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FlyNano Single-Seater Aircraft Requires Death Wish, But No Pilot’s License

Fun fact I learned of this morning: To skirt the annoying “pilot’s license” thing that’s typically required to take a potentially deadly craft into the wild blue yonder, just build something that’s super-light and does not qualify as a plane.


January 17, 2011
Cars

Taxi Of Tomorrow Design Contest Results In Elaborate Cycling Death Trap

Drivers need to be better about seeing cyclists and sharing the road, and vice versa. This is undeniable. The Tunnel Taxi, however, is not the solution to this problem.


September 22, 2008
Gadgets

Baby-Eating 4Moms Robo Stroller Packs, Unpacks Itself

This automated baby stroller from 4Moms, due out in 2009, has international incident written all over it. The hands-free collapsing trick seen in the video is neat looking, but what happens when Tiny Tim gets strapped in for a morning constitutional and mummy accidentally hits the “fold” button? Well, I’ll tell you what happens. John Connor suddenly appears next to the thing in a flash of electricity, buck naked, and fights a T-1000 to the death. That’s what happens.