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I’m not a battery : " Created by Antrepo Design Industry (by designer Mehmet Gozetlik ) as «Salt&Pepper Cell» and it is like a D size battery also the dimensions too. Material used is stainless steel and glass, the power indicators on the sides correlate to the amount of spices left in the shakers, before refill time. The color options are Red&Turquoise or Black&white. Design You Trust RSS Feed | Design You Trust on FB | Design You Trust on Twitter | Design You Trust "

The Bicycle City. Trailer : " What happens to an impoverished developing nation town when you flood it with 20,000 bicycles? You l.. (Read...) " What happens to an impoverished developing nation town when you flood it with 20,000 bicycles? You l.. (Read...)

Penguin Threads Deluxe Classics : " I can’t tell you how happy I am to finally be able to share this project with you. It pretty much consumed my life for the first 2 months of this year. Penguin Classics! What a dream project. When I first did my Monster Quilt , I said I wouldn’t take commissions in embroidery… unless Penguin called me for a Penguin Classics cover. Sometimes you get what you wish for (times three). The covers wraparound, and include french flaps. You can view larger versions here by clicking: I’ve included a few photos of the works in progress below. There are more “making-of” pics, but we’re saving them for when the books will be released in the Fall. Thanks to Paul Buckley for the amazing gig. Also thanks to Stella Lee for her help with the tiny lettering. "

Holographic Nail Polish : " "absolute nail polish freak," on lacquerized, "Since I've been showing you some subtl.. (Read...) "

love ring : " Love Ring by Natalia Gomensoro on sale here... (Read...) "

Near Perfect Reflection : " near perfect reflection in the water..... (Read...) "

From “Baseball: The Tenth Inning.” : " From “Baseball: The Tenth Inning.” "

Quadrocopter Ball Juggling : " Markus Waibel from robotspodcast pointed us to this amazing video showing two quadcopters juggling a small ball. The video is made by the Control of Distributed, Autonomous Systems lab of professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ), Raffaello D'Andrea. It is shot inside the Flying Machine Arena, a facility that provides a control environment for motion control research. The two quadcopters are based on the 'Hummingbird' quadrotor made by Ascending Technologies with new controls and custom made electronics fabricated by the institute. A vital component is a state of the art Vicon motion capture system that provides the localization data to the robots and makes extremely precise and dynamic control possible. You can learn more about the labs other projects here. ( Prof. Raffaello D’Andrea was interviewed by the robotspodcast about KIVA systems warehouse robots and another member of the team, Raymond Oung recent...

Mechanical bird flaps its wings to fly, just like the real thing : " The SmartBird just like 1-pound, a huge 6-foot wingspan. Just flying by itself seems impre.. (Read...) "

Dogboarding : " Dogboarding... It is real? The dog is safe?.. (Read...) "

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Japanese Engineers Unbelievably Repair Earthquake Ravaged Road in Only 6 Days : " A road construction job that would have taken months in America has been finished in less than a week in Japan. The 9.0 magnitude March 11th earthquake demolished a stretch of the Great Kanto Highway in Naka, leaving a 150 meter crater-like crack. Construction workers and engineers arrived at the damaged highway on March 17th, and by March 23rd, it looked like the road never even had a pothole. Read the rest of Japanese Engineers Unbelievably Repair Earthquake Ravaged Road in Only 6 Days http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: earthquake damage , earthquake damage road , earthquake demolished road repair , engineering , great kanto highway , great kanto highway repair , green transportation , japan crisis , japan disaster , japan earthquake , japan e...

7 Life Changing Lessons You Can Learn from Mark Twain : " in 1871, Mark Twain was born as Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri, U.S. He was a writer, and lecturer. He was called the “greatest American humorist of his age.” He wrote the now classic novels, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer . He wrote some great stuff that is still read by millions today. He also had some great quotes that continue to live on because of the wisdom in them. Mark Twain was a funny, witty, and wise guy. I hope the below quotes will astonish, enlighten, and amuse you. 'I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.' We walk around all our lives thinking about things that will never happen. We worry, dread, and fear what hasn’t happened and what probably never will. Our minds are out of control. Our heads are filled with negative thoughts that have no bearing in reality, even if we think they do. Eliminating bad tho...