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No, really: would you want to design, build and live in an real fantasy tree house all year round? More and more people have decided to do just that and where treehouses were once novelty architecture for kids they are now (almost) mainstream structures, as attested to by the pictures above via Bella Seven . http://dornob.com/custom-tree-house-plans-diy-ideas-building-designs/

Custom Tree House Plans, DIY Ideas & Building Designs

http://www.geekosystem.com/fake-capsizing-boat/ Artist Julien Berthier created a boat, named Love Love , that looks like it’s sinking, but actually has a motor that allows it to be driven around, fully afloat. Check past the jump for a picture of the boat out of the water.

Fake Capsizing Boat

18 Cool Inventions From the Past

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http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-07/toilet-tech-power-generator-turns-wastewater-electricity

Toilet Tech: A Power Generator Turns Falling Wastewater Into Electricity

Tom Broadbent and the HighDro Power Here’s a novel way to get a little more out of time spent in the bathroom.
http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/03/02/naut-your-average-yacht/ Naut Your Average Yacht Sell the house, sell the car, sell the kids (kidding!). But seriously, the Bairim luxury-yacht by designer Timon Sager is enough to make you want to leave it all behind and hit the high seas.

Bairim by Timon Sager

Aerogel: See-Through, Strong as Steel & Ligher than Air

Despite its incredibly low density, aerogel is one of the most powerful materials on the planet. It can support thousands of times its own weight, block out intense heat, cold and sound – yet it is 1,000 times less dense than glass, nearly as transparent and is composed of %99.8 air. The lowest-density silica-based aerogels are even lighter than air. http://dornob.com/aerogel-see-through-strong-as-steel-ligher-than-air/