Comments on: 9 Absurd Transportation Modes that Never Got into Gear

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:51:23 +0000

I think the picture for the Supperbus is just a concept design. i can't imagine seeing that design as a viable mode of public transportation due to regulations concerning egress, ease of mobility, and structural integrity. This bus obviously passed regulations and still managed to stretch itself.

By: Marco Collins

Marco Collins — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:48:18 +0000

I thought the most obvious would be the Segway. While it’s true they’re in production, all the investment dollars and hype can’t change the fact of what a disappointment it is.

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:57:56 +0000

Am I the only one who thinks the Daihatsu Trek is cool as hell? More suspension, bigger tires, and the ability to float would be awesome.

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:18:56 +0000

Whether they work or not, da Vinci deserves credit for the sheer innovation represented by his drawings. Who else in his time could have conceived of an artificial heart valve or a robot?

You can see for yourself whether his inventions work at an exhibit coming to the Houston Museum of Natural Science in March. It will have life-size built-out models of his drawings that you can experiment on.

By: Katty

Katty — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:58:20 +0000

About the AMFIBIDIVER:

As part of this team I can assure that
Renes health problems were just short term and that the project wasn’t actually shelved. We made of few dive trips with it in Spain, so it really works. In fact it wasn’t our goal to make it commercial as we only wanted to prove that it’s possible to make a vehicle like this.
Now it’s one the exhibits of the Land, Air and Sea Museum of Doug Hilton in Kent (UK). Check it out at http://www.landairandsea.com.

We’re already working hard on a new, unique waterproject…which will be revealed in a few months.

By: ryan

ryan — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:15:49 +0000

how can you mention the simpsons on this list without mentioning “The Homer”, the car Homer designed in the 1991 episode “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?”

By: CADDY

CADDY — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:55:38 +0000

what about the Sinclair C5?

By: jim

jim — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:09:37 +0000

excellent! Very cool post.

By: Dennis M

Dennis M — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:59:37 +0000

You can see Fuller’s Dymaxion House in the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. It looks like a big flying saucer landed. Kind of hangs on a central mast that extends through the center to ground. The museum should get one of the cars to park next to it.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:35:06 +0000

What? No Moller Aircar?

Oh, yeah; they never actually built a working one. Almost forgot.