Results: Air Umbrella? Really?
Published on 10/20/2014
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This is an air umbrella which takes advantage of the air flow as shelter from the rain. It will be available in 2016. The flowing air can change the moving path of the object. The faster the air moves, the greater the energy is. The jet airflow can isolate some objects. So when we make use of the airflow, we can protect ourselves from the rain drops. Then the airflow forms an umbrella without a visible cover. Air umbrella A: 30 cms. long, weight: 500 grs. Oriented to women and kids. Battery life: 15 min. Air umbrella B is oriented to general public. 50 cms long. Weight: 800 grs. Battery life: 30 min. Air umbrella C is scalable for one to two persons. Goes from 50 cms to 80 cms once extended. Weight: 850 grs. Battery life: 30 min. Would you like having an Air Umbrella? (You can click on the picture and make it bigger)
Yes
15%
362 votes
No
37%
897 votes
Maybe. I would like to try it first
49%
1191 votes
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For the first few minutes, the idea was very interesting. Then, a lot of concerns appeared. Please indicate which statements might be a possible issue with this product:
The battery life seems to be too short for my needs
38%
942 votes
This invisible umbrella creates shield of wind that might soak innocent bystanders
29%
701 votes
If the wind is too strong, it might not be good enough to keep me dry
31%
752 votes
It probably won´t be useful for hail or snow, even if it´s light
24%
600 votes
I seems to be a bit heavy
16%
382 votes
Is it really waterproof and safe?
26%
627 votes
All of the above
38%
926 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
53 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.22% | 11 | |
| na | 0.16% | 8 |
| n/a | 0.14% | 7 |
| none | 0.02% | 1 |
| idk | 0.02% | 1 |
| not sure if the energy use is environmentally friendly | 0.02% | 1 |
| who cares | 0.02% | 1 |
| seems ok to me | 0.02% | 1 |
| unsure | 0.02% | 1 |
| how much? | 0.02% | 1 |
| seems pointless | 0.02% | 1 |
| don't use umbrellas | 0.02% | 1 |
| nil | 0.02% | 1 |
| not interested | 0.02% | 1 |
| not necessary | 0.02% | 1 |
| i like the old umbrellas | 0.02% | 1 |
| the ` is different than an apostrophe (what you should be using is the ') located two keys away from the l key | 0.02% | 1 |
| i never have use for an umbrella, air or otherwise. plus it looks stupid. | 0.02% | 1 |
| i just don't buy it!!!too many elements required | 0.02% | 1 |
| carrying around what looks ilke a hitatchi wand-or a plunger-could, ahem! arouse suspicion. | 0.02% | 1 |
| price? amount of energy being used/wasted when you can just use a normal umbrella instead? | 0.02% | 1 |
| have no need for it | 0.02% | 1 |
| don't like umbrellas | 0.02% | 1 |
| will it really work? | 0.02% | 1 |
| i have never used an umbrella | 0.02% | 1 |
| another gimmick to forget in the closet... | 0.02% | 1 |
| would the airflow blow my hair around? | 0.02% | 1 |
| regular umbrellas work well enoug | 0.02% | 1 |
| lov | 0.02% | 1 |
| never use it | 0.02% | 1 |
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The expected price will be around $200. Will this product will be worth what it costs for you?
$200 is a fair price for a cool product
5%
125 votes
$200 seems to be too much for the benefits provided
51%
1258 votes
I wouldn´t buy it, even if the price was the same than a regular umbrella
44%
1067 votes
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It seems that the standard umbrella is already perfectly designed — compact, resistant to all but very strong winds, and it generally keeps your top half dry. The kind of storm in which an umbrella wouldn't do the job is the kind of storm where nothing other than staying inside would help. A new umbrella design by Je Sung Park and Woo Jung Kwon aims to not only change the umbrella's core design, but to make it adjustable given the power of a storm. The project in Kickstarter was expecting to raise $10000 and they already have 325 backers who provided $38013. Do you think that this product will be successful?
Sure. Why not?
8%
208 votes
It might be successful replacing regular umbrellas and might last longer
8%
191 votes
It´s too early to say
44%
1073 votes
No, no way this will be successful
24%
578 votes
It probably won´t get further than prototypes
16%
400 votes
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