NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:

Coachella Concertgoers Encounter Sexual Harassment

www.ticketnews.com: Coachella is the biggest music festival during the summer in North America, but something that a lot of people don’t talk about between the magical performances is the sexual harassment that goes on behind the scenes.
According to an article in Teen Vogue, the sexual harassment at the festival is frequent, and has even become a “norm” for women. Vera Papisova, the writer of the article and Features Editor for the magazine, said that she was groped 22 times throughout her 10-hour Coachella experience.

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Disney made a jacket to simulate physical experiences, like a snake slithering across your body

The Verge: Disney Research, MIT Media Lab, and Carnegie Mellon University have unveiled a new conceptual haptic “force jacket” that simulates physical experiences to people wearing the device. The force jacket is lined with airbags controlled by a computer that inflates and deflates the bags. Disney envisions the jacket will be used with VR headsets for more immersive experiences, given its ability to simulate hugs, being hit or punched, and peculiarly, the sensation of a snake slithering across your body.

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Ideal Tool Backpack Review: HUGE Storage Capacity

Pro Tool Reviews: Tool storage and transportation can sometimes be a bit of a bear. Selecting the right tool to carry your tools can be challenging; with so many tool bags, tool chests, tool boxes, and backpacks on the market, we’ve got a lot of options to consider. Different trades will have different demands, and a “one-size-fits-all” approach might not work the best for your needs. That’s why Ideal Industries, known for their electrician’s tools, has put together a solution with HVAC technicians and electricians in mind. The Ideal Tool Backpack offers a durable and organized storage solution for a wide variety of electrician’s tools and equipment.

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Making 3D Objects The Scroll Saw Way

Hackaday: These days most have come to think that if you want to make a complex 3D object with all curved surfaces then a 3D printer is the only way to go. Many have even forgotten that once such things could be hand carved. [JEPLANS], on the other hand, is a master at making these objects using only a scroll saw as he’s done with his latest, a miniature camel cut from a single block of maple.

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Conductive Paint Transforms Walls Into Sensors, Interactive Surfaces

www.cmu.edu/news: Walls are what they are — big, dull dividers. With a few applications of conductive paint and some electronics, however, walls can become smart infrastructure that can sense human touch, detect gestures and detect when appliances are used.
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Disney Research found they could transform dull walls into smart walls at relatively low cost — about $20 per square meter — using simple tools and techniques, such as a paint roller.

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