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Super Door of the Future

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the absolutely-ridiculous-ideas-that-i-still-want dept.

romka1 writes "Japanese scientists came up with a new automatic sliding door that opens to the approximate shape of the person or object passing through, minimizing entry of dust, pollen, and bugs while keeping precious air-conditioning in. Here is a Real Demo Video"

36 of 338 comments (clear)

  1. Oh boy! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    A door! This is exciting!

    1. Re:Oh boy! by Cracell · · Score: 5, Funny

      In other news a women from Ohio is sueing japense scientists for their automatic sliding doors insulting her by opening wider for her then anyone else.

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  2. The girl in the video is cute by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't know about the door, but I will buy it if I girl is included in the package.

    1. Re:The girl in the video is cute by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      > I don't know about the door, but I will buy it if I girl is included in the package.

      iGirl? What's that? Some new Apple thing? Sign me up!

  3. The command to open it: by XanC · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Shh!"

  4. What about real sized people? by FluffyWithTeeth · · Score: 2, Funny

    Of course, the maximum size of the doors is about 5'6"....

  5. hmmm.. I dunno.. by peculiarmethod · · Score: 4, Funny

    What about someone carrying a glass panel?

    guess you could turn sideways..

    will it recognize my imaginary friend walking beside me? I'd hate for my children to go insane cause they saw their uncle bobbins refused entry.

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    1. Re:hmmm.. I dunno.. by cnerd2025 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Haha. I also like how the door aparently pulls your boxes in for you...

  6. Re:What are we supposed to view the video in? by pHatidic · · Score: 3, Funny

    You seem to be mistakenly implying that the video is viewable on other operating systems.

  7. But.... by Yumi+Saotome · · Score: 5, Funny

    What will happen to all those cool movie scenes where people kick down doors and bust in with guns blazing?

    1. Re:But.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      The door will open a hole just big enough for their foot to come through. Then it will constrict down to the size of their leg and stay that way, making them look dumb.

  8. Whoops, the lower bars didn't open. by mikeophile · · Score: 2, Funny

    Pwned by a door.

    Yeah, I see this really taking off.

  9. Good thing it keeps bugs out... by ccccc · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because the thing seems to have enough as it is.

  10. Hmm by blackicye · · Score: 5, Funny

    They're gonna need a triple wide version if they want to sell this to McDonalds.

  11. Prior Art by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    The technology for the new design seems to be in it's infancy, but Japan has proven once again that it's a least 10 years ahead of everyone else.
    What? Looney tunes have been doing this for years.
  12. hmm... by waltznumber3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'll look into it when it comes with Sirius Cybernetics Corporation's new GPP feature.

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    1. Re:hmm... by LordHatrus · · Score: 2, Funny

      *sigh* But think of how horribly depressing that would be...

  13. Fat Ass Accomodation by Loundry · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't wait for the thoughts and comments of this door opening exactly enough to accomodate the fat ass of a pear-shaped person.

    You know what I'm talking about. Sometimes you see a person who has a really fat ass. There's nothing wrong with having a big fat ass, but you still look at it. Hell, maybe you're even turned on by it. Polite society requries us not to mention it. But it's practiacally an eye-magnet. With super glue on it. And extra gravity (due to mass).

    But the door, by nature not constrained to the whims of polite society, will "mention" it.

    Or what if the door's sensors/algorithm fails and the person's fat ass gets stuck in the door? I suppose that would be even worse.

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    1. Re:Fat Ass Accomodation by Muhammar · · Score: 2, Funny

      Q: How do you accomodate for people having different heights and shapes?

      A: Well, they will not be all that different after our SharpEdge(TM) door.

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    2. Re:Fat Ass Accomodation by SnowZero · · Score: 5, Funny

      I think the door should audibly announce the maximum width it had to open to. Additionally it should record daily maximums and announce if an object exceeds the current record.

  14. Re:Uh-huh. by nuntius · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's what traditional beaded doorways are for. Plus they look cool.

  15. marvin by bigalsenior · · Score: 2, Funny

    just another set of self gratifying doors

  16. Re:Seems to be working real well..? Or not. by Man+in+Spandex · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dude, its Japan.

    They got Toilets with heated seats probably playing AM/FM radio while spraying hot water on your ass.

  17. Re:This door sucks. by bigwavejas · · Score: 2, Funny

    Totally, I have a hard enough time remembering to buy replacement light bulbs, let alone infrared opto sensors.

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  18. Re:Uh-huh. by Fishead · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ha ha ha, typical technician response.

    I remember a salesman trying to talk me into a Nissan Murano by telling me that there is a seperate computer controling the torque and brakeing for each tire. Greeeeaaaaattt, just what I want, instead of a blue screen of death I get a firey scream of death?

  19. Re:What are we supposed to view the video in? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Okay, I've installed Google on my computer but I still can't view the video.

  20. Re:Seems to be working real well..? Or not. by uits · · Score: 4, Funny

    "probably playing AM/FM radio"
    Dude, its Japan.

    They are streaming *.ogg over cell phone networks to serenade your sprayed ass.

  21. Re:Fat Americans by hackwrench · · Score: 3, Funny

    They only look 5'6 because they live so far away! Remember the difference is always attributed to the other guy.

  22. Neat, but... by Bob+Cat+-+NYMPHS · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can it perform cunnilingus on a hardwood floor?

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  23. Ob. HHGG by Haydn+Fenton · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sure is. Especially if the Marketing Division of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation has anything to do with them...

    Thank you for using this door. I've enjoyed opening for you. Hhmmyaahh...
    What a pleasure it is to open for you. I will gladly close for you now.

  24. Re:Not bad by EvanED · · Score: 3, Funny

    There's a Douglas Adams article in A Salmon of Doubt talking about a trip to some resort on the Great Barrier Reef (I think). The resort had people stationed at all of the doors to open it for visitors.

    The reason? It was a popular Japanese tourist destination, and they were often so used to automatic doors that they would sometimes stand in front of them for a minute or two waiting for them to open automatically.

    (Or so says Douglas Adams)

  25. It was a pleasure to open for you! by iamlucky13 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Courtesy Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

  26. In the USA by tsmithnj · · Score: 2, Funny

    This door would open completely 99% of the time.....

  27. Re:Seems to be working real well..? Or not. by TheoMurpse · · Score: 2, Funny

    They are streaming *.ogg over cell phone networks to serenade your sprayed ass.
    Dude, it's Japan.

    The toilets are mechanized to comb and part your asshair properly for maximum grippage of your tighty whities to your cheeks.

  28. Re:Seems to be working real well..? Or not. by sryx · · Score: 5, Funny

    They got Toilets with heated seats probably playing AM/FM radio while spraying hot water on your ass.
    Are you sure you weren't just taking a dump in some restaurant's kitchen sink? It seems to fit all the criteria :P
    -Jason

  29. Genuine People Personality? by klokop · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do these doors have a cheerful and sunny disposition?

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