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A soothingly quiet trike driven by a 7-ft., pedal-powered propeller. I spend a month a year working on a commercial fishing boat with a loud diesel engine, and the greatest sound in the world is to hear it turn off. Recumbent trike built from aircraft-supply cro-moly tubing and salvaged bike parts. Prop hot-wire-cut pink foam, coated it with fiberglass — and then added LED lights so the blades display colored patterns as they turn.
Propeller Driven Bicycle (Recumbent Trike) – Human Powered – Link.
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very, very cool… but super inefficient.
For extra credit add POV to the LED display.
Wow that’s really amazing! “Kiki’s Delivery Service” comes to mind :)
hahaha, don’t drive too close to the pedestrians! chopped human!
Can it climb a 15° slope?
Can it climb a 15° slope?
This is pretty cool. Also, a boat variant exists: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezFA_LxcABA . Of course, this means someone needs to build an amphibious hybrid.