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Caption contest: finally, wasted neck space gets put to good use
We've seen some creative ways to keep your phone near your face without all the trouble and wasted energy of using your arms, but designer Francesca Lanzavecchia's neck brace concepts might just take the cake. Head mobility always seemed a little overrated to us, anyway.[Via textually.org]Chris: "Trapped in a prison of the future. Betrayed by a woman of his past. Frank Warren is wired to explode."Josh T: "After his surgery for throat cancer, all of Joey's friends agreed his new cigarette storage location was in poor taste."Joseph: "If this photo doesn't scream 'insurance fraud,' I don't know what does..."Ryan: "Tired of falling victim to random passersby itching to perform unnecessary tracheotomies? Guard against this and other forms of severe neck injury with WuWear's new Protect Ya Neck. (Available only in fine department stores)"Thomas: "Marlboro's new bio-filtration system completes the smoker's fingernail and tooth-stain ensemble."Ross: "Patience, my fellow Zebraxians. By disguising ourselves as everyday objects, we have earned the trust of the humans. Before we take over, we will embed ourselves in a thick yellow crust around their necks which only we shall be able to see."
BMW Motorrad's neck brace system gets a price
While BMW is no stranger to the motorcycle helmet arena, the Motorrad division has went and gone official with its neck bracing system in the UK. Introduced in November of last year, this safety-minded technology utilizes Kevlar, carbon fiber, and padded foam to create a plate that sits between a rider's shoulders and any helmet in order to "provide optimum protection for the spine during an accident." Due to the materials used in construction, the contraption is both lightweight and rigid, and two side clasps enable rides to easily strap it on similar to a collar. The idea is of course to stop the head from moving too far in any direction whilst in a collision, but the team does state that "the rider is also able to retain freedom of movement needed when driving." The neck brace system is available now at Motorrad dealers for £325 ($648), and while there's no word of a US release just yet, we can't imagine it being too far behind. Another shot after the jump.[Via Autoblog]
