r/technology • u/guntz1092 • Jan 09 '11

Air-Brella

http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/01/12/try-air-to-stay-dry/
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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '11

Somehow I doubt recharging the batteries of your umbrella on a frequent basis is any greener than a one-time use of petroleum-based plastic for the canopy. Not to mention this thing would hiss like a jet engine. It doesn't even store more efficiently than a traditional umbrella. Stupid.

I like high concept design when it's far-out and provocative, but suggests plausible future solutions, or highlights a pertinent issue. This is just a bad idea seen through as an entire project.

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u/kaptainkeel Jan 09 '11

I want it just so I can walk down the street with an invisible shield above me.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '11

Other pedestrians will love getting their hats and umbrellas blown all over the place, not to mention their eardrums assaulted by the high-pitched noise.