Here’s what we looked at this week:
A man was ordered by the city to build a visual screen to conceal his boat. He complied.
This incredible mobile bridge, designed and built in Switzerland, diverts traffic overhead during road repairs.
This TriqBriq production system turns otherwise unusable wood into Lego-like blocks for homebuilding.
Barebones’ Pivot Arc Lighter is an easy-to-carry folding lighter that extends reach.
An Alabama hairdresser invented what is now the best way to clean up oil spills: Use human hair.
Some were fooled by claims that Hasbro would unveil this G.I. Joe aircraft carrier bathtub at Comic-Con. (It’s AI-rendered.)
First developed in 1964, Snooper trucks are the specialty vehicles required for underbridge inspections. Their jobs are safe…for now.
Washington State’s Department of Transportation is pioneering the use of drones vs. high-up graffiti.
Richard Haining’s STACKED series of vessels are painstakingly made from wood offcuts, borrowing a ceramics technique.
This Wind bench, by Belgian designer Peter Donders, combines digital fabrication with hand craftsmanship.
Mechanical Engineering students at Johns Hopkins have invented a leaf blower silencer. Stanley Black & Decker will put it in production.
Outside-the-box thinking: Veteran tent designer Jake Lah’s Cot Tents.
Monocab: “Individual local public transport” pods that ride disused railway lines.
