Turn Your Bike Wheels Into Neon GIFs With Monkey Light
May 28, 2013 | Andy Cush
File this one under “things I’m glad exist even though I’ll never actually use them myself.” Monkey Light, currently funding on Kickstarter, is a series of LED lights that attach to your bike’s wheels, displaying full-color animations when you ride between 10 and 40 miles per hour. Take a look below:
Not exactly sure what the practical use is, but still pretty great. You can upload your own images, so naturally, everyone at ANIMAL suggested porn. The thing is at more than half its $180,000 Kickstarter goal with 54 days to go, so it will almost certainly fund. A whopping $695 donation will pre-order you a set.
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