Tuesday 30 September 2008
Sunday 21 September 2008
...On A Bicycle made for EIGHT!
Daisy Daisy,
Give me your answer do!
I'm half crazy,
All for the love of you!
It won't be a stylish marriage,
I can't afford a carriage,
But you'll look sweet on the seat
Of a bicycle made for EIGHT !
Photograph by bmcguirk
Labels:
bicycle,
bike,
Curious Contraptions,
daisy daisy,
eight seater
Thursday 11 September 2008
In Memoriam - 9/11
To all those who lost their lives...
May we continue to remember...
May they rest in peace.
Photograpy by Sister72
Wednesday 10 September 2008
The Post-It Note Jaguar (covered with sticky notes)
Labels:
Curious Contraptions,
D'oh,
Jaguar,
Post-it,
Sticky Note
Monday 8 September 2008
Corvair bike
Labels:
bike,
Car,
corvair,
Curious Contraptions,
Transport
Sunday 7 September 2008
Friday 19 October 2007
Thursday 13 September 2007
Holy Flying Bananas, Batman!
A team of designers, engineers and legal eagles are currently building a 300 metre long inflatable banana.
The semi-rigid structure, built of bamboo and synthetic paper, will be launched over the skies of Texas in August 2008.
The banana, which will float between 30km and 50km in the sky, will be visible by day and night only from the state of Texas and surrounding areas.
The cost? A cool million dollars.
For the full story of the project: GeoStationary Banana Over Texas
The semi-rigid structure, built of bamboo and synthetic paper, will be launched over the skies of Texas in August 2008.
The banana, which will float between 30km and 50km in the sky, will be visible by day and night only from the state of Texas and surrounding areas.
The cost? A cool million dollars.
For the full story of the project: GeoStationary Banana Over Texas
Monday 3 September 2007
Monday 27 August 2007
Curious Contraption: Any Ideas?
Curious Contraption
Sunday 26 August 2007
Curious Vending Contraptions: 1
Curious Design: Valencia's Opera House
Designed by Santiago Calatrava Valls, the 'Palau de les Arts' Opera House in Valencia, began construction in 1996 and was officially opened in October 2005, by Queen Sofia of Spain. The building cost around €150,000,000 - approximately $204,610,557.
Descriptions of the opera house have varied from 'a blend of seagoing vessel and spacecraft' to 'some sort of prehistoric trilobite' or a 'giant warrior's helmet'.
Descriptions of the opera house have varied from 'a blend of seagoing vessel and spacecraft' to 'some sort of prehistoric trilobite' or a 'giant warrior's helmet'.
Friday 24 August 2007
Planes in The Planes?
Tuesday 21 August 2007
D'oh! Nut
Bart and Homer Simpson have been visiting a home from home - Springfield, New Zealand, where a monster 12ft Pink Frosted Doughnut sculpture has been unveiled.
The small town of less than 300 inhabitants, has been swarmed with Simpson's fans since the huge delight was revealed. Springfield, NZ, couldn't be much further away from Homer's own home town, but was picked by 20th Century Fox, as part of the international marketing campaign for 'The Simpsons Movie'.
Springfield Township Committee chairman William Townshend says not to get too excited about the piece as it only has a resource consent that allows it to be erected for two months. He also said those hoping for a piece would be disappointed. "It is definitely not edible." D'oh!
The small town of less than 300 inhabitants, has been swarmed with Simpson's fans since the huge delight was revealed. Springfield, NZ, couldn't be much further away from Homer's own home town, but was picked by 20th Century Fox, as part of the international marketing campaign for 'The Simpsons Movie'.
Springfield Township Committee chairman William Townshend says not to get too excited about the piece as it only has a resource consent that allows it to be erected for two months. He also said those hoping for a piece would be disappointed. "It is definitely not edible." D'oh!
Sunday 19 August 2007
Mapping The Internet
Partial map of the Internet, made from data on January 15th 2005, representing less than 30% of Class C networks reachable by the data collection program. (Data Source: The Opte Project).
Each node represents an IP addresses and the length of the line in between two nodes indicates the delay between those two nodes.
Each line is colour-coded according to it’s allocation:
Green: .com, .org
Dark Blue: .net, .ca, .us
Magenta: .uk, .it, .pl, .fr
Red: .mil, .gov, .edu
Yellow: .ip, .cn, .tw, .au, .de
Blue-green: .br, .kr, .nl
White: unknown
Image by: Matt Britt - License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.5
Each node represents an IP addresses and the length of the line in between two nodes indicates the delay between those two nodes.
Each line is colour-coded according to it’s allocation:
Green: .com, .org
Dark Blue: .net, .ca, .us
Magenta: .uk, .it, .pl, .fr
Red: .mil, .gov, .edu
Yellow: .ip, .cn, .tw, .au, .de
Blue-green: .br, .kr, .nl
White: unknown
Image by: Matt Britt - License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.5
Always Look On The Bright Side of Life...
We came across this video, by 'realmoocher', on YouTube and couldn't resist adding it here....
From 'the solar powered torch' to umbrellas for shoes, it's all here!
From 'the solar powered torch' to umbrellas for shoes, it's all here!
Saturday 18 August 2007
A very cool shirt
A Japanese company, ‘Kochou fuku’, have found a way to revolutionize keeping cool.
Available in a variety of colours and styles, the patented shirt has a couple of battery powered fans sewn into the back.
CEO, Hiroshi Ichagaya, said “Until now, air-conditioning implied cooling the entire room. Now, we can cool just the body."
Although the clothes have been on the market for three years, the 5,500 sold so far have mostly been to workers at the factory.
Ichigaya’s daughter admits she won’t wear them, as “the shape is no good”.
The shirts are available to buy on the internet and cost 11,000 yen (about $97)
The World of Tomorrow hovers, prepares to land
by Mike Redmond
"Someone finally invented a flying car, sort of. It’s a hovercraft, the M200G from the fine folks at Moller International of Davis, Calif. It has eight rotary engines that create enough oomph to lift the thing about 10 feet in the air, just high enough to zoom over traffic and crack your head on a stoplight. Which, let’s face it, would add a much-needed element of comedy to the average morning commute."
Read the rest of the article: Indianapolis Business Journal
"Someone finally invented a flying car, sort of. It’s a hovercraft, the M200G from the fine folks at Moller International of Davis, Calif. It has eight rotary engines that create enough oomph to lift the thing about 10 feet in the air, just high enough to zoom over traffic and crack your head on a stoplight. Which, let’s face it, would add a much-needed element of comedy to the average morning commute."
Read the rest of the article: Indianapolis Business Journal
Labels:
Curious Contraptions,
Flying Car,
M200G,
Moller International,
Transport
Friday 17 August 2007
Next to the Real Thing
Curious Contraption: Designer Restroom
"Seven years ago, the City Council of Bainbridge Island, Washington, set out to build a public restroom for downtown Waterfront Park so visitors would no longer have to use portable toilets."
No big deal, so far. However....
"The toilets are still there, following council battles over million-dollar proposals such as a glass-tiled structure dug into a hillside, a combination restroom and scenic viewing area, and a design that anticipated $45,000 just for artwork. "
...Would you want to go sight seeing in a public restroom!
"In May the council gave the public works director some money and ordered him to 'just (build) a bathroom.'"
What a 'relief'!
Source: KansasCity Star
No big deal, so far. However....
"The toilets are still there, following council battles over million-dollar proposals such as a glass-tiled structure dug into a hillside, a combination restroom and scenic viewing area, and a design that anticipated $45,000 just for artwork. "
...Would you want to go sight seeing in a public restroom!
"In May the council gave the public works director some money and ordered him to 'just (build) a bathroom.'"
What a 'relief'!
Source: KansasCity Star
Labels:
Bainbridge Island,
Buildings,
Curious Contraptions,
Restroom,
Washington
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