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Super Door of the Future

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"

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  1. 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.

  2. 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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  3. 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?

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

    Because the thing seems to have enough as it is.

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

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

  6. 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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  7. 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 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.

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

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

  9. 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.

  10. 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?

  11. 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.

  12. 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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  13. 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