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what is this tell us god damn it is it dangerous it's a chair is this supposed to be a chair do I look stupid it's too light to be a chair this is a chair we've found your secrets you mean my bag you're not being straight with us look at all these mechanical parts they do not belong in a chair Kevlar strap ballistic nylons seat the cause made of carbon fiber but why these are Special Forces materials to make the slimmest and lightest portable seat in the world we had to push the materials and the technology to the limit everything down to the smallest screw is made to measure it's this anodized aluminum great ice and it's corrosion free as well as strong as it gets what's next you're gonna tell me that boom thing can hold a grown man 300 pounds not a problem just try to unfold actually really comfortable is designed to strengthen your core and to avoid back problems you can adjust the height so it matches your specific needs so you're telling me these are in foreign spies using a cylinder to communicate of course not the sit back is simply perfect for multiple everyday normal occasions hanging around golfing hunting just make life so much easier and more convenient it really is something special I mean such craftsmanship only premium materials how can we get I'm Alice minuchin I'm the inventor of the solar puff an inflatable solar lamp I'm also an assistant professor of design and material culture at Parsons The New School for Design I came up with the idea of the solar puff after many years of research integrating photovoltaics with thin film substrates in 2010 when the Haiti earthquake happened I converted my graduate studio for architecture into an innovation studio for developing new proposals to help Haiti I was inspired by origami in particular the origami balloon at that point we developed the first prototype of the solar puff through my research I realized that there are 1.6 billion people in the world without access to electricity and they are relying on kerosene lanterns to light their world at night it's a fossil fuel it is toxic 2 million children die each year due to bad indoor air quality and I thought to myself just imagine if all of those people stopped using kerosene and started to use a solar Lantern their lighting would be free as well as healthy for their children people in extreme poverty spend up to 30% of their income on kerosene fuel when they could be using that money for food or clothing or education ideally we'd like to distribute in sub-saharan Africa which is the area where you find the greatest need for individualized infrastructure and the need for solar lanterns what's great about the solar puff is that it transcends all different types of events and programs and cultures you this is a product that I am really excited to talk about it's from the makers of quiet cat it's called a fat cat and it's an electric mountain bike there's five levels of assistive pedal power full throttle capabilities seven gears and disc brakes the fat can incorporates a silent sealed and commanding mid-drive motor system to navigate most landscapes the fat cat comes a four and a half inch wide knobby tread tires to grip difficult terrain a 48 volt lithium-ion battery which completely recharges within six hours a lifetime warranty against defects and workmanship on the frame and a one-year warranty on all other components there's two models offered by fat cat a seven or a 50 watt bike and a thousand watt bike which features front suspension and hydraulic disc brakes the fat cat is by far my new favorite tool to use on a farm because it's portable it's lightweight it's electric and its scent free it has definitely been designed for silent access