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Some feature advertising for local products and charities. The only rule is that they must be over-the-top. You commonly see chrome plating, forests of hood ornaments, colorful wheels, flashing lights, religious iconography, or names of sons and daughters. The jeeps were also stretched to accommodate long bench seats. Like many other automotive icons, they mirror the soul of the city: improvised, colorful, enduring and relentlessly cheerful.ĭrivers painted the jeeps in bright colors to attract customers, competing to come up with the most ostentatious designs. The Jeepney belongs to the Philippines just like the yellow cab belongs to New York or the red double-decker bus belongs to London.Icon? I think so… People find odd parts and use them any way they can, and some people even attach motorcycles to the bottom of the jeepneys to power them! Jeepneys come in all different colors, and no two are the same.
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Think of it as a make shift taxi, and it only costs a total of 2.5 pesos to ride (about 20ents). Its the most popular form of transportation in Manila (the capital of the Philippines for those of you who might have forgotten). Well since you asked.A Jeepney is a vehicle made up of old World War II jeep parts. The roster of participating designers includes Pepito Albert, Aureo Alonso, Jerome Ang, Ivarluski Aseron, Avel Bacudio, Vittorio Barba, Alex Bitong, JC Buendia, Mitzi Quilendrino-Bustos, Louis Claparols, Auggie Cordero, Dong Omaga Diaz, Patrice Ramos Diaz, Rhett Eala, Joel Escober, Ramon Esteban, Veejay Floresca, Tan-Gan by Solenn Heussaff, Cesar Gaupo, Katrina Goulborn, Len Nepomuceno-Guiao, Sassa Jimenez, Gerry Katigbak, Rajo Laurel, Brian Leyva, Jojie Lloren, Jerome Lorico, Dennis Lustico, Pitoy Moreno, New Yorker by Tina Lirag, Tippi Ocampo, Randy Ortiz, Frederick Peralta, Eric Pineda, Puey Quinones, Barge Ramos, James Reyes, Mike de la Rosa, Joey Samson, Cary Santiago, and Eric delos Santos. There were no rules, but designers were told to design something a ballerina could wear as a costume. The dolls were auctioned off to raise money for the Ballet Philippines organization. It can be controlled remotely from up to 300 meters away, so while it isn't automatic, it will look autonomous to those near it.Famous Filipino designers have created doll size couture ballet costumes for every girl’s favorite toy-Barbie! According to BeBot manufacturer Poralu Marine, this is for safety reasons, as the machine will likely often be in the vicinity of beachgoers. It's not fully automatic like iRobot's Roomba, but is instead remote-controlled by someone.
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"Plastic waste isn't just an eyesore that impacts tourism and local economies it's also an environmental hazard that can harm wildlife and degrade crucial coastal ecosystems."īeBot is working its way around beaches in South Florida at the moment, but another BeBot will soon be deployed to Hawaii to "support local partners and existing cleanup initiatives on the island of Oahu." 4ocean says the sole purpose of BeBot is to clean and restore the world's coastlines while also preserving the natural beach environment. "Walk any beach or coastline around the world, and you're bound to encounter some form of plastic pollution," 4ocean, the marine cleanup company that purchased BeBot, notes on its website.