An injured bat decided to go for a ride on the space shuttle. Okay, it didn’t know it was going for a ride, but people are saying that it was injured, so it probably needed a lift anyway. Sadly, this little guy probably froze to death while shooting for the stars.
When I first read about a $30 cardboard bicycle, well, I kinda laughed a little. Of course, when I rode a bike, it was a mountain bike, and I pushed that sucker to it’s limits. This bicycle is obviously not intended to romp in the Arizona sun, where it might just catch fire (kidding). Sure, other bloggers may worry about the bike getting wet in the rain, but we Arizonans simply do not have that problem (often).
It wasn’t until I saw just how thick that cardboard is that I started to take this thing seriously as a temporary means of transportation. Also, I’m quite impressed with the craftsmanship on display here. A quick look at the area around the front sprocket will reveal impressive cardboard-to-metal connections:
How does he do that? Seriously- this bike is designed to carry a 175 pound rider… of course the cardboard might as well be fiberboard for as thick as it is. Which reminds me of ye olde wooden bicycle.
The cardboard bicycle is intended for people who aren’t sure whether or not they really want to buy a bicycle- it is intended as an inexpensive temporary bike, to be later replaced with a real bicycle (or maybe not).
Thanks to Gadget Heat for cooking up a an awesome article about a woody bike, and a huffin and puffin hello goes to BBC who wrote about it first.
Surf’s Up! Even if the surf isn’t up, you can still ride a sweet gas powered surfboard. The vehicle in question is called a SurfJet. I can’t believe I just referred to a surfboard as a vehicle, but there it is. It’s a good thing that there’s a rope to hold on to, or you’d find yourself tumbling backwards into the drink. Talk about a fun way to spend a day. You probably get a little exercise out of it as well. I suppose that you could toss out your list of best diet pills if you used this thing regularly. Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit, but it does look like a great way to spend a day on the lake.
A wickedly cool thanks goes out to High T3ch for posting this awesome video.
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