A man named Wang Xiao Kang from China created this impressive mock suit based on the movie, Iron Man. It weighs 110 pounds and includes an LED light arc reactor. Kang spent around $460 to complete the suit… pretty cool! Check out more photos below, and some video of him taking the suit to work!
via designboom. The ‘wright conversion’ house was designed by elmo swart architects and is an expansion project to a three-bedroom thatch cottage in Durban, South Africa. The design features a continuous surface that wraps around the structure to form a fluid floor, wall, and roof form. More photos below.
You may have seen my previous entry regarding the Japanese spill lifter called “SWITL”… Here is more footage of this product from Japan’s Food Machinery & Technology Exhibition… this thing is amazing! If you are a neat freak, definitely looks like it’s worth the purchase. Video after the jump.
The SWITL sheet is wrapped around a sliding plate, and it’s fixed at one side while the plate moves, so items can be loaded and unloaded without altering relative positions. Currently, the sheet is made of Teflon.
via dailymail. Yeh… I don’t think this will fly (pun intended). Anyways, Airbus (the makers of the 5 Star plane) recently unveiled this transparent-skinned plane concept in London and are billing it as ‘the plane of 2050’. Would this freak you out?
First, business and economy cabins are replaced by zones for relaxation in the front, work in the back, and a fully-stocked bar for socialising.Passengers will be able to see everything to the sides and in front of them. So blindfolds might be handy come take-off and landing time.
The aircraft’s walls change according to light conditions. There are holographic pop-up gaming displays and in-flight entertainment powered by the heat of passengers’ bodies.
Most of the basic technology such as moulding seats and ‘head-up displays’ already exist, but how Airbus plan to make the plant-based, transparent ‘skin’ of the plane remains a mystery.
Interested to see how many albums and singles some of your favorite artists are selling? Check them out here… Again, this is an excerpt that lists a few popular artists including their rank (TW RANK), last week’s sales (TW SALES), and their sales from release to date (RTD SALES). This is for the week ending 06/12/2011. Single sales after the break.
via kickstarter. Ray Villafane is a pumpkin-carving expert… they are eerie, yet incredibly detailed. Check out some more photos after the break.
via 2dopeboyz. I thought this was really interesting… The Soulphonics & Ruby Velle are a new funk/soul revivalist group from Atlanta, GA. The group’s lead singer, Ruby, is Indian and is reminiscent of famed soul singers like Gladys Knight & The Pips, Aretha Franklin, and Patti Labelle. She also performs with an 8-piece band… I had to support this one. You can buy the 7″ from FatBeats. You can also check out Ruby’s interview with MTVDesi here.
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via jalopnik. What do you do when you don’t feel like paying for a tow truck to tow your vehicle somewhere? You just put it inside of your van…
“Police stopped a van in northern Germany when they noticed that the rear doors weren’t fully closed. There was a good reason why they weren’t: the entire rear of the Sprinter van was filled with a Mazda. Don’t worry! Mattresses and bedding covered the car to prevent it from getting any scratches.”
via realitypod. Here are some images of the a 5 Star Hotel Airbus A380 that Emirates airlines will be flying shortly. More photos below.
