Will New Yorkers Wear Nubrellas?

Aside from how much space they take up, they also might make navigating the sidewalks a bit tricky given they aren't very maneuverable.

Yes, given that they aren't very maneuverable, it would indeed be tricky, especially when you have to walk on sidewalks in front of construction sites, where they make these little plywood tunnels to walk through single file.

I wouldn't think they'd be very stable on one's shoulders, either. Is it just a strap going from the inside front and around the back of the neck? One gust of wind and the bubble's gone!

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Why are people waiting for their Blade Runner umbrellas? I've had one for ages. Works great, and I get a lot of compliments. Just go to the Halloween store near Astor. Or if you're lazy, google "Blade Runner umbrella".

I think the Nubrella looks stupid, but OTOH, short people can't poke me in the eye with pointy metal bits like normal umbrellas, so I'm all for other people owning them.

From the makers of the Man-Zier ......comes Nubrella. What about the Brock-umbrella?

Only President Bush should be approved to wear this contraption. It would make him appear...even more anti-presidential.

Stop all this fussing around. Why don't people just call a car service? Dial either the 7's 5's or 6's if it's raining.

I'm still waiting for my Blade Runner umbrella that lights up.

tto hell with the umbrella... somebody give me the phone number of the woman modellin that goofy thing...Ming Gatz

It won't be as bad as the idiots who use golf umbrellas. I swear, all it takes is a tiny sprinkle and every primadonna in midtown is opening up an umbrella that could cover a Volkswagen.

i work in the media and spoke with a friend and heard this guy has gone through 3 pr firms in a month and stiffed all of them. the rumor is there are no nubrellas available. people are buying them and not getting them. cause they dont exist past a few prototypes

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I'll stick with my Brockabella, thank you!

Bubbleboy approved.

it's like the pope mobile without the pope....

Possibly sort of semi-tolerableish for a woman. For a man? Not in a million years.

I already have one of those and wear it every day.

Without a doubt the silliest thing I've seen today...

They should make it opaque so the people wearing it can't be id'ed...

I'm still waiting for the neon glowstick lightsaber handle umbrellas that they showed in bladerunner.

Oh my God, THIS ISN'T NEWS! Gothamist drops another ridiculous post TO INCREASE THEIR HIT COUNT. BLAAAAURGH!

(To be clear, this is not a serious post. It's satire, of the most high-minded sort.)

Yeah I'm sure it's great smoking a cigarette in there.. the burning plastic is a carcinogenic bonus.

open the pod bay doors, hal

should be perfect for that attention whore and her delorean

As if the people walking around with golf umbrellas weren't bad enough...

can you breathe in there?

Yeah, cause New Yorkers need one more way to operate umbrellas moronically...

I can see at least one {other} practical use. Say, if someone would like to 'recycle' the 'air' they breathe. >:-)

Although she looks hot with this "Hat" I doubt it will catch on with the investment banker types and their trophy wives.

Today's woman is so independent and modern!

It's the novelty umbrella hat for the Dwell/DWR set!

It's the Opti-Grab of rain gear!

im sure it will look just lovely when she sneezes.

Moronic!

The Future is Here!

A little rain falling on you won't look as bad as wearing this thing.

WOW! I think that the design grants for "C" students at Pratt's industrial design department should be increased.

God only knows what earth shattering solutions they would be able to come up next.

god, i really hope this doesnt catch on.

as long as they don't poke me in the face because they're super large, then i'm all for people using them. that wouldn't make them any less douchebagby though.

If someone wearing a nubrella was getting mugged, would you help them?

I didn't think so.

We have had people commenting about the nubrella trend on our website, check it out if your interested:

http://edopter.com/trends/Nubrella

Ya know.... If you found a way to soundproof these things, I would buy stock in the company. It would be perfect for the LIRR. (Sorry, it was too easy.)

Does it count as a facial if she's wearing her Nubrella? These are marketing issues---its a whole new paradigm (silent G)

Yup

Wear a raincoat with a hood -- much more practical.