Impossible objects #14: Pocket light folding bulb

I love the idea of a folding light that you can put in your pocket. It would be a bit like magic, except a pocket torch would serve the same end-purpose…

Thanks to Technabob for this one, highlighting the work of the award-winning designer Ryan Harc and his “Pocket Light” portable lighting.

While not a commercial product, it is real and is apparently powered by a watch battery, with the “flat bulb” tucking inside a wallet-sized card frame.

View Ryan’s website, for this and other projects.

Previous Impossible Objects we’ve covered:

• the shattering door
• the wooden mirror
• the inside-out salt shaker

• the Wingdings keyboard
• the door lock maze

• the dark lamp

• the global chess board

• the curved keyboard

• the implausible plug
• the infinite tap
• the simplified calculator
• the electric hammer
• the signature coffee pot