?
EVEN FASTER, EVEN MORE POWERFuL, EVEN MORE EXCLUSIVE
Having bid goodbye to the Veyron at last year's Geneva Motor Show, Bugatti has returned with a successor that faithfully carries on the proud heritage of performance fanaticism. Espousing a design philosophy of "form follows performance," the new Chiron was built with speed and driving pleasure as its foremost considerations, though opulence isn't a very distant third on that list. This car's reason for existing is to allow its owners the peace of mind that they truly have the best production sports car anywhere. That's what the Veyron did for many. We'll see how the Chiron lives up to expectations once deliveries start in the autumn.
We all like to look good but, for most of us, this means putting on some slightly nicer jeans and maybe using conditioner.
For some, however, getting the look could be a matter of life and death, with poisoning, injury and disease lurking around every stylish corner.
Much of this deadly fashion is from The Olden Days – you know, when people were all thick and ignorant – but some of them are still very much alive and well in the 21st century. Sure, we don’t put cocaine in our cough drops any more, but people are still very much willing to risk their health for their looks.
With cancer, blood poisoning and even a bit of strangling on the cards, what would you risk in the name of beauty?
9. Bikini Wax
The desire to be bare down there has driven many men and women to rip their body hair out with hot wax on a regular basis. Mmm, sexy.
Generally speaking, the only thing you have to worry about with a hardcore bikini wax is the initial pain and short-term irritation, but sometimes stripping that garden can land you in hospital.
One woman was rushed to hospital after developing a sky-high fever following a bikini wax, she was diagnosed with the life-threatening condition, cellulitis (a disease that killed 30,000 people in 2013). The state of New Jersey even considered banning the beauty treatment after the hospitalisation of two women and the death of an Australian woman with type 1 diabetes.
As well as removing hair, waxing can strip off the top layer of skin, essentially creating thousands of open wounds and opening a handy little doorway for any bacteria that may be lurking around down there.
8. Asbestos Clothes
Because asbestos is amazingly flame proof, it has been used since ancient times for everything from protective clothing to magic tricks.
It’s just a real shame that that stuff will kill ya. Horribly.
Asbestos, which not many people know is actually a naturally occurring substance that is mined like coal, is made up of tiny fibres. When these fibres are breathed in by humans, all kinds of bad things happen to the lungs.
Asbestosis is a fibrosis of the lungs that turns them into honeycomb (but significantly less delicious), calcified plaques will also build up in the lungs which can impair breathing and all forms of asbestos are considered to be carcinogenic.
Global sportswear brand PUMA has launched a new initiative to unearth young Ghanaian talents between the ages of 13-16 from across communities in Ghana starting with the Greater Accra Region. According to officials at Cute Events Trading Limited, franchise holders of PUMA in Ghana, the idea behind the “School of Speed” initiative which is being pushed globally by PUMA, is to encourage the growth and create opportunities for the younger generation through sports and academia.
At an impressive launch ceremony in Accra on March 21, 2016, Cindy Eghan, Country Representative of PUMA Ghana, stated that “School of Speed is to help school children to combine sports and academia in order to realize their talents, dreams and aspirations.” “Sports brings people together and breaks barriers between culture, religion and class. It promotes fitness and health, teamwork and competitiveness and helps our children explore talents out of the classroom,” Eghan added. View the full post at CITIFMONLINE.Continue Reading
Kylie Jenner famously scored a $1million deal with sports giant Puma.
Now Lucy Watson is giving her a run for her money on the other side of the pond as she has been named the newest face of the brand in the UK.
The 25-year-old Made In Chelsea star looked simply sensational in the new shoot, which saw her stand against a simple backdrop while smouldering into the camera.
Lucy, who joined the E4 show in 2012, pulled out her very best pout for the moody shoot, in which she went super scanty in one ensemble comprising of a sports bra and leggings.
The tiny top was emblazoned with the Puma logo in white against a black backdrop with an elasticated trim adorned with the label's name.
The coordinating leggings featured a waistband the same as the trim and clung to every curve of Lucy's slender yet stunning figure.
In the image, the naturally beautiful star wore a bronze pallet of eye make-up with a taupe lipstick, while she pulled her brunette tresses into a low ponytail.
If there’s one thing we understand here at Highsnobiety it’s that fashion is always changing. While function hasn’t always been the key motivating factor in the world of streetwear, it certainly is now and shows no signs of letting up. Of course, there’s no one that gets that more than the brains behind some of the world’s biggest brands and the people those game-changers inspire.
To investigate this phenomenon, we linked up with PUMA and two London creatives.
First up is India Rose, who first appeared on the Highsnobiety pages almost a year ago today as one of Christina Paik’s muses. Since then, she’s carved a niche for herself as amultifaceted creative, blending the worlds of styling, directing and consulting.
Afterwards, see what Curtis Jehsta had to say. Although new to these digital pages, Jehsta’s work has struck a chord with the Instagram community for its honest portrayal of life and fashion, and the combination of the two. But we’ll let him explain exactly what it is he does.
India Rose
Why do you do what you do?
I never had a solid plan growing up, only that I knew I’d be working within a creative industry. I just fell into what I do now. It started with photography, and having a blog was just a fun side project while I was studying. I never thought about how it may affect my name or how people see me or how it may help shape my career.
I had a 9-5 office job working as a social media strategist off the back of it, which was great for someone straight out of university, but sitting in front of a desk full-time wasn’t for me. So I went freelance a few years ago. Over time, I preferred to be behind-the-scenes rather than in front of the camera.
I didn’t feel comfortable being with people associating me with the internet rather than the work that I do, so I’ve started to focus on direction, styling and consultancy – although it’s difficult to call myself any of those things, particularly in front of the stylists and directors that I admire. So for now, I prefer not to embrace a title.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge are now on sale in the UK, and the S7 Active may well be coming soon. We present our complete guide to the Galaxy S7, covering everything from the Galaxy S7 UK release date, Galaxy S7 UK price, Galaxy S7 features and Galaxy S7 specifications to details on Samsung's Galaxy upgrade programme.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge are now on sale in the UK, and the S7 Active may well be coming soon. We present our complete guide to the Galaxy S7, covering everything from the Galaxy S7 UK release date, Galaxy S7 UK price, Galaxy S7 features and Galaxy S7 specifications to details on Samsung's Galaxy upgrade programme. Plus: Google's March security update now rolling out to S7 edge in the UK. Also see: Samsung Galaxy S7 reviewand Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.
After producing the best phone of 2015, there's a lot of pressure on Samsung to come up with the next Samsung Galaxy phone that everyone will want. Not only will it have to go up against the current iPhone 6S, but new devices such as the LG G5which has caused a stir with its new design including an accessory slot.
2016 is already shaping up to be a great year for smartphones, with February's Mobile World Congress giving a morish taste of the creations and surprises to come.
2015 saw manufacturers attempting to thrive in a crowded market by introducing their own quirks and innovations, from the iPhone 6S' force-sensitive 3D Touch tech to the Sony Xperia's Z5 4K video camera and the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge's curved screen. Whether by refining past ideas, like with the Samsung Galaxy S7, or creating new ones, like the modular LG G5, these firms will look to get one-up on themselves and each other in 2016.
With that in mind, we've compiled a list of the 10 most exciting smartphones wset for 2016, whether they're likely to launch or have already been announced.
