DIY geodesic media pod: forged from cardboard, filled with shame
By Donald Melanson 
posted April 20th 2009 3:41PM
posted April 20th 2009 3:41PM
While those with tens of thousands of dollars to burn can buy themselves a pre-built, space age media pod like the Ovei, the rest of us have to have to either make do with a comfy couch and a darkened room, or improvise, as one enterprising Instructables member did with this so-called Geodesic Media-Pod. Both recession and environmentally-friendly, this contraption is apparently constructed almost entirely out of recycled refrigerator boxes, and it even employs a ventilation system (including parts salvaged from a Shop Vac) to ensure that it stays somewhat comfortable inside. Of course, while it's partly intended to be used as a flight simulator, there isn't actually any movement going on, although there are at least accommodations for some surround speakers and, of course, a mount for a monitor. Head on past the break for a video, and hit up the link below for the complete how-to if you're feeling inspired.
Building one of these things is gonna get me hella chicks!
hell yeah!
im building my second one right now
Titanius Anglesmith would like a word with you.
"Signs point to yes!"
Yup, I can see your mom coming down into the basement to give you food or something... Hella chicks indeed...
Ugh, it's Demon Seed.
Darth Vader's den.
that is one huge prophylactic.
I wonder what the wife would think if I started building one in the backyard :D
Porno potty?
Does "multi-use" mean what I think it does? ;)
This is how it starts. LAN party with thousands of pods. Someone (or super computer) realizes that each generates a certain amount of energy/BTUs then BAM! Doors lock and instant human batteries! This plus those crazy Japanese and South Koreans and their advanced robot tech, and, well, you get where this is going. NEEEEEOOOOOO, or (John Connor), save us from our inevitable future...
lol, the music makes it sound so epic
i think it'd be better suited for chillin with music, like this thing...
http://www.bornrich.org/entry/luxury-sleeping-pod-with-led-lights-and-speakers/
If I knew someone was sitting in one of those...I don't think I'd be able to resist the urge to tip it over.
Nah, you're not ambitious enough. Roll it down the nearest hill, see how far it goes before it makes a comical jump and ends up on the back of a flat-bed headed for the next state.
On the other hand, if you're in New Orleans (or Richmond, BC), you probably have no hill to roll it down.
or toss a couple of feral cats into it with a fire-cracker
Is that filter thing where you mount the bong?
Buckminster Fuller must be rolling in his grave...
maybe, but his grad-students certainly were already
That looks like an evil disco ball.
am i watching 7 days
i don't quite see this thing's advantage over just sitting in a dark room...
I've been wanting to build a hemisphere to use with my projector. I was actually expecting to see a setup like that inside this ball.
Hmm, I think it should be called the "virginity pod" - use it and you can stay one forever!
Aaagh, I finally feel content about my media setup and this appears!
Damn you, Engadget!
The outside design reminds of that thing from the beginning of the Bill & Ted's Excellent adventure movie that morphs into the phone booth.
If you didn't think of rolling a natural 20, then get the hell out!
lol @ "forged from cardboard, filled with shame"
Man, even his dog wouldn't go into it!
"It's a trap!"
This needs to be mounted on three equidistant powered rollers, for that IBM golfball typewriter vibe.
Is this the Death Star?