Commercial Jetpacks

It is the perfect way for city high-fliers to miss the morning rush hour. A company is set toproduceAthe first commercial jetpacks - and one could be yours for just £50,000.A TheAtrafficAjam-beating packs will be manufactured after a multi-million pound deal was signed with an internationalAaircraftAcompany this week.
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Posted: March 3rd, 2010
at 9:04am by Koookiecrumbles
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Peugeot SR1
Peugeot SR1 from stA©phane leloutre on Vimeo.
Swiss gets speed fine record

A Swiss millionaire has been handed down a record speeding fine of $290,000 by a court.
The man was reportedly caught driving a red Ferrari Testarossa at 137km/h (85mph) through a village.
The penalty was calculated based on the unnamed motorist’s wealth - assessed by the court as $22.7m - and because he was a repeat offender.
It is more than double Switzerland’s previous record speeding fine - handed to a Porsche driver in Zurich in 2008.
In the latest case, the motorist was clocked speeding 57km/h (35mph) faster than the limit, according to the cantonal court in St Gallen, eastern Switzerland.
"The accused ignored elementary traffic rules with a powerful vehicle out of a pure desire for speed," the court said in its judgement.
Swiss media reported that the man owns a villa with five luxury cars, including the Ferrari.
Posted: January 8th, 2010
at 1:39am by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: myninjaplease,politricks,whips
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Wally Super-Yacht
Whip of the week

Posted: December 10th, 2009
at 2:42pm by Koookiecrumbles
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The Man in a Van Project

The beat-up 1989 Dodge van carries a sign with a question: "How has the recession affected you?" Along the side, a request: "Tell me your story."
Scrawled in marker across the orange paint are hard-luck tales: "My grandma lost her house and my dad is working less hours," signed Peoria, AZ. "I lost my job, my home, my car & was homeless for 6 months. This was the first time in 27 yrs I was out of work," signed Sue W.
The man behind the wheel is Aaron Heideman, 29, an artist from Grants Pass, Ore., who in the past year began sleeping in the van on a mattress he bought for a six-pack of beer and lost his job at a paint store. He hit the road July 1 with what he calls "The Man in a Van Project," angling for a $250,000 prize at an art fair.
"I just want to give people a voice," he said during a stop in Rhode Island, the 20th state he stopped in during what he calls a nationwide conceptual art piece. His media, as he describes it: a 50-yard roll of Tyvek, a Dodge van, and a homeless man (himself). His final destination is Grand Rapids, Mich., home of ArtPrize, where he plans to display his project in September and October.
During Heideman’s stops, he unscrolls several feet of the roll, lays it in front of the van with a couple of Sharpie markers, and encourages passers-by to pause for a minute and add their thoughts.
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Posted: September 1st, 2009
at 11:33am by Koookiecrumbles
Tagged with aaron heideman, ARTPrize, the man in a van project
Categories: "ninja",art,business,competitions,diy,fo' real?,hood status,life,travel,whips
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Halcyon Concept Car

Designer Ralph Tayler-Webb?s inspiration for the Halcyon concept came from his love for nature and the desire for tranquil roads, as are seen in most luxury car advertisements. Inspired by the Owl, the Haylcon is clean, efficient, ultra-lightweight and eerily silent. The concept utilizes electric power for clean and silent motion, while its aerodynamic structure with covered wheels and a tapering teardrop cabin reduces air drag to a minimum.
With a structure made from porous aluminum foam, the Halcyon mimics the owl?s hollow bones and makes it surprisingly light for its generous volume. Aluminum foam also benefits from high impact and acoustic absorbency, keeping the occupants safe and (without) sound. As part of the concept?s research and development, Ralph photographed and studied birds in flight, carving an owl in hardwood and sketching them in charcoal and with watercolors. The final model was created entirely out of hand in clay and then cast in resin to maintain what Ralph believes is an ?organic form with something instinctive, quite intangible, but very special,? and we completely agree with that.

Posted: August 13th, 2009
at 5:37am by orangemenace
Tagged with cars, concept, design, futurism, green, sustainable
Categories: design,green,whips
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Taken for A Ride - Documentary
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2486235784907931000Taken for a Ride is an amazing documentary by Jim Kleina and Martha Olson that documents the efforts to derail mass transit in America. Ever wonder why the U.S. has the worst mass transportation system in the industrialized world? Using historical footage and investigative research, this film tells how GM fought to push freeways into the inner cities of America, and push public transportation out.
Posted: August 10th, 2009
at 6:00am by orangemenace
Tagged with cars, documentary, GM, politricks, transportation
Categories: documentary,fo' real?,life,myninjaplease,politricks,real life news,whips,youtube
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