"Preliminary specifications, to be verified by SAE tests standard in the next few prototypes;Towing = 6600 lbsTongue weight = 750 lbsPayload = 1600 lbsSeems competitive with other « work » trucksToyota Tacoma 1230-1680 lbsFord Maverick 1500 lbsFord Ranger 1711-1805 lbsChevy Colorado 1310-1610 lbs"

"Modern ones don’t use straps anymore, they are operated by turning a shaft with an universal joint and two hinges that creates an handle. Or a remote when they are motorized (most new installations)."

"https://youtu.be/Bmksw1Po2UQ?feature=sharedHardly an innovation!Here’s an ad from several years ago. "

"Nice work on turning an interesting news into insignificance "

"More compact and easier to use (no need to carry a pump), introduced in 2018: https://seatosummitusa.com/collections/water-gear-racks-carts/products/pack-rack-inflatable-roof-rack"

"Sh*t!!!I got caught by Tumbler’s marketing campaign and bought their copycat!That’s so frustrating!I’ll try to get a refund. "

"« Regardez-vous » means look at yourself.I think you want to say look yourself, this would be “regardez vous-même »"

"German band Kraftwerk went through these questions in the seventies. They had robots impersonating the four band members m, and the real musicians wore makeup so they looked like the robots, and played synchronous concerts in several cities.Spectators would not know if the were st the « real » concert or not. The goal was to democratize live shows. "

"US of A deserves a zombie invasion"

"I've been using one for about twelve years. Couldn't do without one. Even if some water gets on the butter it's not really a problem; it gets away as little drops. In French they're called "beurrier Breton"Robyn,-the butter doesn't get stale-the butter is just the right consistency (except at extreme temperatures)"

"Maybe it’s because it’s definitely not the first! I worked on a product like this in 1998...It was not for some young people too lazy to use a  toothbrush but for people not able too. Think of people with arthritis for example.The original was even better, you just had to chew to have a good cleanup, no electricity and batteries involved.  "

"The article , and the four comments I see, wouldn’t surprise me in a popular tabloid. But here I do not understand how it’s possible that designers don’t see the value of meaningful city furniture. A bent tube might do well as a bike rack and be a lot cheaper, but we don’t want to be surrounded by only minimalistic objects, right. Also, we must not forget that the costs of organizing a competition are very high, that the buying procedures of cities add some big fees too and that, if you don’t want the exact same furniture that you see in every North American city, it has to be of somewhat low volume. A few custom, distinctive installations are worth a lot more than a few bike places, they help give a city its identity. And, Mr Noe, I’m too allergic to BS, but some of the descriptions are definitely not of this “architecture-speak” kind... I’ve seen people interacting with these already, discovering features. I personally do not like most of them, but the project is sound and we’ll see in a few years if it’s a success. "