"Regenerative braking with electric motor transport is happening all around the world and has been since the beginning of the 20th century.  Here are some recent examples:https://solarray.blogspot.com/2022/07/playing-with-electric-trains-as-climate.htmlBarcelona, Spain is using energy from regenerative braking in its public transit system to charge electric vehicles: https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/30/barcelona-is-using-regenerative-braking-to-power-subways-ev-chargers/ I've even done some work with ChatGPT in designing a zero energy transportation system using the concept and "AI" to balance energy consumption going uphill with energy generation going downhill to get to zero or near zero for all travel.  It's practical, plausible, and possible - if we have the imagination and the will to make it happen."

"There are plastic airtight bags that you can buy which allow you to squeeze the air out of them to reduce their size.  I've found them to be rather flimsy.  However, I have used regular ziplock plastic bags to do the same thing which reminds me I have to buy the bigger ziplock bag size at the supermarket for my next trip."

"As I recall, a reclining position allows a cyclist to apply more power to the pedals than the usual seated position but check with David Gordon Wilson's Bicycling Science.I'd like something like this based upon the form factor of a folding wheelchair not a cargo bike, light enough to carry up three flights of stairs."

"Does Lego know about this?  Either to sue the designer or make/market his product."

"High energy radio frequency guns can bring down drones as well as "kill" other electronics.Some older references that can probably be updated:https://boingboing.net/2003/05/09/diy-herf-gun.htmlhttps://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/globalguerrillas/2004/05/journal_homemad.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Fm9PM6qrV9M"

"I attended a design seminar at RISD with writer Bruce Sterling years ago.  One of the ideas students were working with was bamboo.  They made sure to plant the bamboo, however, in ways that they couldn't spread, for instance by planting only inside buried tires.Bamboo is great and very versatile but, like everything else, you gotta be careful."

"I've used roller shades in a similar way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEh9Bq4qQB8"

"Allow Buster Keaton to demonstrate how to ride a Draisen or velocipede, from his film "Our Hospitality":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gC7ykhs2cgThe waterfall stunt at the climax of the film is marvelous and real, no CGI for Mr Keaton."

"Hokusai produced 15 volumes of manga, not modern comic books but collections of miscellaneous drawings also called "manga."  They are as remarkable as the rest of his work.In fact, he also produced a set of books to teach others how he drew:Hokusai's Quick Lessons in Simplified Drawing in Three Volumeshttps://cdn.flipsnack.com/widget/flipsnackwidget.html?hash=ftcsgji5x&bgcolor=EEEEEE&t=1481362893https://cdn.flipsnack.com/widget/flipsnackwidget.html?hash=fti4xlqen&bgcolor=EEEEEE&t=1481363446ashttps://cdn.flipsnack.com/widget/flipsnackwidget.html?hash=fdcj01ckg&bgcolor=EEEEEE&t=1481364640Article: https://inaminuteago.com/free-drawing-lessons-great-master-hokusai/Catalogue Raisonne of Hokusai: http://www.hokusai-katsushika.org/index.html"

"Nesting pots can also serve as a double boiler?"

"I wonder if this roof truss offered as a gift will be used in the renovation:https://www.handshouse.org/work#/notre-dame-truss/"

"Shared this post with a milliner friend who is also a professional theatre crafts person, both practicing and teaching.  She came back with theatre seats which had hat presses on the bottoms for gentlemen's toppers.Must have made it awkward if to be in the middle seat and have to reach the aisle."