I had a toolbox that rolled up like this one time...
The Rolling Bridge, located on the Paddington Basin in London, was created by Thomas Heatherwick. It is twelve meters long and opens every Friday at noon.
Rather than a conventional opening bridge mechanism, consisting of a single rigid element that lifts to let boats pass, the Rolling Bridge gets out of the way by curling up until its two ends touch.
Glen-L is a source of some great of some great looking plans and a nice community of builders. Check out some video from their "Gatherings".
Scenes from the Glen-L 2007 Gathering in Alabama and 2008 Rendezvous in California. View many Glen-L client-built boats in the water and enjoy a great boat building song! For more information about Glen-L boats you can build, visit www.Glen-L.com. read more »
It's been a while since I've heard from DB and his nice little Origami Dinghy Barquito. Yesterday I got this nice video showing a Origami sailing away... looks like great fun!
In DB's words:
"It may not be crusing in a nutshell, but it was sailing in one." read more »
This is a neat, two minute time lapse trip on a cruise ship making transit through the Panama Canal. Don't know if I'll ever get through there on my own, but this is certainly a neat view.
