James Dyson’s MC Escher inspired Wrong Garden Fountain might make it look like water is running uphill, but in fact it isn’t. The design and clever use of compressed air to create bubbles that make it look like the water is doing something it isn’t, fool the viewer into believing the impossible. The fountain proved a hit at this year’s Chelsea Garden Show.
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[ August 24th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]
James Dyson’s Wrong Garden Fountain Runs On Smoke and Mirrors
[ August 2nd, 2007 ] ... [ Sean Fallon ]
M.C. Escher Waterfall Desktop Sculpture
If you are an M.C. Escher fan, you’ll love this Desktop Waterfall Sculpture. The manufacturer has taken one of Escher’s fantastic drawings, brought it to life in three dimensions, and made it small enough to fit on your desk.
It’s just one of those things that you could stare at for hours – which makes it the perfect desk accessory for those of you who spend a great deal of time zoning out at work.
Price: $59.99
[ January 12th, 2007 ] ... [ Tiago Gaspar ]
Handheld Germ-Eliminating Light
If you are worried about germs in your clothes (or inside your house) and want to keep things as clean as possible, the Germ-Eliminating Light is here to help you – it can get rid of interesting stuff like Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus. The small size of this gadget makes it portable so you can easily take it with you on the casual travels, to get it working just point it for 10 seconds to the surface you want to disinfect and let the magical light do the rest, there will be a beep sound when the task is completed.
In detail:
This cell phone-sized disinfectant light is the first to use UV-C light and nanotechnology (the science of manipulating matter smaller than 1/10,000 of a millimeter) to eliminate 99.99% of E-Coli, staphylococcus, salmonella, and germs that cause the flu and the common cold.
Price: $80
