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steampunk monocycle
15 August 2007 09:36http://www.boingboing.net/2007/08/14/steampunk_monocycle_.html
Dude. That is one cool-looking machine.
Dude. That is one cool-looking machine.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/M400X-Skycar-VTOL-Prototype-Aircraft_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ26428QQihZ015QQitemZ250036057352QQrdZ1QQsspa
...on eBay, of all places.
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lightning_rose has drawn my attention to the questions for the seller, which include some real howlers...at least in part because the person responding to them is clearly going to an almost painful effort to be patient and polite:
...on eBay, of all places.
Update:
lightning_rose has drawn my attention to the questions for the seller, which include some real howlers...at least in part because the person responding to them is clearly going to an almost painful effort to be patient and polite:
Q: i would also like to build a VTOL aircraft such as this . can you please provide me with instructions so that i may build one at home for my own personal use ? i will compensate you with a generous donation of $5.00 US .
A: We do not plan to offer the M400 in kit form. Consulting services are available at the rates posted on our web site. Over the past 40 years Dr. Moller, Moller International and our shareholders have invested about $65 million into this project, in todays dollars that would be about $200 million.
Q: what after market parts are available, can i get screaming eagle exhausts and a dyno stage 3 kit for it and will i be able to attach nitros oxcide to it to make it go faster.......also is there any chrome parts to make it look more 'blingy'...........
A: We are not aware of any firm offering aftermarket parts for our vehicle.
Q: Was this prototype based on the version that Wile E. Coyote built in the 1970's?
A: We are pleased to respond to serious questions. Our web site has information on the history of the Company and the development path we have followed. This is the 5th generation of the design, with the M200X being the most successful vehicle to date. The M200X looked a lot like cartoon representations of flying cars of the 1970s, and may have been the inspiration for some of these popular images.
Q: If I bid $1.8m dollars, is that less than the reserve price. I only ask as I fancy bidding $1.8m for something, albeit my bank account is currenly overdrawn?
A: All bids should be considered binding agreements per the eBay bidding rules.
Q: my grandson would love to take a ride in this. he is 9 months old. are there seat belts in the skycar to secure a car seat?
A: This is a prototype aircraft, and although it has seatbelts, I would not recommend that the aircraft be used for entertainment. Operation of this aircraft at this stage of its development is very risky, with a high degree of risk of personal injury including the potential of a fatal accident and the potential of significant property damage in addition to damage or total destruction of the aircraft.
