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more about #blimp Hello Mister Walrus: Why is it in the middle of a rainforest? more » Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: So, that's where all the old people went... more » OMG! Ponies!: Perhaps I should be more careful with my Evites when I throw a soiree at the Lair. more » MrBangBam: Kinda sad that the first thing I think of when I heard "Cocoon" was this. Ay, ay, ay, I'm your little butterfly Green, black and blue, Make the c... more » Curves: Resistance is futile. Oh, the humanity! more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Holy crap! The Monarch's cocoon has been spotted in Australia. Quick someone call Dr. Venture... more » Segador: Built by Habitat for Oh, the Humanity. You resist. I won't. more » Jestermeister: Perfect master villain's evil lair (if it flew). It'd be cool to see this thing roll down the mountain after kicking out some support beams. more » Pope John Peeps II: Haha. So they "got wind of it" as the blimp was making its way to the prison? Which means they just foiled this awesome plan by the purest of luck. more » Segador: This would have resulted in the most nail-biting slow-speed chase ever. more » 1shado1: That's no zeppelin. Looks like a blimp to me. more » Curves: Give the guys buddies a hand. How many of your friends would try and break you out? more » friendslikeJimRome: Who were they trying to spring, a hamster? more » Walljasper: "Oh, the humanity." more » -
#architecture
Cocoon: For People Who Want to Live in a Blimp
Cocoon is a house shaped like a zeppelin in Australia. It sits propped up on the edge of a steep drop off, as if it's tempting people to make Hindenburg jokes. I'll resist the urge. [Designer Choice via Inhabitat] More » -
#airships
Spanish Police Foil Remote-Controlled Zeppelin Jailbreak
In a plot that's crazy (and evil genius) enough to be from James Bond, three people have been arrested after police discovered their plan to free a drug trafficker from an island prison using a 13-foot airship carrying night goggles, climbing gear and camouflage paint. More » -
#robots
AquaJelly and AirJelly Robot Jellyfish At Home In the Water or the Sky
Festo, the same company that brought us the Air Ray robot last year, has developed yet another graceful robot inspired by a creature of the sea. In fact, they have developed two versions, both based on the common jellyfish: the AquaJelly and the AirJelly. According to Festo, the AquaJelly is "an artificial autonomous jellyfish with an electric drive and an intelligent, adaptive mechanical system." Apparently the idea is to have several of the robots autonomously working together using a communication system composed of Zigbee short-range radio on the surface and LEDs when underwater. More info and videos after the break. More » -
#whaleship
Aeroscraft ML866 Flying Yacht
Set to be launched next month, the whale-looking Aeros ML866 uses a combination of buoyancy (like a blimp) and lift (like a plane) to cruise comfortably through the air with over 5,000 square feet of interior room, it has more lounge space than some houses. It can take off vertically, without taking up runway time at crowded airports. And although this thing is designed to fit a "business center" with video conferencing, I'm actually thinking it deserves a swimming pool with adjoining hot tub, and a few of those 103-inch plasmas from Panasonic. The downside is a rated 120 knots of top speed, which means a world tour on this baby wouldn't be nearly as quick as it would be roomy. [GizMag] More » -
