Saturday, January 29, 2011

Unique Pool in Berlin


Badeschiff or “bathing ship” is the most unusual swimming pool in Berlin. It is an old cargo container converted into a pool on Spree River. During the summer it is an outdoor pool with the beach, bar and DJs. In the winter the whole thing is covered, and a few extra saunas are added.

Unique Pool in Berlin
Unique Pool in Berlin
Unique Pool in Berlin

When temperatures plummeted to -20F, the Spree Bridge Badeschiff became the coolest place in Berlin to escape the harsh winter. The fresh water of the Badeschiff now enables the city’s inhabitants to figuratively swim in their river, which itself is too polluted. In 2002, various international architects and artists were invited to deal with bridges in the context of connecting elements in cities. Instead of creating a bridge over the Spree, the Badeschiff team proposed a bridge to the Spree. Following a tradition of public bathing in the river at the turn of the century, the project encouraged a closer connection between the city and its river by floating a pool on it.

Unique Pool in Berlin
Unique Pool in Berlin
Unique Pool in Berlin

A 30 year old barge was modified in a nearby dockyard. It was reduced to its shell and filled with preheated and chlorinated water to form a 32m long pool complemented with a wooden bridge and a sun terrace. All technical installations are concealed in the edge profile and yet allow an unobstructed view across the river when swimming.

Unique Pool in Berlin
Unique Pool in Berlin
Unique Pool in Berlin

During the winter, a three-part membrane structure divides the three squares and its jetty into three separate areas: a lounge, sauna and the pool ship itself. These areas are connected via additional boxes containing technical and service functions. A two-layered membrane is spanned over elliptical wooden trusses maintaining a combination of translucent and transparent surfaces. The covering of all three areas allows in places the visitor to enjoy the view of the exposed location in the harbor.  These elements can then be stored during the summer or alternatively used as a pavilion on the shore.

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10 Incredible Design Unique Planes From The Future


1. NASA Solar Flapper


The NASA Solar Flapper is an unconventional concept for a plane that would use solar power and flapping of the aircraft's "wings" to propel itself up and forward. One blog writes, "This flight vehicle would integrate airfoil, propulsion, energy production, energy storage, and control into one seamless design with no conventional mechanical moving parts."

 


2. Japan Airlines Concept

The above plane is a concept designed for Japan Airlines by industrial designer Luigi Colani.




3. NASA's 'Puffin' Personal Aircraft

This ambitious personal aircraft design is targeted to reach speeds of over 150mph with a range of around 50 miles. The Puffin would be "hover-capable, electric-powered, super-quiet" and capable of vertical takeoff and landing.



4. Airbus Concept

Unveiled in mid-July, the creators of this Airbus concept plane say it could potentially become the standard for air-travel by the year 2050. The plane features ultra long and slim wings, a "U" shaped tail, and a more "intelligent" body to boost performance and efficiency.



5. The Flying Saucer

This futuristic flying machine looks like it was taken right out of a sci-fi movie. However, the saucer is not just space-age, but eco-friendly too. It was designed by the CleanEra project, led by Etnel Straatsma of Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands. CleanEra's aim is to create an environmentally friendly plane that "releases 50 percent less carbon dioxide per passenger-mile than current airliners," LiveScience writes. "The project's "greenliner"—depicted in design illustrations as a flying saucer—would also reduce other pollutants and noise, in line with recommendations from the European Aerospace Commission, ACARE."




6. Icon A5

The Icon A5, called the "ultimate joyride," can take off and land on water or dry land, and when its 32-foot wings are folded, it can fit comfortably into a large garage. Its creator hopes to make "flying small airplanes the luxury motor sport of the 21st century," and designed the Icon A5, which has an interior similar to that of a sports car, to have "sex appeal." The plane is priced at around $140,000.



7. Terrafugia Transition

The Terrafugia Transition, dubbed the "world's first flying car," recently received the go-ahead from the FAA. It can fly at a speed of 115 MPH, has a 460-mile range, and doubles as a car when its wings are folded up. The Transition will set you back close to $200,000 when it finally hits the market.





8. The MIT No Noise Aircraft

The SAX-40 is a joint project between engineers at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Cambridge University in England. This aircraft seats 215 passengers and emits just 63 decibels during takeoff, compared to a whopping 150 decibels by a conventional airliner. The goal, notes Popular Science, is to build an aircraft that is "inaudible outside the airport."



9. Luxury Blimp

The Aeroscraft ML866 boasts a vast 5,000 square feet of interior room for the ultimate luxury experience. This "flying yacht" reaches a top speed of 120 knots and has vertical takeoff and landing capabilities.




10. MIT Concept Plane

A team of engineers at MIT have been awarded a $2 million contract by NASA to design a quieter and more efficient aircraft that could be released as soon as 2030. According to Dvice, "this squashed wide-body design is the team's preliminary effort."

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Thursday, January 27, 2011

10 Story of the Strange & Unique Birth


1. Women who give birth to children with the birth of a unique time

A Michigan housewife named Barbara Sopher, celebrating the birthday of his daughter, Cearra on December 10, month 10, year 2010 (10/10/10), followed by his son who was born on December 9, month 9, in 2009 (09 / 9.9), and another daughter who was born on December 8, month 8, year 2008 (08/08/08). It's really really strange, but Barbara and her husband admitted that he never planned pattern of birth children are unique.




2. Babies born at 1:11 on 1/11/2011

A woman gave birth right in Minnesota at 1:11 pm, Tuesday, January 11, 2011. They look at the clock at the time the seconds the birth of their daughter.



3. Twin sisters who gave birth in the day and at the same hospital

Amy Gilbert and Allison Oliverio, both aged 25 years, they both gave birth at the same hospital in an adjacent room. Birthing process they also handled by the same physician. Amy gave birth to a baby named Claire, and Allison gave birth to a baby named Garret. Both married their first boyfriend in high school, and the time difference is 6 months of their marriage. They admitted that they did not plan to become pregnant together. And its unique, different from the birth of her child 14 minutes a different time, different weighing 14 pounds, and her size 14-inch difference.




4. 5 Family members who were born on the same date

It is really shocking, 5 members of one family born on the same date. The youngest named Mila, who was born on March 29, 2010. The uniqueness of this started 70 years ago by Anita Marshall, followed by her daughter and grandchildren who have the same birth date with him.



5. Women who give birth by caesarean section done by themselves
Ines Ramirez is the only woman known to perform caesarean section itself in the process of child birth. When the night has come, the nearest clinic is 80 km, while her husband was in the canteen and there is no phone to contact him. At that time, the mother bear six 40-year-old lying on a wooden chair, he took alcohol and a knife and started cutting her stomach.

With a makeshift lamp lighting, he began slicing up into the uterus and pulled a baby boy from her belly. After cutting the umbilical cord of the baby, he finally passed out, and then came back, he closed the wound in his stomach with a sweater and told 6-year-old son for help. Several hours later, a medical assistant came and took him to the clinic with a travel time of 2 hours.




6. Women who gave birth to 3 hours after learning she was pregnant

Belinda Waite, 21, has several times come to a local hospital for 9 months and she was told that he has a serious pregnancy disorder. In fact, she was carrying a healthy baby girl. On February 6, 2010, the night before Louise was born, Waite went to the hospital with pain throughout his body. At 10 pm, the doctor confirmed that she was pregnant 3 months, but the fact she was 9 months pregnant, and Louise arrived 4 1 / 2 hours later at 2:30 pm Miss Waite lived with his partner Wyane Boyles, 28, when he suddenly went to work. Their baby daughter, Louise Boyles, was born at home with the help of Wayne, mother Syliva.




7. Twins are born with 1 minute intervals in different years

Couples in Northern Illinois welcomed the birth of their daughter at the last minute of 2010, and their son in the first minute of 2011. A daughter born at 11:59 pm and a son was born 1 minute later. The father, Brandon Lewis, said that one of the doctoral counting the minutes at the time of such births.





8. A mother who gave birth to a child, then twins, and then twin 3

A mother from New York named Natasha Wilson, was originally given birth to a child, then the following year gave birth to twins. Before the birth of the 3rd, Natasha's mother joked that the next pregnancy will give birth to twins 3 (triplets). And sure enough, next year Natasha gave birth to twins 3. Birth to six children all boys, while Natasha hoped want girls.




9. Couples who have twin white and black, 2 times

Mixture of British couples are experiencing a pretty strange incident, they had twins, one black and one imitating his father imitating his mother's white. And the birth of twins who both also produce the same as the first case. The scientists argue, that has 2 sets of twins who look different is a very rare occurrence.




10. Women who gave birth to babies with almost the same size

A woman named Stacey Herald measuring 72 cm, gave birth to a baby girl size 46 cm which is much smaller than himself. Pregnancy makes a big stomach which resulted in his body became visible funny. 'If I lie, I'd look like a snail', he said, laughing. 'I look like Idaho potato with arms and legs.', He added.

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Smile Bookshelf


SmileBookshelf is the creation of Wagner Fernando Oliveira, a student of Industrial Design of Fumec of Belo Horizonte. Based on smile, it is a cabinet that leaves the usual or included 10 books of average size, it serves as a cushion for reading. The SmileBookshelf can be fixed on the wall in two ways: by the handle in his “back” or by the hands, with hairgrips. Although SmileBookshelf is a concept, I can sure that it has a lot of potential.
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Sexy Shopping Bag


I must admit that I’ve never saw a shopping bag like these before. Wow, they’re so sexy. Now just image how much fun you walk around with these upersexy shopping bag. But your shopping spree might send you right to jail depending on where you live.

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Monday, January 24, 2011

Web Icons Dancers Among Us


Jordan Matter, a New York photographer has worked as a photographer for 11 years. He has spent one year shooting his project “Dancers Among Us”. The project features performers from the Paul Taylor Dance Company performing difficult poses surrounded by normal people in iconic Manhattan locations, with the hope to highlight the skills of talented individuals. Here are some of the photos, check them out!

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