New Backpack Technology

[Brian Vuillemenot]

The next thing in high-tech photo backpacks?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061220/hl_nm/science_backpack_dc

[Harley Goldman]

Can't wait until it hit the market. When I backpack, my pack is close to 65 pounds. I would love to have it feel 12 pounds lighter. If it really works, they will sell like crazy.

[Eric James]

Will a 12-pound pack be weightless?

I haven't been able to find the article in Nature but I did run across this mention of African women deying gravity:

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v319/n6055/abs/319668a0.html

[Michael Gordon]

It's going to have to be some great technology, because anyone who has used enough bungee cords knows how quickly they break down and lose elasticity with repeated use.

[Kirk Keyes]

When you stop walking, will the pack continue to "bounce" and make you think you are carrying more wieght than you really are?

[Mark Stahlke]

Bungee cords? No thanks. Exo skeletons (http://bleex.me.berkeley.edu/bleex.htm) are the only way to go!

[walter23]

Bungee cords? No thanks. Exo skeletons (http://bleex.me.berkeley.edu/bleex.htm) are the only way to go!

That's not an exoskeleton. This (http://www.bigpicweblog.com/mt-static/images/Exoskeleton_fm_Aliens.jpg) is an exoskeleton.