Tag: Invisible

The Hövding: A Second-Generation Inflatable Bike Helmet

Swedish company Hövding has created the second-generation inflatable bike helmet for cyclists with an active motion sensors to detect impact that deploys in 0.1 seconds. The airbag quickly surrounds the area around the neck and head, offering more coverage than a traditional helmet. The helmet was first introduced in 2012, and the new version features a microUSB-rechargeable that lasts around 18 hours of cycling. The… Continue reading The Hövding: A Second-Generation Inflatable Bike Helmet

Schlieren Optics: Making The Invisible Visible

Harvard Natural Sciences Lecture Demonstrations conducted a demonstration of an optical technique that allows us to see small changes in the index of refraction in air, which made visible by Schlieren Optics. A point source of light is reflected from a concave mirror and focused onto the edge of a razor blade, which is mounted… Continue reading Schlieren Optics: Making The Invisible Visible

A Patch That Makes People Invisible to Mosquitoes

A new technology that could put an end to your summer scratching and make you invisible to mosquitoes. Its called the Kite Patch, Its a small non-toxic clothing patch that makes the wearer essentially invisible to mosquitoes for up to 48 hours by blocking the insects’ ability to detect carbon dioxide. The patch was created by Grey Frandsen, Dr.… Continue reading A Patch That Makes People Invisible to Mosquitoes

Drive Thru Headless Prank

Magician Prankster Rahat Hussein scares fast food employees at the drive-thru window as a headless car driver. He puts on a fake bloodied neck and filmed himself scaring the hell out of a series of unsuspecting fast food employees. Rahat Hussein is known for other drive-thru pranks videos, like the Drive Thru Invisible Driver Prank, where he dresses up like a car seat and… Continue reading Drive Thru Headless Prank

See-Through Hotel Restrooms in New York

The people in the restrooms at the Boom Boom Room club on the 18th floor of the Standard Hotel, New York City may get a fantastic view, thanks to the through floor-to-ceiling windows that is also visible to people on the street. There are no signs in the bathrooms warning patrons that they can be seen from below. So,… Continue reading See-Through Hotel Restrooms in New York

The Invisible Bicycle Helmet

Swedish designers Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin started a project that no one else had done before. If they could swing it, it would for sure be revolutionary. The idea of the project started in 2005 in a master’s-level industrial design course. They designed a collar that can sense a bike crash and then immediately blow up as an… Continue reading The Invisible Bicycle Helmet