Like the bastard child of a patchwork quilt and a pair of Air Max ‘96 runners, the Nike Tune 10 ($140) features a classic shape and a Tuned Air heel cushioning unit mixed with a crazy-ass, multi-color leather and synthetic upper in one of four colorways.
Brady Clark and Mykle Hansen created a vest that lets bicycle riders show off how fast they’re pedaling:
How does the vest work?
In a nutshell, it uses a sensor on your wheel to send a signal to a microcontroller that then turns the numbers on and off on the vest.Why did you invent this?
Have you ever outpaced cars and been honked at? Had a car almost wipe you out while making a turn? The Speed Vest was invented because we were curious to know if putting more information in front of drivers might change their awareness of bicyclists. That, and we suspect a lot of people don’t realize that an average person can bike 10-15 mph (15-25 km/h).
Link (with a video clip of the vest in action)
Webble™ takes the smooth gliding concept to the next level with a unique mesh membrane that offers the ultimate in comfort and freedom of movement. The open frame combines strength and style in an unmistakable form that is sure to liven up your under-the-desk experience. With so much to like about the Webble™ AIR, it’s a good thing we also incorporated a patent pending spring suspension and intelligent self brake mechanism to hopefully minimize the inevitable shouting…“Where’s my Webble™?”
This trend of faking things in the Beijing Olympic 2008 games really bothers me. After finding out that the opening ceremony’s fireworks display was faked, it turns out that Lin Miaoke, the 9 year-old little girl who sang “Ode to the Motherland” was actually miming and lip syncing.
What makes things worse is the ‘excuse’. It’s not because the girl was doing flips or dancing a la western pop starlets who often lip sync in concerts. The reason is because the real singer, 7 year-old Yang Peiyi, was not considered cute or ‘flawless’ enough to appear.
According to the show’s musical director, the ‘cute’ Lin was used because, “The main consideration was the national interest. The child on the screen should be flawless in image, in her internal feelings, and in her expression.”
May I remind you that we are talking about little girls? To deprive a talented girl from her moment to shine in front of the whole world because she’s not considered cute enough is just wrong.
The essence of the Olympic games is the true excellence of the human achievement. By trying to force things to deceivingly look ‘perfect’, China has ruined the spirit of the Olympics.
If we follow this twisted logic, we should allow athletes to take performance enhancing drugs. After all, it would make their performance more ‘flawless’ and ‘perfect’…
see this video
There has always been a rumour that the Europeans have all the best cars; meet the new Volkswagen Scirocco which does absolutely nothing to quash such ideas! Both inside and out this car is a truly magnificent yet totally realistically attainable beast that is of course unless you live in the US.
From Australia to Zimbabwe, China to the U.S., TIME takes you on a world tour to introduce you to the most compelling athletes you’ll be seeing in the Beijing Games
I’m going for a golden break!” says the man rubbing the magic chalk on his cue tip.
That’s the story a billiard enthusiast would tell his grandchildren.
Cue sport, be it English billiard or snooker or 8-ball; it’s a great sport of precision, strategy and mind. The seriousness aside; not often a person would say, “That’s the most attractive rack of balls I break in my whole life!” That’s true, how would you like to make a break at these rack of balls?
The swirl-patterned balls that will spin your head off!
