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The world's first 3D photo printing booth
gives you the chance to become your own action
figure.
And Los Angeles proudly presents $500 caviar
from a vending machine!
VSauce, Kevin here. This is Mind Blow.
A graduate from Design Academy Eindhoven created
a set of cutlery designed to stimulate more
than just your sense of taste. Synesthesia
is a nuerological condition in which different
stimuli such as touch, taste, and hearing
are affected and triggered by each other.
The different pieces explore the effects of
color and various textures on the senses.
Red colors are supposed to increase the appetite,
and various textures and shapes are intended
to stimulate the sense of touch inside the
mouth with the intention of enriching the
eating experience.
Scientists at MIT have created a tiny transformer.
the Milli-Motein is a re-configurable robot
that can be programmed to fold itself into
a number of different shapes. Another breakthrough
with this robot is that after it has shifted
into a new shape, it can hold that shape,
even when its power is cut off by using what
they call an "electro-permanent motor." They
do say that there would need to be a lot of
research, as well as cheaper, more durable
parts before a real-life transformer is created.
Ski Dome Denmark is a vison of the world's
biggest ski-dome in the city of Randers, Denmark.
Designed by a Danish architecture firm, the
proposal includes over 3 KM of indoor and
outdoor slopes, a freestyle park, hotel, restaurant,
and shops. Resembling a snowflake, the structure
consists of 3 centrally connected arches that
each span the river. Each arch also uses its
roof exterior to connect the city beyond skiing,
such as the bottom arch having a rooftop of
green landscaping that would function as a
raised city park.
Who's hungry for a solid chocolate baby head??
Speaking of chocolate, Cadbury invented its
own melt-resistant chocolate that stays solid
even when left at 104 degrees Fahrenheit for
3 hours! And it has to do with breaking the
sugar particles into smaller pieces, reducing
the amount of fat covering them, making it
more resistant to heat.
The C-Explorer 5 aims to give people a chance
to finally own a luxury submarine. For 2.4
million dollars you get seating for 5, air
conditioning, an audio system, LED lighting,
and enough air, food, and water for up to
96 hours in the off-chance you lose power.
Made by U-Boat Worx, their website boasts
that it's the world's first sub-sea limousine,
and features a 360 degree acrylic pressure
hole so everyone has a view.
The first ever picture of tightly-packed chords
of DNA taken with an electron microscope.
Litographs is bringing books back to the physical
world by printing them on T-shirts. The first
4 designs are Alice's Adventure in Wonderland,
On the Origin of Species, The Great Gatsby,
and Moby ***. The shirts contain all, or
most of the book depending on the size, and
the text is completely legible. They've already
exceded their Kickstarter goal, check out
the website for more.
Created in Japan, the BFS-Auto can read books
at 250 pages per minute, which equates to
an Oxford dictionary in just 10 minutes, or
an entire 32-volume set of Encyclopedia Britannica
in about 2 hours. It achieves high-definition
resolution at 400 pixels per inch, and can
compensate for the three-dimensional deformation
of the paper while being flipped, giving it
the ability to scan thousands of books quickly
without damaging them. Basically, it's like
Johnny 5 from Short Circuit.
Finally, here's a video from M-I-E called
Jammed about the demise of the audio-casette
in the story of a view-master robot venturing
into an unknown world.
I'm gonna leave you with with Disney's prototype
of a humanoid robot playing catch, and, as
always, thanks for watching.
