How fun is this? Vander Lind and some fellow MIT students combined aircraft-supply chromemoly tubing and salvaged bike parts into a recumbent trike. The propeller is similar to one Vander Lind made for a wind turbine to power a friend's yurt: He hot-wire-cut pink foam, coated it with fiberglass — and then added LED lights so the blades display colored patterns as they turn. Read more and watch a video of this amazing contraption at Popular Mechanic’s website >>.
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Next month, it will be a decade since General Motors' Richard Wagoner made Larry Burns the company's vice president for research and development and gave him one standing order: Reinvent the car. Burns rolled out his answer in 2002: the Autonomy fuel-cell concept car, describing a new DNA.... Read more at AutoWeek
GAMES
This is pretty funny if you don't drive a Chevy or Ford.
These people have...way too much time on their hands. Check out the fun by visiting their site and try your hand at the “Jump into a Mini” game!
JEEP GAMES: Mountain Madness
A new Grand Cherokee, an avalanche, explosives and driving fast in the snow…what more could you ask for in a game? There are many more games to choose from at www.jeep.com
The Latest Showcars
Check out the Concept Car photo galleries of the latest showcars at AutoWeek, one of our favorite websites!
