Have you ever wondered what some of your favorite CR4
bloggers look like? How about the way that they sound? Do they have fun at
work? And considering that CR4 never sleeps, do the bloggers get out of the
office much?
The answers you seek are on YouTube, my friend. Since last
summer, CR4 has been quietly uploading videos to its CR4news channel there. With
21 videos now in place, it's time to share this secret with you. So what's
there to watch?
How-To Videos
555
Timer with LED
Learn basic electronics with Jaxy. This video, which features
a 555 timer chip with an LED, even explains how to make the LED blink.
555 Timer with a Speaker
Jaxy explains how build a 555 timer so that you can hear the
frequency it's emitting. Great for beginners.
Popcorn
Hour C-200 Mod – Blue-ray Drive and 3.5" Hard Drive
TeknologikL shows you how to modify your Popcorn Hour C-200
to install a Blu-ray optical disc drive and a 3.5" desktop hard drive. Very
cool.
Meet the Bloggers
Sharkles
The host of Katie's Controversies shows why her YouTube
interview has the most views.
Larry Kelley
Meet a mechanical engineer with a sense of history and an
eye for design.
John Loz
Take a ride with CR4's streetcar specialist, a true student
of urban planning.
Mello
Share your home improvement hell with a blogger who's been
there and back again.
Galina
See the face and hear the voice behind the "Mathematics of
Beauty".
Bonecrusher
This vegan blogger may avoid red meat, but his welding mask
means business.
Antics and Animals
Linerless Soda Cans Get Decimated by Muriatric Acid
Learn about frankd20's alternative to recycling old soda cans.
Troublesome
Trebuchet
Watch the CR4 crew set up a homemade trebuchet and learn how
not to launch pumpkins, water balloons, and sir launch-a-lot.
Trebuchet
Pumpkin Chucking
If at first you don't succeed, try and try again. Yes, we
got it right this time.
Video
Spy Plane on the Cheap
Check out CR4's camera plane as it flies above the RPI Tech Park in Troy,
New York.
DIY
Model Rocket Engine
Watch us launch a model rocket with a homemade solid-fuel
engine. Don't try this at home!
Ballooning
This rather random video was probably made by a blogger
battling writer's block.
Lateral
Undulation
Snakes do what birds and bees don't. Vi Pham's video depicts
lateral undulation first with well-defined fixed points and then with many
undefined fixed points.
Happy Holidays from CR4
The holidays may be over, but you can still enjoy these
festive lights timed to music.
Robo
Conductor Leads CR4's Holiday Symphony
Some CR4 bloggers sure had some fun last December. Here, they've
programmed a robotic conductor to lead their holiday symphony of light and
sound.
Road Trips
Technological
Pleasure Dome
Join CR4 on a tour of the Experimental Media and Performing
Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY.
The New York Times describes this bold new concert hall as a "technological
pleasure dome for the mind and senses".
Mechanicville
Hydroelectric Station - ASME H-M Tour
Join us on a tour of the Mechanicville Hydroelectric Station
in upstate New York.
Then learn about the station's pioneering hydro-generator designer, Charles
Steinmetz, from CR4's own april05.
Moose and the Caboose
Moose returns to his railroading roots to describe caboose
design and the perils of journal bearings.
What's Next?
Here's hoping that you've enjoyed these CR4news videos – and
that you've also subscribed to our YouTube channel. We'll gladly return the favor.
Do you have any CR4-worthy
videos of your own? If so, let us know!
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