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The Ancient Art of Cooking Dinner Beneath Your Feet

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Flying-V Airliner Concept

We lesser beings would be happy with an inch more legroom in airline coach sections, Delft University of Technology (Berlin) student Justus Benad dreamt bigger. Way bigger. He conjured up the Flying-V airliner as a future airplane that would cut down on CO2 emissions by up to 20% thanks to…

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BMW Motorrad Concept R18 Custom Motorcycle

Year after year, the two-wheeled concept bikes bearing the BMW Motorrad name--most of them collaborations with other builders--draw no shortage of oohs and aahs as their unveiled at bike and motor sport shows across the globe. Their latest, unveiled once again at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este like the Concept…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Everywhere Travel Co. AYFRAYM Cabin Plans

The A-Frame cabin has long been one of our favorites because of its combination of simple and stylish design. If you're looking to built an off-the-grid Airbnb rental of your own that you can rent out whenever you're not using it, look no further than Everywhere Travel Co. AYFRAYM cabin…

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The Mighty Machines x Sarolea N60 MM.01 Electric Motorcycle

The Mighty Machines teamed up with recently resurrected Belgian bike builder Sarolea to create a truly unique concept in the new N60 MM.01 Electric Motorcycle. First off, the mostly carbon fiber electric bike is downright gorgeous with it's contrasting details throughout the monocoque frame and rear swingarm. It's also no…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Spalding Is Recreating Their Original Basketball from More Than a Century Ago

Spalding is an American sporting goods company founded in the last quarter of the 1800s. The sport of Basketball was founded not too many years later at the end of the 1800s. Spalding founder A.G. Spalding produced the first basketball for official use in 1894, and the brand is celebrating…

By Cooper Fleishman
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