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Jomel MaromaMary Camille SamsoonCharlene Joyce Pon-anCamille PestañoKyle Henry Jemino
What on Earth? Anelectromagnetic Globe?
What on earth! This space structure hasbeen implemented by astronauts in anattempt to cool the polar caps of theearth, and to reduce global warning. OK,well that is fiction -- but this little globalornament with an electromagneticmechanism inbuilt looks pretty damncool! Especially with the blue LED's whichilluminate the Earth during times of darkness! Not a ground breakinginvention, but something we think lookscool and would sit well on anyone's desk.http://www.inventionreaction.com/new-
inventions/What-On-Earth-An-Electromagnetic-Globe
Did you ever dream of a portable bedwhich you could quickly assemble andthen catch up on some much neededsleep? Well, the solution to suchproblems has finally arrived. Designed byfour students to demonstrate thesefindings, the Nappak was invented. TheNappak is essentially an inflatable bedwhich comes complete with an aircompressor and rollers, but is at thismoment merely a concept. Adding suchbeds into the workplace will be rewardingfor both the employees and employers,but, it may tempt them to be sleepduring work time..
Impossible Flying DreamComes to Life
Perhaps no otherinvention idea hasfailed to live up toits promise likethe jetpack. Sincethe 1920s,science-fictionliterature andfilms havepropagated thenotion that we’d all be flying around with
jet-powered backpacks by now. But,despite noble efforts, that dream hasn’tquite come to fruition Or has it?For 27 years, Glenn Martin, an inventorfrom New Zealand, has been secretlydeveloping what he calls the world’s firstpractical jetpack. And, for the first time,Martin unveiled the invention this past Tuesday at theEAA AirVentureinOshkosh, Wisc. – a show devoted to allthings aviation. Martin says he hopes tostart selling the devices next year at aprice of $100,000 per pack. Along withcompanies like Mexico’s TecnologiaAerospacial Mexicana (TAM), Colorado’s JetPack International and California’s Thunderbolt Aerosystems,Martin Jetpack now becomes a key player in the race tomarket the first personal jetpack.However, as Martin is quick to note, thisis not the jetpack worn by James Bond or The Rocketeer.If someone says, ‘I’m not going to buy a jetpack until it’s the size of my highschool backpack and has a turbineengine in it,’ that’s fine, Martin said. Butthey’re not going to be flying a jetpack intheir lifetime.Since the 1960s, several jetpack designshave been built but none have flown formore than a minute. While not quite thesleek, compact unit people typicallypicture when they think jetpack, Martin’smachine can run for up to 30 minutes.Currently, Martin’s eleventh prototypestands about 5 feet tall and features twoenormous rotors and a 200-horsepowerengine. It weighs about 250 pounds andprovides 600 pounds of thrust. But it is asurprisingly streamlined device – evenincorporating safety features like aballistic parachute in case an emergencybail-out is necessary. Though openlyacknowledging the bar has not been setvery high, Martin believes he has madethe safest jetpack ever built. And, mostimportantly, Martin’s invention canactually propel people into flight.At the Air Venture show, the pack hasbeen test ridden by journalists from Today and The New York Times – thoughnot to great heights (around 6 feet). Infact, due to safety concerns, no one hasreally gone very high using the pack. ButMartin seems confident the packs willeventually enable people to soar up to8,000 feet in the air. Martin claims his
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