Meet Leroy Stick, The Man Behind @BPGlobalPR
My name is Leroy Stick and I am the man behind @BPGlobalPR. First, let me begin by explaining my name. When I was growing up, there was a dog that lived on my block named Leroy. Leroy was a big dog with a disdain for leashes and a thirst for blood. He made a habit…
Storied Chair Designer Invents a New Crutch
Jeff Weber spotted a design rarity: The market opportunity is massive, and the products out there are terrible. When Jeff Weber suffered an injury to his left foot five years ago, he was given a set of standard crutches from the hospital. But the crutches were uncomfortable and seemed to only add ergonomic insult to…
June 2, 1954: Airplane Takes Off, Lands Vertically
1954: A Convair XFY-1 Pogo aircraft makes a vertical takeoff and landing. It’s a milestone in the checkered history of VTOL aircraft. Using designs captured from the Germans, the Navy and the newly formed Air Force crafted two design studies in 1947 for creating a fixed-wing vertical-takeoff-and-landing, or VTOL, aircraft. The goal of the project…