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smarterplanet: BOXX electric bike: two wheels, four corners, all-electric transport for one — Engadget Has bicycle design reached its pinnacle? Or are electric bike manufacturers just not trying hard enough? The YikeBike begs to differ, and here joining it is BOXX Corporation’s diminutive BOXX. Coming in at just under a meter (or 36-inch inches) long, the 120 pound aluminum “bike” has a top speed of 35 miles per hour and can even haul up to 300 pounds of heft. Yet, despite that compact footprint, the company hasn’t skimped on tech, as it boasts traction control, anti-lock brakes and yes, even LED lights. Available in one of ten colors, $3,995 nets you a base 40-mile range model, which can optionally be doubled to 80 by ticking the $599 CORE 2 box.

smarterplanet:

BOXX electric bike: two wheels, four corners, all-electric transport for one — Engadget

Has bicycle design reached its pinnacle? Or are electric bike manufacturers just not trying hard enough? The YikeBike begs to differ, and here joining it is BOXX Corporation’s diminutive BOXX. Coming in at just under a meter (or 36-inch inches) long, the 120 pound aluminum “bike” has a top speed of 35 miles per hour and can even haul up to 300 pounds of heft. Yet, despite that compact footprint, the company hasn’t skimped on tech, as it boasts traction control, anti-lock brakes and yes, even LED lights. Available in one of ten colors, $3,995 nets you a base 40-mile range model, which can optionally be doubled to 80 by ticking the $599 CORE 2 box.

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szymon: the Homer Simpson Escalator 空港のエスカレーターを日本人がラーメン食ってる絵にしたら売れるかも

szymon:

the Homer Simpson Escalator

空港のエスカレーターを
日本人がラーメン食ってる絵にしたら売れるかも

Dan Peterman’s sculptures are usually created by taking an existing object and modifying it, showing the existing function and the potential for something new. His work is not overly prescriptive, but references ecology and the ways in which it can intersect with art. A common theme in Peterman’s work is the idea of waste, and the conditions leading to a society which produces, consumes and discards. Click through on the image for a link to Peterman’s page on the Andrea Rosen Gallery website. claresophiet:

Dan Peterman’s sculptures are usually created by taking an existing object and modifying it, showing the existing function and the potential for something new. His work is not overly prescriptive, but references ecology and the ways in which it can intersect with art. A common theme in Peterman’s work is the idea of waste, and the conditions leading to a society which produces, consumes and discards.

Click through on the image for a link to Peterman’s page on the Andrea Rosen Gallery website.

claresophiet:

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emergentfutures: How Does Our Brain Know What Is a Face and What’s Not? Objects that resemble faces are everywhere. Whether it’s New Hampshire’s erstwhile granite “Old Man of the Mountain,” or Jesus’ face on a tortilla, our brains are adept at locating images that look like faces. However, the normal human brain is almost never fooled into thinking such objects actually are human faces. Full Story: Science Daily

emergentfutures:

How Does Our Brain Know What Is a Face and What’s Not?


Objects that resemble faces are everywhere. Whether it’s New Hampshire’s erstwhile granite “Old Man of the Mountain,” or Jesus’ face on a tortilla, our brains are adept at locating images that look like faces. However, the normal human brain is almost never fooled into thinking such objects actually are human faces.

Full Story: Science Daily