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Design
Velcro Bus Ads Are Bound To End In Disaster
3:20PM Jesus Diaz | I don’t know what Coca-Cola was thinking when they used these ads to promote their Grip Bottle in bus stops. They are made with velcro, so if you lean or get anywhere near them wearing woolly cloths, you’d get stuck. More »
Science
Steel ‘Velcro’ Made By Germans Supports 35 Tons, 800 Degree Heat
11:30AM Jason Chen | If your Velcro jacket fasteners were made of this German-engineered steel “Velcro”, you’d be able to withstand 35 tons worth of force—provided your skin and bones don’t tear first. More »
Peripherals
Brando Camera Action Mount Is One Step Above Duct Tape
10:20PM John Herrman | If you’re going to haphazardly strap a camera to your handlebars, helmet, rear-view mirror or belt buckle, you may as well do it right. More »
Science
Gecko Tape Could Mean Spider-Man Climbing Suits
10:45AM Wilson Rothman | A new material relies on millions of tiny plastic fibres that can grip solids as the fabric slides across them, then quickly release those objects when pulled away vertically. The technology is based on the anatomy of a spider’s gecko’s foot, and may be used for things like hanging art on a wall, or wrapping a broken leg on a battlefield. Screw that stuff: I’d like to use it to build a Spider-Man climbing suit. More »
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Velcro Wall Socket is Kinda Useless
4:45AM Seamus Byrne | This concept Velcro wall socket seems like it would be a good idea on paper, seeing as it attaches Velcro to both the socket and AC adapters so you can keep them close when not in use. But in practice, the fact that you can keep a plug attached close to the wall, instead of on the floor, does very little to act “as a strong reminder to the user to unplug the plug,” which would in turn save power. Unless you’re really anal about how high your electric bill is, you’re not going to be going around and unplugging your electronics after you use them. Velcro Wall Socket Conserves Energy [Yanko Design] More »
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Velcro 2.0 Can Support 8x More Weight Than Current Version
11:30PM Seamus Byrne | You’d think an invention like Velcro couldn’t be redesigned, but don’t tell that to Leonard Duffy. The 66-year-old architect has created a new Velcro he dubs “slidingly engaging fasteners.” The fasteners don’t make that tearing noise when you unfasten them, they don’t wear down, and they can support 8x more weight than today’s Velcro. They can be used on anything from sneakers to ski gloves to a waterproof cast (shown above) that Duffy calls the Unitary Wrap. I don’t think I’ve used anything with Velcro since I was a kid, but the thought of a removable, waterproof cast sounds pretty cool. – Louis Ramirez The New Velcro [Pop Sci] More »
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