a tumblelog of innovative & cool things.
This seems like a clever idea to me. These wallets are all polymer which means none of the troubles that come along with natural material (limited availability, ethical concerns, extra care to keep nice, etc). They are water proof and very durable.
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Geneva drive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Geneva drive or Maltese cross is a mechanism that translates a continuous rotation into an intermittent rotary motion. It is an intermittent gear where the drive wheel has a pin that reaches into a slot of the driven wheel and thereby advances it by one step. The drive wheel also has a raised circular blocking disc that locks the driven wheel in position between steps.
Maybe I’m a nerd, but this is really cool to me. The animation is kind of mesmerizing. I like it.
Two things it seems that you always need to have near are a pen and a fork (or spoon/knife). Here’s a wonderful solution! These were designed by a group of designers from Italy for a design contest at Designboom.
MoFuse: Create a Mobile Website, Mobile Site Builder, .mobi Compliant
Create a mobile versions of your site for a range of mobile versions. Check it out if you go for that sort of thing.
This is an amazing bridge in Langkawi, Malaysia. It’s all supported on one center column. While it’s a pretty amazing engineering feat, it seems like it might be a little bit nerve-racking to spend much time on it.
For more pictures and a detailed article about the bridge, check out this post at deputy-dog.com.