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Crazy looking Drawbridge called the “Slauerhoffbrug”

Posted by: fulcrumsf on: February 13, 2009

Talk about a crazy looking bridge. This looks like something out of Short Circuit, the Johnny 5 of Draw Bridges. Located in Leeuwarden, Netherlands and know to the locals as the “Slauerhoffbrug”. This is quite a unique and unconventional design for a drawbrige. Kinda reminds me of a large robotic fly swatter. Source

Alternative fuel for cars? Thats a bunch of hot air!

Posted by: fulcrumsf on: February 9, 2009

Well if it’s up to Motor Development International then we might just start seeing these in the near future. The designers are former aerospace and formula F1 engineers. With the idea of using compressed air to power these small pod like vehicles. Currently the Airpod is only a prototype, but has gained the interest of  [...]

Innovative Public Bicycle Security Stations

Posted by: fulcrumsf on: February 7, 2009

Grant Howarth has designed this cleaver Anti-Theft Bicycle Security station to help combat the problem of thefts stealing anything and everything they can possible get and leaving the just the frame. This is quite a common problem in large cities like New York. Hundreds of bicycle frames are striped of their part. With no wheels [...]


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