A Giant Floating Skate Ramp In Lake Tahoe For Bob Burnquist.

Pro-skater Bob Burnquist has skated on almost every surface imaginable. Now he can add the surface of the water to that list. As part of California's Dream 365 Project, a collection of inspiring videos, photos, memes, tweets and more designed to increase tourism to California, Burnquist proves he can Dream Big and builds a large floating skate ramp in the waters of gorgeous Lake Tahoe.





Behind the Scenes
Once upon a time we came upon a photo of a floating skate ramp. We thought it was a totally cool idea, but when we did a little research, we discovered the image was a fake—someone’s Photoshopped fantasy. Bummer, we thought—but then we got inspired. “Let’s build our own,” we cried, “and let’s have pro skater Bob Burnquist skate on it—in Lake Tahoe!” Somehow our crazy idea seemed just fine to Bob, who had his own designers join us for four days to build this ramp “floating” above Lake Tahoe. Brazilian-born Bob loved the ramp so much he wants one just like it built at his waterfront home in his home country (only because his San Diego spread—where he has his own super-pipe—doesn’t have any waterfront). Cool fact: For our shoot, a wet-suited snorkeler was at the ready to dive for Bob’s skateboard every time it went over the edge and into the big blue.



Find a dream, fuel your dream or just see something awesome at the Official Dream365 Project site.

A Driveable Truck Made Of Ice Makes For One Cool Product Demo.

Here's a product demonstration that will leave you cold...  -49°C to be accurate. Canadian automotive parts retailer and manufacturer, Canadian Tire, constructed a completely drivable truck made of ice on the frame of a Chevrolet 2500HD to test the limitations of their MotoMaster Eliminator AGM battery. The truck was then used in a Canadian television commercial (shown at the end of this post).



They froze this battery to -49°C (-52° Farneheit) , then used it to start up the ice truck built out of more than 11,000 lbs of ice.





The project had numerous challenges. To put 14,000 pounds of ice on a regular truck frame, it had to be welded rigid because if it moves even a fraction of an inch it will crack the ice. And while your ice cubes at home may have a white center because of the air trapped inside, they had to remove all that air so the blocks were crystal clear.




The Canadian Tire Ice Truck even has an ice engraved vanity plate:



And an ice sculpted rear view mirror with an Ice Pine Tree Air Freshener hanging from it:


And ice sculpted side-view mirrors:


More pics:




The television commercial that aired in Canada:


And a look Behind The Scenes:


The tools that went into constructing the Canadian Tire Ice Truck:


Once it was all said and done, the ice truck had to be melted, which required a blow torch:


And here's an artsy time-lapse video (in reverse) of the ice truck....
Melt Video of the Canadian Tire Ice Truck (Extended):


Learn about the car batteries here

information courtesy of Canadian Tire;

An Air of Superiority. Sports Car, Distillery and Hunting Lodge Aromas In A Can.

No florals or sea breezes in these air fresheners. Archer Air Superiority Air Fresheners are masculine, rich and earthy scents that come in three fragrances.

Seven Design Blogs, One Big Party!

IFCC Design Blogfest!

I wish I could go but I'm too busy working here on the West Coast, however if any of you design afficionados are anywhere within the vicinity, I suggest you go.