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Trolling on Twitter this morning, I discovered this video suggested by Neil Patrick Harris.
Normally I wouldn’t take suggestions from Dr. Horrible, but this is very cool, especially for anyone who loves model trains. If I ever get across the Atlantic to see the original Legoland, this tiny place is going to be my next stop.
People who love their pets will buy all kinds of toys for them.
And if you love watching your furry little hamster roll across the floor in his ball, then get that credit card ready.
Firebox.com has the Critter Cruiser, a hamster racer set available in four colors. The central cage is an enclosed exercise wheel, but instead of running and getting no where, its spinning move your hamster’s sports car around the house. Exercise for him, entertainment for you.
For a more complete description and an almost unbearably cute picture of a hamster racing past some little hamster fans and pit crew, visit GeekAlerts.com.
Just for the record, Comedy Guys will not be offering defensive driving for rodents. I’ve seen some people show up for class looking a bit ratty, but that’s not at all the same thing.
Designers work hard to design vehicles that will function well and appeal to buyers.
Sadly, though, not all designs succeed.
Neatorama has giving us a listing of some of the failures in a piece called Ten Modes of Transportation that Never Got into Gear. Check it out for some interesting reading.
And if you’ve ever wondered what happened to personal jet packs, they’re on the list, complete with a cool technical drawing.
No one is arguing that Google Earth is not a cool thing.
It combines aerial and satellite photographs with 3D imaging to create a 3-dimensional model of the Earth, right down to the cars on the roads and the people on the sidewalks.
But it’s not perfect. The photo and geographical data about bridges sometimes creates very bizarre 3D representations.
Artist Clement Valla has made screen captures of some of the more interesting distortions on roads and bridges, creating in the process photos of places no one would want to drive.
Click here to check out the photo collection.
More and more people are coming to realize how dangerous . . .
No, make that how deadly it is to read or send text messages while driving. Increasingly, people are coming to understand that texting involves all three kinds of distraction, and the Texas Legislature seems ready to make Texas the next state to outlaw the practice completely.
But tech companies are working to provide safer ways to satisfy the texting Jones that so many people suffer. Check out this demo video from Text ‘n Drive.
Check out their website, too, but don’t let the creepy robotic woman bother you.
For those of you who like to see how people in the past envisioned the future, a YouTube user named paleofuture posted this short film first released in 1948.
For the record, I still want my flying car.
Found via The Presurfer
Okay, I’m not sure whether to categorize this under “Inventions & Gadgets” or “Uh… Don’t Do This,” so I’ll just go with both.
And I offer 10 Pointless Points to the first person to explain why this works.
- Wes Williams
Repairing a wheel using gas and a lighter from MechanicsHubdotCom on Vimeo.
Found via Fail Blog’s There, I Fixed It.
At the Toyota research facility in Higashifuji, Japan, is a driving simulator with a dome featuring a 360-degree interactive driving simulation and big enough to contain an entire car. The dome rests on six moving pillars to create actual tilt and momentum in the car, and the platform under the dome can move on both X and Y axes (axises?) over a floor the size of a football field.
To me it seems a bit like over-engineering, but I still want to try it out.
Found via The Presurfer
When we pointed out various Halloween costumes for your car, we didn’t know about this Millennium Falcon in Hyperspace treatment for your rear window.
Impressive. But somehow I can’t see anyone getting a Wookie into a Fit.
Found via That Will Buff Out
I knew that the Swiss could fit a corkscrew into a pocket knife, but this contraption has amazed me.
Basically the swissRoomBox is a series of containers which hold a variety of things needed for outdoor camping, but used together they can — as their Website claims — “transform your car into a multi-functional home on board.” It can be restructured into a kitchen island, a table with chairs, and a platform bed. It contains a functional shower, working gas burner, even a kitchen sink.
Like any outdoor trip, actual use is bound to be less neat and smooth than it’s shown to be here, but if you’re impressed by clever and innovative design, you should check out the demonstration video below.
Try not to let the annoying music get to you.
Found via The Presurfer
Just about everyone has some idea for improving the world, and for many people the best improvement is to cover every available inch of space with plants.
But in a city as crowded and concrete-covered as New York City, it can be hard to find available inches.
But New Yorkers are nothing if not enterprising, and some Big Apple plant enthusiasts are making use of the roofs of city buses for grown space.
Five months ago, they launched the BioBus, a prototype city bus with a rooftop growing area. The program is called Bus Roots, and they hope to expand their garden to include other buses, bring added environmental benefits ( such as absorbing urban heat, soaking up storm water, and filtering out CO2), beauty, and just plain fun to city streets.
Source: The Presurfer
You love cars. You love coffee. Okay, “love” is not the right word. It’s Monday morning: you NEED coffee.
Now you can combine the two with these cool coffee and espresso makers in the shape of racing helmets with the emblems of Ferrari, Bugati, Lamborghini, and others. Check out the details here.
A feel-good story about shop class? You bet.
Actually, make that an inspiring story about a dynamic teacher at a Kansas City school for at-risk students who started out to teach kids about auto mechanics and that culminates with the class building a retired race car into a very cool looking electric commuter vehicle that goes 400 miles on a single charge.
Comedy Guys first found the story at Car Talk.com where you can read the amazing story of Steve Rees and his class at DeLaSalle Education Center for yourself.
Or go right to the DeLeSalle Automotive Design Studio website and see the details, photos, and technical data for yourself.
