If you have ever been one of those people who do not like to light fires with traditional methods, or just felt that lighting a fire just wasn’t manly enough then you should check out this new invention. This thing is called the Looftlighter, and this thing is a very interesting and different way of lighting a simple fire.
Instead of using lighter fluid or sparks, the Looftlighter superheats the air inside it up to 1000 degrees, that’s right, 1000 degrees! It might seem insane and honestly, i would be worried the thing would set my house on fire, let alone the log in my fireplace. But hey, I’m sure there is a steel plant in Pittsburgh somewhere that would like to see this thing. And besides, isn’t 1000 degrees a little hot for a home appliance. In fact i would call this thing an appliance, its more like a weapon to me. Either way, the thing is cool, even if it is dangerous to your health.
“Sippin’ Rocks” are highly polished cubes of granite that are designed to chill your drink without diluting it! They come in black, red and white. (Only use 1-2 per glass!) These rocks sell for around $75.
After 6 years in the making, Janes’s idea to create something to “hack things better” came to life. With the help of some scientists, sugru is a rubbery material that can be molded to help with an infinite amount of repair needs. After opening toe package, you have 30 minute to mold it into whatever you are going to use it for before it starts to harden. Then 24 hours later after sitting in room temperature, this bendy little stuff is ready to go. Sugru is self-adhesive, waterproof, flexible, dishwasher-proof and can withstand temperatures between -76 to 356 degrees Fahrenheit! Wow, sounds like the perfect modifying or repairing candidate for many of our needs.
With sugru, you can save the life of many of your household items, such as a broken pot or pair of scissor-handles. Sugru comes in many colors like playdough, so just even modifying and customizing is what sugru can do for you. Check out some examples of how sugru can help you, and here is much more sugru fun examples on their blog.
From January 21, 2010-April 25, 2010, 1001 Inventions will exhibit the little known history of Muslim Science—from the 7th century until now. The program will feature interactive exhibits, displays and demonstations. The exhibition is a British-based project and will take place in London.
Research being conducted in Ohio is proving that it might be possible for the sap of dandelions to be converted into rubber. This rubber would be cheaper than the rubber made from tree sap, but of equal quality to traditional rubber. Precise findings have not been fully finalized, yet researchers project that by 2015 they will have tripled the amount of harvested plants they have now (about 20 million).
Ryan Harc, an innovative designer based out of New York, specializes in industrial design and product design and has developed a new generation of eco- friendly coke cans. The can helps reduce air and water pollution, which is a by-product of the cans original coloring process. In addition to this, it eliminates the energy needed to isolate toxic paint from aluminum when recycled.
The new can has a simple and modern guise, which is sure to appeal to an array of Coca-Cola consumers.
Japanese furniture designer, Sakura Adachi, has designed a bookshelf which she lovingly calls, “The Cave”. The Cave is a hollowed out bookshelf in which the reader may feel throughly immersed in their reading, as they are surrounded by literature. “I wanted to create a situation like from your childhood”, states Adachi. The Cave is designed accordingly to proportion and contains a built in light which shines onto the readers book.
Current prices range from about $4,830 to $7,045, depending on the size.
