Floppy drive grows legs to avoid spills, still can't avoid extinction

We might one day live in a world where everyday electronics can fend for themselves against household disasters but, for the time being, we can only marvel at one of a kind projects like this "Floppy Legs" drive from British design team Chambers Judd. As you can probably surmise, they've added some legs to an otherwise ordinary external floppy drive, which remain concealed most of the time, but spring to life if there's liquid spilled near the drive. Head on past the break to see that amazing feat for yourself, and be sure to take a peek at some of the team's earlier projects as well, including the Gesundheit Radio that "sneezes" to clear away dust.

Floppy Legs Portable Hard Drive from James Chambers on Vimeo.

[VAVA Mk 2 Posted Jul 20th 2010 2:24PM]

ShamWow will clean that awful stain right up

[John Doe Posted Jul 20th 2010 2:32PM]

As long as Lenovo and more then a few other manufacturers requires a floppy disk to set the system info on a replaced systemboard...there will always be floppies.

[tikigawd Posted Jul 20th 2010 2:44PM]

WTF

Seriously.

W...T...F...

[HowardLive Posted Jul 20th 2010 2:50PM]

Does this count as chindogu? ;-)

[Sniggih Posted Jul 20th 2010 2:59PM]

the Last time I seen Floppy Legs I was on a Beach in New Jersey behind the Board walk with a Columbian Girl.

[FuturePastNow Posted Jul 20th 2010 3:24PM]

It's so cute, I just want to pet it.

[Graham J Posted Jul 20th 2010 3:30PM]

What we need is a coffee cup with legs so it won't spill in the first place.

[Graham J Posted Jul 20th 2010 3:30PM]

@Graham J

Or, you know, a lid.

[Psyclotr0n Posted Jul 20th 2010 3:43PM]

@Graham J
we also need the bagel, wit, and insight

[Graham J Posted Jul 20th 2010 3:46PM]

@Psyclotr0n

mmm bagels

[Zac89 Posted Jul 20th 2010 5:45PM]

@Psyclotr0n

Ooooh! ZING!

Take that Gartenberg!

[thefjk Posted Jul 20th 2010 7:33PM]

So useless yet so awesome... :D