英學(xué)生發(fā)明不變形擋風雨傘和智能花盆

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Simon Warne with his 'unbreakable' umbrella(Above). Natalie King(below him) with her interactive plant pot.

On a rainy and blustery day it is not unusual to get soaking wet when wrestling with a troublesome brolly.

Now one young British designer thinks he has come up with the solution to this problem.

The enterprising student from Brunel University has created the unbreakable 'Brolli', which he says will stay upright in the stormiest of weather.

The gadget opens inside-out and looks like an upside-down umbrella. It opens over the top of people's heads and the ribs flex with the wind, stopping it from being bent out of shape in a gale.

The design also means that the water is queezed out as it is drawn back into its carrying tube, so you won't be soaked carrying it.

Simon Warne, 27, said: 'I originally came up with the idea of Brollii when I was in Paris standing in front of the Musee d'Orsay in a long queue.

'It started to pour with rain and became very gutsy. I watched as people struggled to open their umbrellas while being squashed by the crowd and getting poked from flailing umbrella ribs.

'I thought to myself, surely with new technology and materials there must be a better solution!'

Another innovative design comes from Natalie King, who has developed a plant pot that tells gardeners if there is something wrong with their flowers.

The electronic base of the pot is illuminated with a green light if all is well and turns red if it is too dry, hot or cold or if it’s too light or dark.

The 'Tulipe' also vibrates when picked up if it has a red light on.

The 22-year-old designer said she was inspired by her grandfather who has an age-related sight condition.

'It was designed for people like him,' she said.

'It encourages the gardener to interact with their plant. When the base turns red, one doesn't know if the plant is thirsty, or too cold and you have to try out the options until it turns green.

Both the Brolli and the Tulipe will be on display with some other 250 designs at the annual Made in Brunel showcase run by graduating Brunel University design and engineering students.

遇上刮風下雨的天氣，如果還要和不好用的雨傘較勁，那把你弄個渾身濕透也很正常。

如今，英國一名年輕設(shè)計師認為他找到了解決這個問題的辦法。

這名來自布魯內(nèi)爾大學(xué)的富有創(chuàng)造精神的學(xué)生發(fā)明了一種“堅不可摧”的雨傘。據(jù)他介紹，這種傘能經(jīng)得住任何風雨天氣的考驗。

這種傘由里向外打開后，看上去就像一把被倒置的普通雨傘。雨傘在人的頭頂上撐開，傘骨柔韌性好，在大風天氣不會被吹變形。

而且這款雨傘在收起來時，傘筒能將傘面上的水擠出去，人在拿著它的時候不會被弄濕。

這款雨傘的設(shè)計者、27歲的西蒙•沃恩說：“我的這一想法源于我在巴黎的奧賽博物館前排長隊的經(jīng)歷。”

“當時天下起了雨，而且越下越大，人們費勁地在人群中撐開雨傘，還不時地被別人支楞著的傘骨戳到。”

“當時我就想，用新的技術(shù)和某些材料一定能解決這個問題。”

另一個創(chuàng)意設(shè)計來自娜塔麗•金，她發(fā)明了一種能讓主人知道盆栽植物生活環(huán)境是否正常的花盆。

這款花盆帶有一個電子基座，當植物生活環(huán)境一切正常時，這個基座會亮綠燈，當植物缺水、溫度過高或過低或陽光太強或太弱時，指示燈就會顯示紅色。

當紅燈亮時，人們拿起Tulipe花盆，它還會發(fā)出震動。

這位22歲的設(shè)計師說，她之所以產(chǎn)生這一想法，主要是受到她因年邁而視力下降的祖父的啟發(fā)。