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Last Remaining Dymaxion Car To Be Restored
Three copies of R. Buckmeister Fuller's Dymaxion car were manufactured in the 1930's before production came to an end - and out of these, two have disappeared. The only surviving Dymaxion car is now going to be...
created by Annina Bergman | 13 wks ago | updated 13 wks ago
150 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
150 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Public Transport To College
This video documents the recent increases in fare for the people who take public transit to Las Positas College.Disabled turtle gets skateboard & finds love
A ten-year-old turtle just got a custom fit skateboard strapped to her belly. Arava has been overcoming paralysis of her hind legs, and now that she’s got wheels she has started to get her groove on by...Full steam again (comment)
Could the steam engine be on its way back? The romance of the steam train has never gone but is the old technology with a few tweaks possibly the new technology?"In 1946 Paul Kiefer, chief mechanical engineer of...The Puppy Born Without Front Legs Finds The Solution
" This tiny puppy may have been born without front legs but there’s no way that is holding her back. Hope, the appropriately named two-legged Maltese puppy gets around by using a specially-designed device which...£100m city hubs plan for cyclists to get Britain on two wheels
In an effort to get Britain on to two wheels instead of four, over 100 million pounds will now be devoted to what are being called cycle hubs in cities where people can bike to work but still arrive fresh and...Dance, Robots, Dance: Automated Music Personality
One problem with being a carbon-based lifeform is the imprecision of our dance moves, and our inability to provide our own lighting effects. However, that is now no longer an issue, as robots have been...Climate protest halts coal train
A group of protestors have stopped a coal train in its tracks in the UK, after attachign lines to the train's wheels to stop it from moving."About 30 climate campaigners have halted a train taking coal to one of Europe's biggest power stations in North Yorkshire. A giant... It's National Bike to Work Day, are you wearing spandex?
There was a piece on Boing Boing yesterday that put to rest a convenient myth about cycling. Apparently some contend that riding a bike to work is actually less efficient than taking a car when you factor in the...
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
1554 views | 29 recommendations | 26 comments
1554 views | 29 recommendations | 26 comments
Wheelchairs Keep Disabled Pets Moving
My friend's dog became sick two years ago with a disease that crippled its back legs and left them almost useless, but otherwise the animal was perfectly healthy. It was heartbreaking to see this gorgeous and...X-Prize: Automotive Version
The creators of the X-Prize have set their sights on the world's highways and byways, launching a new global competition to design and produce the world's most fuel-efficient passenger vehicle."There are two categories; mainstream cars, with four wheels and room for four or...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
241 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
241 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Hot Wheels, Yes, Mattel's Hot Wheels Turns 40 :: The EDJE
"Man I feel old, at this year’s Toy Fair in New York, Hot Wheels unveiled a design challange for a Hot Wheels car between real automobile designers to celebrate the fact that Mattel’s Hot Wheels...
created by Edmund Jenks | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
5673 views | 10 recommendations | 6 comments
5673 views | 10 recommendations | 6 comments
Stunt stupidity is captured on video
"Officials have condemned the antics of a young motorist who is filmed accidentally flipping his car on to its roof during a dangerous stunt posted on the video-sharing website YouTube.
The mobile phone footage shows a driver skidding around a Daventry industrial estate using... Grind Corps: UK Police to Get Skateboarding Lessons
I don't know if teaching police officers how to skate will make them more cool, but it will give them the advantage in pursuit of perps who are trying to escape via half-pipe or stairway rail..."Police are being sent skateboarding in an attempt to cultivate a “cooler”...Barbie goes Babel: Mattel's overseas sales spike
Blame it on globalization, or, even more simply, on the proliferation of American culture overseas in general: Mattel saw an 18% increase in overseas sales--largely due to Barbie and Wheels toys. This occurred...
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