Sometimes companies need to let their employees have a little bit of fun. That is exactly what the infamous vacuum cleaner company Dyson tried, holding a contest for employees to build their own race cars from spare vacuum parts and compete in a race. Anywhere else, finding parts from a vacuum to build a race car may be a little difficult. However, Dyson is the one of the leading manufacturer of vacuums and uses a unique cyclone technology to pick up dirt and debris more efficiently than competitors. At their headquarters, spare parts are in abundance.
The racing event took place in Wiltshire, U.K. at the Dyson company headquarters and the engineers competing were challenged to design their models within two weeks. In order to win the competitors needed to create a car with lots of speed and lots of creativity. Many created cars that resembled small dragster models while others had some that looked like small box cars and hand dryers racing down the track. One engineer even managed to build a small race car that he was able to sit in and drive. Overall, James Dyson managed to create a fun event that will make his engineers happy and more likely to say that they love their job.
Sir James Dyson is a man who believed he could design products better than the ones already on the market. Unlike many people whom say they could design a better product but never do, James Dyson followed through with his beliefs. Dyson created over 5,000 prototypes of his first vacuum cleaner in a workshop at his house. He finally managed to come across one he thought was perfect, it used cyclone technology to separate dirt and dust particles from an air stream. A powerful centrifugal force pushes particles against a chamber wall and from there fall into a bin. Additionally, the Dyson vacuum cleaner was one of the first vacuums to be constructed without a bag.
Along with the revolutionary vacuum cleaner, Dyson companies also designs and creates fans, heaters, and hand dryers. They sell their products in over 50 countries throughout the world, and continue to develop new technologies to top competitors products. James Dyson is a man who showed the world that anything is possible once you set your mind towards it.
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