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- Raking Up Some Fun
- Every Skyscraper Capped with Grass
- The Future of… Tractors?
- Friday Giveaway: $135 Wooly Marmot - Jensen Kimmitt’s Signature Yoyo
| Posted: 02 Oct 2009 05:14 AM PDT Fall's almost here and the lawn looks pretty dandy with all the leaves falling. I don't break a sweat coz it's not my part of the chores, but I do feel for my husband who has to do all the raking. Here's where concepts like Power Rake can come handy. Unlike the traditional comb-n-handle ones, this one features a conveyer belt system with well-spaced teeth and a sack to catch the booty. Powered by the kinetic motion of the front wheel, the rake glides over the grass and devours all the mess. Here's why Rury feels his Power Rake is better than the rest:
I like it coz it takes into account back problems and heights, the handle of the rake can be adjusted according what suits the individuals. So rake away with a comfortable stance. Designer: Rury Vizcarra        |
| Every Skyscraper Capped with Grass Posted: 02 Oct 2009 01:01 AM PDT Design group Kalomix, from Hong Kong, have come up with a rather green concept, if you will. It’s grass. It’s so green, it’s got it in the name: “Green Puzzle.” The Green Puzzle is currently being displayed at Ecopelago in Hong Kong (stop by if you’re into that sort of thing.) And it’s just a feel-good between-the-toes kind of concept. Solar panels that are made to appear and feel like grass, in the shape of grass, to be planted on the ground in the dirt surrounded by grass. It’s camouflage solar energy! The Green Puzzle comes in panels, rather small but you can combine them in a sort of daisy-chain to intercept maximum sunlight. Made to be kind to the feet, with only a portion of the ground covered so that real grass can grow through! Made to appear rather built-in, I’d say. Designer: Kalomix     |
| Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:37 AM PDT You been Yanko-readin’ long? If ye have, you know that we don’t get very many farm-machinery-related projects just poppin up on the regular here around the Yanko offices. But lo! Here one doth roll! It’s a future tractor. Made to not just look futuristic but to ACT like it too, this lovely bit of corn harvesting metal and wheels is a progressive little number! Features include!: a single sheet hood. Fibre-reinforced plastic head light housings - which, by the way, are housed rather than mounted, which is a fabulous idea because tractor lights that are mounted break off basically every five minutes. Projected grill up front, exposed engine parts, partly covered fender for driver safety. The future is the basic super-simplification of all machines based on the knowledge we’ve gleaned from the past few decades of trial and error. And that’s your lesson on basic engineering history for today. Designer: Vipin George     |
| Friday Giveaway: $135 Wooly Marmot - Jensen Kimmitt’s Signature Yoyo Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT The Caribou Lodge YoyoWorks is gladly sponsoring a $135 Wooly Marmot Yoyo for you and apparently it's Jensen Kimmitt's Signature Yoyo!! The Jensen Kimmitt, who recently won a contest in Japan, called the 44 Clash. To win this cool prize all you need to do is WATCH the awesome Jensen do his tricks on a Caribou Lodge Yoyo and tell us: If you were to name your own yoyo trick, what would you call it? Second Best Entry wins the $68 Campfire Yoyo that hits the stores next month! Designer duo Chris Mikulin & Levi McCarroll of the Caribou Lodge YoyoWorks fashion the most awesome collection of yoyos and will release their newest edition of the Wooly Marmot to yoyo stores in Japan and Singapore. A special edition of this yoyo called "28 Stories" is inspired by the cover art of Stephanie Nolan's book "28 Stories Of AIDS in Africa". $5 from each yoyo will be going to charity. Quick Facts: Those wanting to take a peek at the amazing world of yoyos will want to hit this link. Music in the video is by MF Doom Yoyo Photos by Natasha Paterson Photo of Jensen by Ben McPhee & contest photo at the bottom is by Walter Wong Best Entry: $135 Wooly Marmot - Jensen Kimmitt’s Signature Yoyo Second Best Entry: $68 Campfire Yoyo Contest Ends: Monday October 5th, 12:00am PST Worlds 2009 One Minute Freestyle from Jensen Kimmitt on Vimeo.     |
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