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Cardboard bicycle can change the world, says Israeli inventor
Reuters ^
| Oct 15, 2012
| Ori Lewis and Lianne Gross
Posted on 10/15/2012 9:21:11 AM PDT by posterchild
A bicycle made almost entirely of cardboard has the potential to change transportation habits from the world's most congested cities to the poorest reaches of Africa, its Israeli inventor says.
Izhar Gafni, 50, is an expert in designing automated mass-production lines. He is an amateur cycling enthusiast who for years toyed with an idea of making a bicycle from cardboard.
He told Reuters during a recent demonstration that after much trial and error, his latest prototype has now proven itself and mass production will begin in a few months.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
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KEYWORDS: cardboardbicycle; israelinvention
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To: posterchild
I just want my damn flying car.
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posted on
10/15/2012 9:24:15 AM PDT
by
SIDENET
("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
To: posterchild
Works good until it rains.
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posted on
10/15/2012 9:25:15 AM PDT
by
arrogantsob
(The Disaster MUST Go. Sarah herself supports Romney.)
To: posterchild
Game Changer.. of course until it rains or you drive through a puddle.
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posted on
10/15/2012 9:25:20 AM PDT
by
hkusp40
To: posterchild
Can you use it in the rain?
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posted on
10/15/2012 9:25:24 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious. ~ HLM)
To: posterchild
Damn.. Why didn't I think of that.
To: SIDENET
"Gafni predicted that in the future, cardboard might even be used in cars and even aircraft "but that is still a way down the road." Well, isn't it always.
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posted on
10/15/2012 9:29:05 AM PDT
by
alancarp
(Liberals are all for shared pain... until they're included in the pain group.)
To: arrogantsob
Works good until it rains.My thoughts, exactly. However, the article says the cardboard is treated to make it fireproof and waterproof.
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posted on
10/15/2012 9:30:43 AM PDT
by
Scoutmaster
(You knew the job was dangerous when you took it)
To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America; All
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posted on
10/15/2012 9:31:04 AM PDT
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
To: alancarp
I’ve even heard of a house of cards. Those have acquired a bad rap, however.
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posted on
10/15/2012 9:32:02 AM PDT
by
Migraine
(Diversity is great; until it happens to YOU.)
To: alancarp
Well, isn't it always. Well said.
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posted on
10/15/2012 9:32:36 AM PDT
by
SIDENET
("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
To: posterchild
I just want to say one word to you. Just one word... Cardboard.
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posted on
10/15/2012 9:32:47 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Big Bird is a brood parasite: laid in our nest 43 years ago and we are still feeding him.)
To: SIDENET
I just want my damn flying car. Ask and you shall receive:
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posted on
10/15/2012 9:32:50 AM PDT
by
mbarker12474
(If thine enemy offend thee, give his childe a drum.)
To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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posted on
10/15/2012 9:34:14 AM PDT
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mbarker12474
(If thine enemy offend thee, give his childe a drum.)
To: alancarp
My dad knows a guy who is a Cardboard Box Engineer.
It is truly amazing what you can accomplish with a little geometry.
To: KarlInOhio
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posted on
10/15/2012 9:41:50 AM PDT
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Scoutmaster
(You knew the job was dangerous when you took it)
To: hkusp40
Gazillions of people live in deserts or arid regions ~ a large lawn leaf bag used once a year for 10 minutes will probably provide all the protection that market will ever need.
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posted on
10/15/2012 9:43:14 AM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: Scoutmaster
I saw this story a while ago. As I recall, it costs about $9 to produce the bike, so if you have to replace every year, it’s still a pretty good deal.
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posted on
10/15/2012 9:46:25 AM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
To: posterchild
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posted on
10/15/2012 9:48:15 AM PDT
by
SueRae
(See it? Hell, I can TASTE November from my house!)
To: Jonty30
$9 in materials, with an expected retail cost of $20.
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posted on
10/15/2012 9:50:58 AM PDT
by
Scoutmaster
(You knew the job was dangerous when you took it)
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