05/05/2008 In Automobiles, Bizzare, Design, Gadgets, Miscellaneous by argikon
Abdolhadi Mirhejazi, a Dubai based inventor, wanted to come up with something truly innovative, a 100% green vehicle. The result was the Naturmobil, a one horsepower vehicle, that literally, runs on horsepower. Unlike traditional horse-drawn carriages, this horse rides inside, behind the driver, shielded by an all-weather canopy. It’s built out of [...]
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01/05/2008 In Bizzare, Miscellaneous by argikon
The big sleep… taking a dirt nap… swimming with the fishes. Whatever you want to call it, we are all hurtling towards our own eventual demise with every breath we take. The following list contains ten unbelievable but true accounts of human beings who beat the odds and delayed the Grim Reaper from [...]
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27/04/2008 In Automobiles, Bizzare, Design by argikon
No folks… this is not a Photoshop contest. Meet the Uno, a segway/motorcycle prototype invented by an 18-year old, and unveiled at the recent Toronto National Motorbike show. Like the Segway, it has two wheels next to each other and it balances on them under its own power.
Operating the electric powered 120 lb [...]
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23/04/2008 In Bizzare by argikon
A Royal Australian F-111 collided with a pelican while cruising at more than 550km/h, shredding the nose cone and damaging an engine, thus forcing the pilots to to make a spectacular emergency landing. The impact also badly damaged a wing, making the aircraft extremely unstable and difficult to fly. The pilots are [...]
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