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Friday, February 22, 2008

umbrellas from the future


I don't care if it makes me a dork; I think this is cool. It's a huge clear helmet umbrella with shoulder straps. How many times have you wished you could keep both hands warm in your pockets but had to have one freezing off to hold the umbrella against the driving rain? Plus, it won't turn inside out or poke anyone in the eye.

The nubrella is billed as "The Ultimate Weather Protector". Unfortunately, engadget is probably right - no one will use them because they look kinda dorky. If only society wasn't so cruel! We could all be bobbing along in our sweet hands-free umbrella helmets... Next thing you know we're all rolling along in our Ultimate Ultimate Weather Protection Bubbles, with jeans that aren't soaking wet up to the knee and backpacks that haven't reached their saturation point.

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5 Comments:

Blogger Shy said...

I think it's pretty cool!!

5:00 PM, February 22, 2008

 
Anonymous W said...

That's wicked! Although I'd be too embarrassed to wear one until they become a little more common.

6:38 PM, February 24, 2008

 
Blogger John Forsythe said...

Environment suits are the future:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_suit

2:59 PM, February 26, 2008

 
Anonymous sp said...

Ugh. I totally invented this in my head already.

I will unabashedly buy theirs and wear it. Wind and mist are my nemeses.

10:57 AM, February 28, 2008

 
OpenID firecat sue said...

No. No. No. This is just wrong. I much prefer groovy hats and a stylish tilt of head in case of driving rain.

But here are some other fashion options (via AndrewHyde on Twitter):

http://www.vcwear.com/meh/

2:19 PM, February 28, 2008

 

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