The Oru Folding Kayak is a staggeringly clever piece of design, it’s the brainchild of San Francisco designer Anton Willis and it’s been created to fold out from a square carrying case to a full size ocean capable kayak in less than 5 minutes (watch a video of the process in action below).
The Oru Kayak will cost $500 when it becomes available for sale and should you wish, you can register here to receive a notification of when you can buy one.
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If you’ve ever wanted your own fully drivable Speed Racer Mach 5 you may very well be in luck, as this example is coming up for sale with an estimated price tag of just $12,500 to $15,000 USD. The bad news is that it’s not life size or road legal, this is a very limited…
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