"The video shows the pods supported from above, making the raised center aisle even more puzzling. And that wheelchair pic is hilarious- is that element not scaled correctly to the environment, or is everything in Hyperloop world just too damn narrow?"
"This CC ide model has a fixed slice thickness. The plate rises on the central spindle as you turn the cutter. There is a release under the plate to slide it up/down when changing cheeses. This page has documentation, if you can read Danish (or run it through translation):https://www.bentbrandt.dk/produkter/koekkenartikler-og-koekkengrej/rotary-osteskaerer-50907710Budget version where the cutter moves down on the spindle, also fixed thickness:https://www.kop-kande.dk/nuance-ostesk-rer-med-sort-boks-5722004615237"
"I have a set of Metrinch combination SAE/Metric sockets, which I absolutely love. They do really well on nuts/bolts from both standards, and are surprisingly effective on fasteners that I have rounded off (usually by trying an adjustable wrench first). Not sure how well the X6 grabs the flats vs. the corners, though. Metrinch uses a six-point design, sort of like the receptacle on the X6 handle."
"I have neglected my Japanese language studies for too many years, but my Google-Fu is still strong.Relevant URLs and selected text from those pages <with machine translation> below.http://www.nhk.or.jp/design-ah/vol03/ デザインの視点から、毎回一つのアイテムやテーマを徹底的に観察。斬新な映像手法で表現します。<From the design point of view, one thing and one theme thoroughly observed every time. It expresses with a novel visual method.>イス <chair>デッサンあ、<Drawing [http://www.nhk.or.jp/design-ah/drawing]> Creator: 阿部洋介 <Yosuke Abe>http://www.nhk.or.jp/design-ah/drawingデッサンあ <Drawing>毎回ひとつのモノをぐるりと囲んで12人がデッサン。ひとそれぞれのいろいろな見方や表現を楽しみます。 <Every time around 12 people drawn surrounding one thing. We enjoy people's various ways of viewing and expressions.>過去の放送:<Past broadcasts:>...イス <chair [http://www.nhk.or.jp/design-ah/drawing/#aeron-chair]>"