Electrolux Bio Robot Refrigerator: because you want to store your food in ectoplasm
By Laura June 
posted June 21st 2010 11:11PM
posted June 21st 2010 11:11PM
posted June 21st 2010 11:11PM
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Om nom nom nom
@Scrubs That's where the Martians from The Simpsons store humans...
That is both undeniably awesome and strangely disturbing at the same time.
@jaethos feels like cold apple pie.
@jaethos
but, how do yo find the green martini olives? and, what happens if food goes bad and turns green? how could you tell?
Yum.
@Elaith
He slimed me.
I saw this a week ago on geekologie
@VanNorden Congratulations.
@VanNorden Would you like a Cookie?
@VanNorden
I saw it 3 weeks ago on Electrolux's design lab competition web page... Your point is?
That would creep me out, seeing a floating fish when I'm grabbing a snack at 2am o_O
I have a feeling that too many lonely guys would try sticking their swizzle sticks into it.
@NikAmi Hahaha thanks I needed a good laugh this morning :)
I can see in about 10 years when this is in every home, Jackass will get in one!
Wow I look forward to the day the rest of the world has to catch up to our refrigerators.
So this is the real xbox 360 slim? Nice design!
Oh wait... it's a frig :/
looks like snot and boogers.. could be a great way to make the 'overweight' cut back on snackin
@voicemailradio
Either that, or it will just encourage them to snack on more boogers.
"Hmm...what do I want for dinner? I don't know.." (cue the slime).
Looks awesome
Wouldn't storing lime jello in one of these be difficult?
ehh, yeah, impossible.
there's no liquid out there that has that high a surface tension....you couldn't even do with with mercury.
It's a stupid design masterbation with absolutely zero basis on reality.
@satn
This could be a mixture of ANYTHING. Not necessarily one certain liquid.
@FullMetaL
I read the source, it's supposed to be done by magical "bio-robots".
so it's a mixture of fantasy and liquid bullshit
@satn
Ah, so it is green "grey goo". To think the world will be ended by a fridge.
@satn
What about that corn starch type stuff they used on Mythbusters when they were trying to test if you could walk on water.
@satn
Whatever it is it's only a concept. You guys are asking to much of this designer. The goal of the competition is to stretch the creative envelope and this designer has done just that. While it may not be possible to do with current technology, it's concepts like these that give focus to engineers and researchers. Thinking far out is what makes technology advance. This concept is awesome in how outside of the "box" it is.
@Ken J
Oh screw you ken, for implying that drek like this is what drives engineers and scientists.
If you knew physics you'd know this concept is as stupid as nuclear powered hover boots or self-tailoring clothing or anything else purely sci-fi without any grounding in reality.
That's the difference between a good industrial designer and some art schmuck making pretty renderings, one makes something remotely possible, the other just has some stupid idea and makes up some technology he doesn't know anything about to make his idea work.
@satn
I have mastered the ability to store liquid *inside* a solid.. mind blowing I know..
I call it the bottle.
@satn
Oh quit with the holier-than-thou bullcrap. No one cares how much you know about physics. It's a freaking concept! The guy isn't manufacturing the damn thing. The whole point is to get people thinking about a new way of doing something. This is where innovation starts, and if you shit all over the outlandish ideas, our steps into the future are going to be small and slow.
@NoFaQ
"that corn starch type stuff"
You mean custard powder?
Not seen that Mythbusters but Braniacs once filled a pool with custard and walked on it. The problem is stopping.
The concept looks amazing! I wish some similar solution has been found for fridges though. The fridge tech hasn't evolved all that much really. I don't need internet on my fridge, I need something that will spend much less energy, store a lot of things in great condition!
Few questions about this: how do you retrieve the items? Don't you damage the goo when you do? Do you have to replace the goo every so often? Does it stick all over your food?
all of you hating.. remember when someone created the internet? gee that made no sense to us? look where we are now.. plus the rapid increase in speed of technological advances.. i say 5 years we have the goo... and yes.. no more lime jello! ewww
Can I store myself on it? Will I be able to live forever? I'm sold if so.
Also, can I eat the goo if I'm hungry?
I want a mattress made out of this stuff.
I'm guessing that would be a bitch to clean when it gets an infection