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SINGAPORE - An industrial design graduate from the National University of Singapore has come up with an innovative solution to protect your personal space from being invaded while on the MRT.

Ms Cheng Siew Han said she designed the 'Spike Away' vest during a workshop she attended while she was an undergraduate.

The workshop, helmed by German furniture designer Werner Aisslinger, asked attendees to create a "Chindogu" solution to a particular problem. The term "Chindogu" is of Japanese origin - which literally means, 'weird tools'.

In her online profile on design site Behance.net which introduced the vest, Ms Cheng wrote: "Trains are usually crowded during peak hours. Everybody will push each other to try and get onto the train. How can I protect my personal space? The idea was then conceived. 'What if I wear a vest that is full of spikes?'"

Ms Cheng describes the vest as made of "strips of spiky, flexible plastic material found in the gardening section of a handy store". They are then held together with cable ties. "Fittingly, it was normally used to keep birds and cats away from plants," said Ms Cheng.

In an interview with online business magazine "Fast Company", Ms Cheng says she has yet to try out the vest in reality. She graduated from NUS in 2011 and is now working in a local design consultancy.

According to UK's Daily Mail, Ms Cheng is considering mass-developing the vests for sale, but netizens on the site commented that they would pose a danger to commuters, especially children.

- See more at: http://www.edvantage.com.sg/content/nus-grad-designs-vest-keep-crowds-away-mrt#sthash.ejSO4VIl.dpuf

 

 

Seriously who on earth will wear this! Definitely NOT ME. I will stare at the person who wears this out from the moment he boards the train right till he alights.

 

Not innovative at all because it isn't practical. [sweatdrop]

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If everyone starts wearing this, then the average waiting time for trains would probably be one hour. Each cabin will only be able to contain 10 pax at max cos everybody wants their personal space.

 

I also want my personal space, but not using such means. Hahaha. Next "innovative" idea please! [sweatdrop]

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seriously la, some students really not practical lah.....public transport is PUBLIC how to have your own personal space? want private space either drive or take taxi, really useless invention ley

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reminds me local comic MR KIASU

he went into train with an amour of durian shells

 

that's a comic... this is reality.. helloo...

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this one wear already, ownself also kenna poked....

This is called "self poke". Don't you all do that too? :$

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reminds me local comic MR KIASU

he went into train with an amour of durian shells

 

that's a comic... this is reality.. helloo...

That was my first thought too!

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