The workmanship is so fine that the doors glide open, smoothly and silently.
It refused to shut, drawing an immediate unfavorable comparison with Lexus, whose trays, cup holders and glove box door glide open and shut like jewel boxes.
There were also rattles in the front cup holders -- particularly surprising given that their lids, and the glovebox door, are dampened to glide open slowly and softly.
One enters through 700-pound copper doors that glide open with the slightest touch into a Zenlike interior of wood, stone and water.
It shows an elevator lobby at the Overlook while, in torturous slow-motion, one of the elevator doors glides open, releasing a torrent of blood that gracefully sweeps through the lobby, splashing the walls and carrying the furniture toward the camera like flotsam.
If all goes as planned, at exactly 8 06 Mr. Hoberman's Unfolding Arch, a steel, aluminum and acrylic curtain 36 feet high and 72 feet wide, will glide open like a giant mechanical iris, revealing the stage where victorious athletes will stand for their national anthems.
The house's circular concrete great room, with an indoor-outdoor swimming pool and curved glass walls that glide open to expose the entire front of the house to the warm desert air, was featured at length in the movie "Diamonds Are Forever".
The children get home from school and throw their bags down on the floor like any kids; and the kitchen gets messy when we're cooking, of course, but we just clear it up afterwards". It helps that standard worktop clutter - kettle, toaster, microwave - is stored out of sight in a white, handle-less cupboard that glides open, as are pots, pans, plates, food and the fridge.
The researchers' work is directed at a type of smooth cartilage that covers the ends of bones like Teflon, allowing hinged joints to glide open and closed easily.
As soon as it registers, my body softens and releases into the ah, yes! ease of recognition, like tumblers of a lock falling into place so the safe door can naturally glide open.
Like Alice down the rabbit hole, visitors enter through a black door that glides open automatically as they approach.
