DailyDirt: Unusual Human-Powered Transportation
from the urls-we-dig-up dept
Walking is such a boring way to travel for some folks. All kinds of gadgets to help people move faster with less effort have been tried, and some products (like skateboards and roller blades) have survived an initial fad to become somewhat useful means of transport. But some things haven't quite proven their worth beyond being fleetingly-popular toys. It doesn't hurt to keep trying to come up with better ways to get around, so here are just a few other examples of things designed to move people.- The German-designed FLIZ is a modern take on the velocipede -- and it looks pretty dorky. Riders of this bike are hanging from a harness, and they "pedal" by simply walking... so there's not that much mechanical advantage. [url]
- Normally, kids on skateboards go down the handrails of stairs, but a skateboard design called the Stair Rover tackles stairs head on. But the Stair Rover probably solves a problem that few people really wanted to fix.... [url]
- The pogo stick isn't exactly a means of transportation, but it's become an extreme sport. The Guinness Book of World Records has recorded the highest jump at 9 feet 6 inches (over a bar). [url]
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Filed Under: bike, fliz, pogo, skateboards, stair rover, toys, transportation
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Seriously though... Two and a half minutes of some (admittedly interesting) architecture shots & fairly decent music - but they only show the skateboard going down stairs (the whole point of the video after all) twice? For a total of what, maybe 5 seconds out of the whole video!?
Didn't look like the skateboard was good for anything else, either.
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Like on The Flintstones...
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You speak the truth. I can't imagine trying to get that 'bike' uphills. Would be far more work than just walking.
Actually it occurs to me this might actually be good for physical therapy for semi-invalids and people recovering from injury. Worthless as transportation for the average human though.
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neck injury
Concept bike indeed. Hope it stays that way.
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buscycles
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Right Way Driving
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