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March 13, 2006
New Links Added MARCH 2006
Chris Glass - Images captured in still frames but they never seem stolen; only borrowed because I can see so much soul in every one of them. He writes beautifully, photographs intelligently, and plays video games. I'm in love.
Douglas - This guy is sorta like us; finders and seekers, looking for connections between design and art. He finds some of the coolest sh*t, things you don't find anywhere else.
Robot School Dropout - A failed robot from school. She laments about it but her mind still ticks with all the robo tech goodies that have caught my attention. There are ideas here that should light up your imagination about possibilities. A blog about possibilities, yes that's what this is.
Popular Transit - Ms. Diana Eng; braniac fashion design girl. She is from a whole-other sphere of fashion usually relegated to geek tech shows, not Olympus Fashion Week. Using mathematical formulas and innovative approaches to the fusion of fashion and technology, her blog spouts off about personals, successes and failures.
I believe brilliance occurs quite often in this world. It's only rare because we all can't see it everytime. All of the mentioned people above are in my opinion brilliant.
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March 6, 2006
Zorb - A Giant Hamster Ball
A few years ago a TV advertisement aired in New Zealand showing people inside a large clear ball floating on water. It Inspired Andrew Akers and Dwane van der Sluis to build their own giant plastic ball. It looked like lots of fun but their ball was made of only one layer of plastic causing problems. Everytime someone entered or exited the ball, it would deflate and needed to be re-inflated and sealed.
The idea for a double skin ball was born.
A prototype was built in the garage of Andrew's house and they tested it in the water but soon realized it was far more intense on land where they could roll down hills! Some seed capital, patents, trademarks and a business plan equaled the latest adventure sport in New zealand, ZORBING!
"Zorbing is not that serious ... " says Akers, "The experience is bizarre, funny and exhilarating. The most common reaction inside the Zorb is screams of laughter - people exit from the Zorb with massive smiles on their faces and tears of joy in their eyes."
There are Zorb affiliates in Europe, Asia, Australia and of course New Zealand, but nothing going on in the US yet so this is my call out to those that got the resources but no idea yet! Here's an IDEA - be the first American to Zorb on American soil and start your Zorb franchise. Los angeles would be the ultimate location with weather allowing us to Zorb both wet and dry all year around. I can't wait!
Continue to see me battle electro!
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