The polite umbrella is a shrinkable umbrella that enables users to morph its shape in order to reduce occupied space and to increase user maneuverability.
While not likely to be a hit here in the stares where the F*** you! Get out my way! I'm trying to walk here! umbrella is a ubiquitous sight on rainy days, and our idea of a useful invention is a backwards robe made out of felt, the polite umbrella could potentially be a huge success in countries such as Japan, China, and others where a sense of deference and social positioning is ingrained at an early age. Next up for polite umbrella inventor Joo Youn Paek? "Polite rain," he says. "A rainstorm that only happens when you're indoors."
Where and when can I buy one. I work in Manhattan and at lunch time there must be at least 3 rows of people all trying to walk on the sidewalk. Rainy days and umbrellas make it worse. I want one, I want one, I want one!
by:// Ann - Jun 11th 2009
What happens when it is pouring down rain and you morph its shape? Do you end up with a waterfall on your legs and feet? I want to see it being used in actual rain.
by:// onesace - Jun 11th 2009
THAT LOOKS AWESOME WHERE CAN YOU BUY THEM... I KNOW SOOOOO MANY PEOPLE WHO WOULD LOVE TO GET ONE!!!!
by:// COOKIE - Jun 11th 2009
The writer has obviously never spent any time in China. He should have written, "a sense of ENTITLEMENT and social positioning is ingrained at an early age"
Where else can you experience, as a pedestrian on a side walk, an angry car horn blaring at you as a prat in a black Audi [govt. official] demands pedestrians clear side walks for his driving pleasure?
And yeah, all those Chinese women who carry umbrellas all summer long, (lest they lose the coveted complexion color of a dead fish's underside) never give a thought about your eyes being jabbed out by their parasols.
by:// ken hays - Jun 12th 2009
Maybe it intends to advocate that in a sense we should not be that "polite"; we should stick to our own opinions.
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Thats so cool
by:// Laura - Jun 10th 2009
Where and when can I buy one. I work in Manhattan and at lunch time there must be at least 3 rows of people all trying to walk on the sidewalk. Rainy days and umbrellas make it worse. I want one, I want one, I want one!
by:// Ann - Jun 11th 2009
What happens when it is pouring down rain and you morph its shape? Do you end up with a waterfall on your legs and feet? I want to see it being used in actual rain.
by:// onesace - Jun 11th 2009
THAT LOOKS AWESOME WHERE CAN YOU BUY THEM... I KNOW SOOOOO MANY PEOPLE WHO WOULD LOVE TO GET ONE!!!!
by:// COOKIE - Jun 11th 2009
The writer has obviously never spent any time in China. He should have written, "a sense of ENTITLEMENT and social positioning is ingrained at an early age"
Where else can you experience, as a pedestrian on a side walk, an angry car horn blaring at you as a prat in a black Audi [govt. official] demands pedestrians clear side walks for his driving pleasure?
And yeah, all those Chinese women who carry umbrellas all summer long, (lest they lose the coveted complexion color of a dead fish's underside) never give a thought about your eyes being jabbed out by their parasols.
by:// ken hays - Jun 12th 2009
Maybe it intends to advocate that in a sense we should not be that "polite"; we should stick to our own opinions.
by:// Air Max - Jul 6th 2009
different ideas.
by:// Nike Air Max - Jul 27th 2009