The Mazda Suitcase Car.

The Mazda Suitcase car was originally designed and built in 1991 as part of a design contest held at Mazda’s Engineering department. One of the engineers had an idea. What if you could get off a plane, get your luggage, and instead of waiting in line for a taxi or shuttle… pop open your suitcase and drive off ? 
You may have seen this on Beyond 2000, The Discovery Channel, Inside Edition, The Oprah Winfey Show, Telemundo, Popular Science Magazine Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!  Most recently it was featured on an episode of Junk Yard Wars on the Discovery Channel. 

Originally built by Mazda Motors Japan, it is maintained by Road/Race Engineering in Santa Fe Springs, California.

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Humans, not just molluscs, feel at home under a shell. Why not under a shell-shaped parasol named Magic Girl! Above, in royal purple (left) and western rose (right) by Parashell from Saitama. © Parashell

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As an avid camper/hiker it is immediately evident how much fuel it takes to boil even a small amount of water. In that same vein you become very aware of the water and energy it takes to clean your cookware when done (by hand in the nearest river as opposed to mindlessly throwing it in the dishwasher!). The Eco-Cook design by Kechenyi Camille, which earned honorable mention at the international design competition Dining in 2015, addresses both energy and water use while cooking. With a simple water permeable barrier the cook can separately prepare two boiled courses using the same water, the same pot, and the same fuel for heating the water. Although I am sure there is some flavor carry over the benefits are worth the sacrifice.

VIA greenupgrader.com