Friday, May 4, 2012

Glasses Frame


Material

Lighter than Styrofoam


It's density is 0.9 milligrams per cubic centimeter


It's mostly made of air and is very shock absorbent. 


Was made at The California Institute of Technology and the University of California.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Soccer Cleats

Puma v1.10 SL Lightening


Weigh 150g/5.3 oz
(each cleat weighs as much as an itouch)

made out of a carbon fiber composite
support a natural running style


cost $125




Car

Road Razer

Made from the Arial Atom

Weighs 660 lbs
0-60 in three seconds
It's road legal

Costs $92,500



Bike

Fairwheel’s bike 

Made in Tuscon, Arizona

Weighs six pounds 
ten speed bike with 
carbon fiber rims
and titanium spokes


Cost 45,000 dollars
and at the moment is not for sale


Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Sleeping Bag

Yeti Passion One

265 grams/9.5oz

German made

60 degrees comfort and 30 degrees extreme

cost $434


Umbrella


Swing Lite-Flex Umbrella


Weighing 7.9 oz/224 g

Made out of polyester tear proof fabric
Said to be nearly unbreakable
Ribs made of high density fiberglass
costs $43


mp3 player

The circular EMP-Z 

Can be worn as a necklace
Weighs 15 grams or half and ounce
It is a Korean made and holds 
128MB of memory

It costs about $120




Cell phone

The Modu

It is only 55 grams which is equal to 2 ounces or a tenth of a pound.
It has 2GB of memory
and is the size of a regular smart phone battery.

It's a little pricey costing more or less a
hundred dollars.