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Bendable Bicycle Wraps Around Poles

Mech — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:52:55 +0000

Locking up bikes to poles in an urban environment is always a tricky proposition. Often you will see bikes with two locks, one for each wheel and of course the frame. But with this ingenious invention by 21 year old Kevin Scott, the bicycle will fold over itself around the pole:

A ratchet in the seatpost part of the frame is used to tighten or bend the bike’s frame. Once it’s in the curved position, you can use a single lock to secure both wheels and the frame. I’m not sure how rigid a cable pulled frame will be over the long haul (you definitely don’t want it going all limp while you’re riding! that’s what she said) but it’s an interesting idea that should be explored further.

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Combination of Supercar and Superbike

Mech — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:25:33 +0000

This is by far the weirdest diy i ever seen. The combination of Supercar and Superbike. I wonder is the bike the one controlling the direction or is the car steering wheel responsible for it? This DIY project done by Frenchman François Knorreck, took him over a 10 year span in which he spent over 10,000 hours building it from the frame up. The combining of a car and a bike definitely involve some tricky engineering to balance it properly.

There are a total of 3 exhaust pipes. The hubs and brakes come from a VW Golf GTI, the wheels are from an Audi 80, headlights and blinkers came from BMW and Renault cars, the bike’s headlight comes from a Kawasaki 1000 RX bike, the tail lights from a Citroën Xantia car and that’s a 3CL motorcycle used. The bodywork was made from 63 custom molds.

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Ville, the foldable shopping cart bicycle

Mech — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:30:14 +0000

Bicycle as a form of transport is getting more and more popular now. One minor problem is always hard to find a space to park your bicycle while you go and shop for your grocery.This is the transforming Ville, a bike that can fold in half in order to become a shopping cart. It may not be a cart that can hold a week’s worth of groceries, but if you just need to get enough to fill two baskets, this is probably your deal. Plus you will not need to search for parking space anymore.Yep, it really just makes sense to build a bicycle like this. Unfortunately, it is just a concept at this particular moment.

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Child creates vacuum cleaner-powered Spider-man suit

Mech — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:48:24 +0000

Kids are getting smarter and innovative now. This kid by the name of Hibiki Kono used two 1,400 watt vacuum cleaners so that they have enough power to suck up against a wall. The end result is a super suit that is a little Iron Man and Spider-man at the same time. Maybe his idea should be mass produce for kids. As they always dream of being some marvel super hero. But of course the equipments produce should try to limit the height or have mattresses and harnesses while playing with it.

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Folding Plug

Mech — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:43:44 +0000

Thank to this guy we may have a new type of plug coming in our way. Choi is the person who has design this award winning folding plug plus we must also thank Apple. Choi owns a MacBook Air, and was frustrated with the size of the plug and the fact it put a scratch on his beloved Air. His goal was to create an alternative design as thin as the Air. The new design plug is able to folds flat making it much easier to throw in a bag, and is so small, you can fit three of them into a multi-plug adaptor taking up the same space as a standard UK AC plug.

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Batman Golf Cart

Mech — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:10:24 +0000

Golf is getting more and more popular these days. But the design of golf cart do not seem to have much changes. This just happens to have been created by a Warner Bros employee who works in LA. This batman golf cart definitely feel more robust and fast as compare to the old type of golf cart. Hopefully his creation will soon be a part of the tour of the studio, at least it should be added. There is no current tutorial or any hint on how this was made. This is just a picture that someone captured while on the studio grounds, so there really isn’t much information at all to go with it.

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Hug-A-Plug for tight spaces

Mech — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:56:12 +0000

It’s entirely possible this Hug-A-Plug shouldn’t be that big of a deal. After all, it’s just a plug. However, if you’ve ever tried to use one of the plugs that gives you more outlet room when you have furniture right against the wall, you understand why it is a big deal. This plug would take a whole lot of headache out of your life just by making one task a little more simple.

The Hug-A-Plug was obviously created to make it hug the wall. This way you don’t have an adapter, then plugs sticking out of the adapter, causing all of that to stick out. This was made for USA outlets, so those with other types aren’t going to be able to use this, obviously.

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iPad dummy costs $49

Mech — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:03:50 +0000

We all know just how much of a phenomenon the iPad is, having sold a few million units worldwide since its release a couple of months back. Well, why not take advantage of the situation with the iPad dummy that retails for $49? This display model has no other use apart from creating lust in the hearts of many to purchase the real deal, but you can also double it up as a serving tray, room decoration or even play a prank with your friends!

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Finger vein vending machine: e-money at your fingertips

Mech — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:04:13 +0000

Pay for a can of drink using your fingertip. This newly invented Coca-Cola vending machine uses Hitachi’s “finger vein authentication” (VeinID) technology for when you want to buy a drink. The users need not need to provide username or password it just need to identify who you are and you will be allow to buy drink from the vending machine. Users can also register their email and postal addresses, so that they can claim customized free samples and giveaways directly through the digital signage built into the unit.

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Geek Leak lets you relieve yourself anywhere

Mech — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:00:15 +0000

There are just those times when you’re so incredibly wrapped up in what you’re doing on your computer that you couldn’t possibly take a break to take a quick leak. That’s where this Geek Leak comes in handy. Instead of making that inconvenient trip to the bathroom, just keep the Geek Leak near your desk and you can do your business at the computer. Of course right now this is just a very funny picture someone created, so you’re stuck with coke bottles for now.

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