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Micro Mayhem

Micro Mayhem! from Stoopid Buddy Stoodios on Vimeo.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu May 23, 2013 | Comments (2)
Category: Animals, Death, Motor Vehicles, Stop-motion Animation

They Warn the Car Behind

From the Washington Post - May 2, 1915. So whatever happened to the idea of electric gongs supplementing turn signals.? Seems like it could actually be useful.

Posted By: Alex | Date: Wed May 22, 2013 | Comments (9)
Category: Motor Vehicles, Cars, 1910's

Electric Skateboards & Solowheel





Okay, so we don't have our Back to the Future hoverboards yet. But maybe we can settle for these.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Sat May 04, 2013 | Comments (4)
Category: Motor Vehicles, Technology

Pedestrian Crossing



Our simpleton from "Coughs and Sneezes" returns.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Oct 25, 2012 | Comments (4)
Category: Motor Vehicles, PSA's, Urban Life, 1940's

Dick Wakes Up



Personally, I'd rather listen to Jiminy Cricket as my conscience, instead of "Good Judgment."

By the way: do kids nowadays ever tell someone, "Aw, go play in traffic!"
Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed May 30, 2012 | Comments (6)
Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Death, Motor Vehicles, PSA's, Teenagers

Hollywood Wolf Whistle

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Original ad here. (Scroll down.)
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Jan 26, 2012 | Comments (4)
Category: Motor Vehicles, Public Indecency, 1940's

Herb Bartlett

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Let us all hail the great American tradition of amateur inventors, personified today by the forgotten Herb Bartlett, whose love for hovercraft extended to making his plans available to the youth of the USA, contacted through his ad in Boys' Life magazine

Original ad here. (Scroll down a bit.)

Personal Multicopter



More info here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue Nov 01, 2011 | Comments (4)
Category: Flight, Inventions, Motor Vehicles, Technology, Europe

Ocupación



The artist's concept: to walk in traffic with car horns strapped to her back.

Or, as the translated text from YouTube says: "Occupation of space for the transit of cars with loud support from a portable device with 4 horns (12 v) for cars."

Artist's home page (in Spanish).

Real-life Clown Car



Is it cheating though if you don't use adults?
Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed Sep 14, 2011 | Comments (6)
Category: Motor Vehicles, Children, Asia
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