http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070728/wooden-supercar-zooms-in-at-32000/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:41:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070728/wooden-supercar-zooms-in-at-32000/comment-page-1/#comment-311500 fuzzz.gaulin.ca » » Wooden Supercar takes to the streets Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:11:36 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070728/wooden-supercar-zooms-in-at-32000/#comment-311500 [...] probably better off just living vicariously through the videos after the jump. [Via Coolest-Gadgets]Continue reading Wooden Supercar takes to the streets Read | Permalink | Email this | [...] [...] probably better off just living vicariously through the videos after the jump. [Via Coolest-Gadgets]Continue reading Wooden Supercar takes to the streets Read | Permalink | Email this | [...]

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]]> http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070728/wooden-supercar-zooms-in-at-32000/comment-page-1/#comment-309909 Technology » Blog Archive » Wooden Supercar takes to the streets Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:41:02 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070728/wooden-supercar-zooms-in-at-32000/#comment-309909 [...] We’ve seen a smorgasbord of unusual ways to get back and forth to work, and while you could certainly catch us aboard a real-world Mario Kart or jet-powered scooter, traversing the 101 in a completely wooden automobile isn’t exactly within our realm of acceptable risk. Nevertheless, the Sada furniture company in Japan has crafted such a vehicle, and the president of the firm has even driven it into a news studio just to show it off. Reportedly, the vehicle can actually reach a top speed of just under 50 miles-per-hour, but considering it would cost you around ¥3,900,000 ($32,819) to take one of your own home — not to mention the implausibly high insurance rates on a flammable vehicle — you’re probably better off just living vicariously through the videos after the jump. [Via Coolest-Gadgets] [...] [...] We’ve seen a smorgasbord of unusual ways to get back and forth to work, and while you could certainly catch us aboard a real-world Mario Kart or jet-powered scooter, traversing the 101 in a completely wooden automobile isn’t exactly within our realm of acceptable risk. Nevertheless, the Sada furniture company in Japan has crafted such a vehicle, and the president of the firm has even driven it into a news studio just to show it off. Reportedly, the vehicle can actually reach a top speed of just under 50 miles-per-hour, but considering it would cost you around ¥3,900,000 ($32,819) to take one of your own home — not to mention the implausibly high insurance rates on a flammable vehicle — you’re probably better off just living vicariously through the videos after the jump. [Via Coolest-Gadgets] [...]

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