Archive for: balance

117 toys. 1 LEGO to stand on.

  • November 17, 2009 6:23 pm

Have some time on your hands do ya? Well then, you can set out on trying to outdo Walter Wick, famed Childrens author and photographer and apparent LEGO/toy balancer extraordinaire. In the video above, Walter shows off his feat over modern physics by balancing a total of 117 toys of all shapes and sizes on a single LEGO brick. Wow. Careful hands indeed…

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Ride Solo with the Electric eniCycle

  • August 21, 2009 5:57 am

eCycle

Segways were and to many still are a beacon of futuristic tech. While the general public who aren’t quit as geeky as you or may still see Segway’s as brand spankin’ new futuristic technology, we both know that it is time to move on to something bigger and better. Advancement often comes quick in the gadget world. So where do you go after the Segway? The Electric eniCycle…that’s where. Rip a wheel off of a Segway and get ready for a whole new way to ride on a wheel. Consisting of a simple wheel attached to a seat all nicely balanced by a self-balancing gyroscope system, the eniCycle will certainly enable you to stand out from the rest of the crowd the next time you go wheeling around in public. While it looks like it would be hard to ride and take a great deal of practice to master let alone wobble a few feet, Aleksander Polutnik, the Slovenian inventor claims that anyone can become masters of the eniCycle within 30 minutes — no small claim by any means. Though, until I have a ride for myself I find it slightly hard to believe. Pricing information is as of right now, a tad elusive though expect to pay for the latest in self-balancing, people moving technology. A video of the eniCycle in action is right inside.