Just found this video of the Franck Muller Crazy Hours watch in action. This is the first time I’ve seen this complication — it’s basically a cute parlor trick using gears — but I finally understand what all the fuss with this watch was. Even if you don’t care about watches, it’s cool to see […]
Just found this video of the Franck Muller Crazy Hours watch in action. This is the first time I’ve seen this complication — it’s basically a cute parlor trick using gears — but I finally comprehend what all the fuss with this watch was. Even if you don’t care about watches, it’s cool to see something different in the horology scene.
Hopefully you’ve all seen Batman Begins, otherwise the following explanation won’t make any sense. Remember when Morgan Freeman was showing Christian Bale around Wayne’s gadget basement or whatever it was called? And he showed him the material that Batman’s cape was made? Like, it’s flexible like any fabric, but once you run a charge through […]
Hopefully you’ve all seen Batman Begins, otherwise the following explanation won’t make any sense. Remember when Morgan Freeman was showing Christian Bale around Wayne’s gadget basement or whatever it was called? And he showed him the material that Batman’s cape was made? Like, it’s flexible like any fabric, but once you run a charge through it it holds its shape? Well that same concept—a material that changes its shape until you run a charge through it—is at work here.
This personal concept, the Siafu, is aimed at people with vision problems. It’s simply a flat surface, like a keyboard without the keys. Once you run a current though the main ingredient, which is called Magneclay, it keeps the desired shape. That picture above is the best illustration of the phenomenon.
It’s designed by Jonathan Lucas. It’s also the type of innovation I applaud (as opposed to a lot of the Web 2.0 fluff I see lauded each other day).
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