
Buckminster Fuller practiced Dymaxion Sleeping, where one has four 30 minute naps over a period of 24 hours. Architect/ Artist/ Scientist/ Graphic Designer Forrest Jessee thought that he would give this a try, but found that getting to a bed and ready for sleep took almost as much time as the sleep itself. So he developed a "transportable and adjustable cocoon that allows for constant air flow in a variety of different positions and environments." You can get in and o...
Our very own spacefaring Rachel Hobson spotted this cool trick from designer Beste Miray Dogan. [via CRAFT]
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I love the simplicity of this flashlight that Thingiverse user degroof created. All you do is print up the case and add an LED and coin cell.
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So designer Eric Ku made this chair out of the letters in the word chair, so you can sit while you spell. Think it would be possible to build a generic set of letters that you could use to build anything that you spelled out? ...

Flickr user Cole Blaq's Lego flames use florescent and transparent elements to give the illusion of fire without resorting to backlighting. [via brothers-brick.com]
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