Why Bicycle Shorts are always Black? - Funny Cool Stuff
Tuesday, September 19th, 2006Why Bicycle Shorts are always Black? - Funny Cool Stuff Why Bicycle Shorts are always Black? Click through to see the alternative to black.
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Why Bicycle Shorts are always Black? - Funny Cool Stuff Why Bicycle Shorts are always Black? Click through to see the alternative to black.
Edo Period UFO
Thursday, September 14th, 2006Pink Tentacle The Iwase Bunko Library has in its possession a document entitled Hyouryuukishuu (â€Tales of Castawaysâ€), which was printed during the late Edo period (1603-1868). The document recounts the stories of Japanese sailors who find themselves in foreign lands after becoming lost at sea, as well as castaway foreigners washed ashore ...
Why British cellists may no longer fly to New York | csmonitor.com
Thursday, September 14th, 2006Why British cellists may no longer fly to New York | csmonitor.com For more than 30 years, Ralph Kirshbaum bought two airline tickets for his trips. The world-renowned American musician, who lives in England, bought one seat for himself, and the other for his strong, silent companion - a priceless 250-year-old ...
unsustainable subsidized food burning
Thursday, August 31st, 2006Ethanol David Pimental, a leading Cornell University agricultural expert, has calculated that powering the average U.S. automobile for one year on ethanol (blended with gasoline) derived from corn would require 11 acres of farmland, the same space needed to grow a year's supply of food for seven people. Adding up the ...
HumanCar® Inc.
Friday, August 25th, 2006HumanCar® Inc. The FM-4 v1.0 HumanCar® 'geometry prototype' on the right has been so successful that no changes have been required. Several downhill time trial runs have had the car above 60 mph with incredible handling and BodySteer® characteristics. The steel tube space frame chassis features a bi-lateral human power interface ...
Driftwood Kayak
Saturday, August 19th, 2006driftwoodkayak An amazing greenland style kayak built out of found wood. It was with uncertainty that I contemplated building a kayak with hand tools out of found wood. To help with the project I collaborated with Kiliii Yu, hunter, forager, and native skills expert. http://www.dancinghawk.com Together over ...
The Bicycle Forest :: Treadmill Bike
Tuesday, August 15th, 2006The Bicycle Forest :: Treadmill Bike Have you ever wished you could get a quality treadmill workout without paying expensive gym prices? Look no further than the Treadmill Bike by the Bicycle Forest. The Treadmill Bike offers the same fat burning benefits of a conventional treadmill without the membership fees!
DUMMER Like Nothing Else
Monday, July 31st, 2006The Environment. Fuck It. DUMMER Like Nothing Else.
How To Ruin a Ferrari
Saturday, July 29th, 2006I'm not so sure it's ruined. I'd surely drive it given the chance. Just don't expect me to park it outside a biker bar.
USATODAY.com - A life without left turns
Sunday, June 18th, 2006USATODAY.com - A life without left turns A touching article about a guy's memories of his father. I should say I never saw him drive a car. He quit driving in 1927, when he was 25 years old, and the last car he drove was a 1926 Whippet. "In those days," he told ...
The Traveling Tiger: Beached SUV limo
Saturday, June 17th, 2006The Traveling Tiger: Beached SUV limo ROFL Mike and I were having dinner at Goat Hill Pizza when a giant SUV limo appeared out of nowhere and promptly grounded out on the hill. I couldn't resist taking photos...
R.U.S.H (RAPID UP SUPER HIGH): Human launching crossbow (with rockets)
Sunday, June 4th, 2006R.U.S.H (RAPID UP SUPER HIGH): Human launching crossbow (with rockets) There is no subtle way to say this: Brian Walker plans to shoot himself nearly 20 miles into the air aboard a homemade rocket launched from what could be the world’s largest crossbow. (Seriously.) I bet this thing would get me to ...
James Bond-style strap-on jet pack
Thursday, June 1st, 2006James Bond strap-on jet pack The wing has aileron- and flap-like control surfaces along its trailing edge, and around 2 litres (0.5USgal) of jet fuel housed in flexible containers in its leading edge. The surfaces would be controlled by the parachutist using handles linked to servomechanisms. This would be a helluva way ...