Imaginez une ville où les toilettes publiques sont conçues pour éviter les éclaboussures, ou même où elles sont faites de verre transparent qui devient opaque lorsque vous verrouillez la porte. N'est-ce pas génial ? Imaginez un gratte-ciel avec un toboggan qui vous permet de glisser depuis le dernier étage, ajoutant un peu de fun à votre trajet quotidien. Ces innovations géniales rendent la vie urbaine plus pratique, hygiénique et divertissante. Elles montrent comment un peu de créativité peut transformer les aspects banals de la vie urbaine en quelque chose de spécial. Ne serait-il pas formidable que chaque ville adopte ces idées ingénieuses pour améliorer nos expériences quotidiennes ? Animation créée par Sympa.
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00:00There are inventions that make us think, why haven't I thought about it?
00:05Then comes the next question, why don't we have it in our cities yet?
00:10We talk about things like anti-splash toilets, liquid trees and skyscrapers with slides.
00:16Yes, all of this really exists, and you are about to fall in love with these innovations.
00:23Have you ever been splashed using public toilets in the middle of summer,
00:27while wearing shorts and sandals?
00:30It happens even to the best of us, so don't worry.
00:33If only there was a solution to this problem,
00:36maybe a black urinal with a small hole to avoid all the splashes.
00:40It seems as disgusting as painful, doesn't it?
00:43A professor at the University of Waterloo named Jaopan
00:47and his colleagues have found a much better solution to this delicate problem.
00:51Their design was inspired by the physics and behavior of dogs.
00:55When the liquid flows on a surface at a low angle,
00:59splashes are considerably reduced, and the lower the angle, the less splashes there are.
01:05It is even possible to reduce them to zero,
01:08and when dogs urinate, they do it on the vertical surface of a tree or a wall by lifting their hind legs.
01:14This also reduces splashes, whether done on purpose or not.
01:19Well done, Dingo!
01:21The team has invented several models,
01:23and presented them at a conference of the American Society of Physics,
01:26which was a great success.
01:28The inventors claim that all their models are anti-splash,
01:32but their favorites are those in the shape of slices of apple
01:35and those that look like a sink with a narrow opening.
01:39These new urinals are not only elegant, but also more durable.
01:44They save water, chemical products, and human efforts necessary for cleaning after each use,
01:50which benefits everyone.
01:52Here is another innovative idea of public toilets,
01:55this time from Japan.
01:57These toilets have completely transparent walls,
02:00which means that you can see everything that happens inside,
02:03from the toilets themselves to the sink.
02:06At first glance, it may seem intimidating,
02:08but the goal was actually to create toilets secured in parks.
02:12Visitors can check if there is someone inside before entering
02:16and also make sure that the toilets are clean.
02:19Once inside and the door locked,
02:22the walls change color to become opaque,
02:24thus ensuring total intimacy.
02:27These toilets use PDLC-coated glass,
02:31which allows you to go from total transparency to an opacity controlled by electricity.
02:36Now, you are almost convinced to drag these magic cabins, aren't you?
02:41As a bonus, they also serve as public lighting of different colors in the dark.
02:47I would like to see some of them in the nearby park.
02:50Let's take a deep breath.
02:52If you don't like what you're breathing, do something about it.
02:56This is certainly what the brilliant minds of the University of Belgrade, in Serbia,
03:00thought when inventing the liquid tree.
03:03The Liquid 3, also known as the word game,
03:07is a glass container filled with more than 500 liters of water and microalgae
03:11and a solar panel that powers a small pump.
03:14Microalgae require a certain heat,
03:17so in case of lack of sun or low temperature,
03:21the photobioreactor is also connected to the city's electrical grid.
03:26These microalgae work hard to operate the magic of photosynthesis,
03:30transforming water and CO2 into oxygen, which is then released into the atmosphere.
03:35The liquid tree is also equipped with a bench
03:37where you can sit down and admire this fascinating process.
03:40The Liquid 3 requires more maintenance than an ordinary tree in a park.
03:45It is almost entirely necessary to replace the water and microalgae every month and a half.
03:49In addition, it is necessary to remove the biomass, which is a by-product of this process.
03:54And let's face it, nothing can rival the beauty of flowers in spring.
03:58If you walk in the forests of Estonia,
04:01don't be surprised to see large megaphones.
04:04These gigantic wooden acoustic structures
04:07were placed 3 hours away from the capital by students in interior architecture.
04:12They are much more impressive than the roller coasters for hamsters
04:15that I had built for the science fair at school.
04:18That's for sure.
04:20More than half of Estonia is covered with forests.
04:23And the Estonians are proud of this natural wealth.
04:26This artistic project is not the first of its kind.
04:29There was already a winding path,
04:31as well as a wooden hut with multiple facades.
04:34The megaphones were designed to amplify the natural sounds of the forest
04:38and serve as a refuge for hikers.
04:41These wooden structures are quite spacious to accommodate several people.
04:45And if you venture far into the forest,
04:48you will be happy to find them.
04:50The students were tasked with designing a forest library
04:54and they built the megaphones off-site
04:57before transporting them to their current locations.
05:00They are arranged in such a way
05:02that the sounds coming from three directions converge towards the center,
05:05thus creating a natural effect of its surround.
05:08Have you ever helped friends to move into a new apartment
05:11located in a building without elevators?
05:13Then you will surely appreciate this innovation in Amsterdam.
05:17The houses are equipped with hooks at the top,
05:20a medieval invention that allows to hang objects up to the floors.
05:23This simple method, based on ropes and pulleys,
05:26still works after centuries.
05:28But why not just use the stairs?
05:31Well, if you enter one of the narrow buildings of Amsterdam,
05:34you will find that there is hardly enough space to climb alone
05:37and it is even inconceivable to have a table set up there.
05:40In the Middle Ages, just like today,
05:43only the rich could afford to live along the canals
05:46in the most popular neighborhoods of the city.
05:48These bourgeois were mainly merchants
05:51who used the canals for their business
05:53and they stored their goods in the same houses where they lived.
05:57Due to regular floods,
05:59they had to find ways to protect their goods.
06:02This is how they invented systems
06:04to lift furniture, goods, boxes,
06:08instruments and food to the upper floors
06:12by pulling them through wide windows.
06:14This lifting technique is one of the reasons
06:16why the houses in Amsterdam lean forward.
06:19This inclination allowed to protect both the raised goods
06:22and the walls and windows during transport.
06:25Thus, it was not necessary to come into contact with the façade.
06:28The pinions also played a role in this process,
06:31being reinforced to withstand this considerable weight.
06:34In case you are wondering what a pinion is,
06:37it is a section of the wall located between the two sides of a roof,
06:40typical of houses in Amsterdam.
06:43For those who live or work in skyscrapers,
06:45the problem is the opposite.
06:47Leaving the building can take time
06:49because of the waiting line for the elevators.
06:51A slide starting from the top of a skyscraper
06:54could be a solution.
06:56In 2016, such a slide was installed
06:59outside the US Bank Tower in Los Angeles,
07:02at a height of 300 meters.
07:04This transparent glass slide,
07:06one inch thick,
07:08was designed to resist the wind of strong hurricanes
07:11and earthquakes.
07:13Initially planned to attract tourists to the building
07:16and not for the convenience of office workers,
07:19it was finally decided that it was not such a good idea.
07:22It was therefore removed during renovations.
07:25Tommy Fung, a famous Hong Kong photographer,
07:28pushed the imagination even further
07:30by designing an imperial bus
07:32equipped with a slide.
07:34It is not his only futuristic creation in photography
07:37because he likes to play with perspective and proportions.
07:40I imagine myself sliding on this slide
07:43when the controllers land during the journey.