2014: Nine dot Twenty-Six

September 26, 1984 – The United Kingdom agreed return Hong Kong back to People Republic of China in 1997. ——- The setup for “Bender performing Bending Test on iPhone 6“. That’s Nirvana CD “Bleach” on the right. Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens. ISO: 250 Focal Length: 40mm Aperture: f/2.8 Exposure time: 1/80 Cropped and …

2014: Nine dot Twenty-Five

September 25, 1992 –  NASA launched the Mars Observer probe to Mars, which failed eleven months later. ——- Bender and Bendee (iPhone 6): Bending at First Sight Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens. ISO: 320 Focal Length: 40mm Aperture: f/2.8 Exposure time: 1/60 Cropped and resized using Acorn 4 for Mac.

2014: Nine dot Twenty-Three

September 23, 1909 – The Phantom of the Opera, a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux was first published. Phantom of the Opera by Iron Maiden is a great song. ——- You want Bender to do what on this iPhone 6? Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens. ISO: 1600 Focal Length: 50mm Aperture: f/4 Exposure …

2014: Eight dot Seventeen

August 17, 1958 – Pioneer 0, also known as Thor-Able 1, was launched. From Wikipedia: It was destroyed by an explosion of the first stage of the Thor booster, 73.6 seconds after lift-off at 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) altitude, 16 km downrange over the Atlantic Ocean. ——- Paper Bender and Dr. Zoidberg, from Cubeecraft. Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 …