The Kneeslider

Doers Builders and Positive People

Project 1221

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Hmm... supersecret, 1000+hp supercar for the cubic money crowd. Project 1221. Link via Autoblog . … [Read more...]

Motorcycles in a flat world

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There is an excellent article in the May issue of Wired magazine, not yet online, "Why the World is Flat." It's an interview with Tom Friedman. It's full of background information that is directly related to yesterday's posts about China. If you're the least bit interested in the coming changes, you should check it out. I can't stress enough the impact these changes will have … [Read more...]

Chopper style pizza cutters

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Now this is different. Here's a guy who likes to machine functional objects with high style. He decided to make some pizza cutters in the outlaw biker style. Very cool! His artistic description seems a little over the top but the cutters are great. Link via BoingBoing … [Read more...]

Baseball, Golf and Motorcycle Racing

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If you follow sports of any sort or if you just watch the news, you've noticed all of the steroid hearings and talk of cheating by athletes who use performance enhancing drugs. There are many differing views on this topic but as soon as the government gets involved in defining what's fair, watch out. An interesting article in Slate magazine asks, "If steroids are cheating, why … [Read more...]

Rocket bike

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What happens if you take a bicycle and strap on a rocket? Donald Pottier did just that and set a new record at 242.61kph (that's 150.75 mph). Now, I've had my ZX11 up at that speed but a bicycle? Hmm... I didn't know there were any Z-rated bicycle tires. A man and his workshop can be an interesting combination. This was a few years ago but I don't know if anyone has been crazy … [Read more...]