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bluegargantua ([personal profile] bluegargantua) wrote2009-07-22 02:14 pm

Monorail! Monorail! Monorail! Monorail!

Hey,

The Kiwis have come up with a human-powered monorail. So far, it's only at the amusement park stage, but it's an interesting idea.

Surprising fact -- I can't actually fit in one of those things.

later
Tom

[identity profile] badseed1980.livejournal.com 2009-07-22 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
You must be at least THIS SHORT to ride the human-powered monorail! :P

[identity profile] bkdelong.livejournal.com 2009-07-23 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
Actually...maybe not:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Geoffrey Barnett <info@shweeb.co.nz>
Date: Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: Mail from www.shweeb.com
To: bkdelong@pobox.com


Hi B.K.,

We have had several customers over 2m (6'7") tall and we still have room to spare.

The width (530mm/20in) has only been a problem for about 0.01% of our riders.

We are trying to set up Shweeb tracks in the US at the moment. Please tell us if you come across any ideal sites!

Geoff
Chief Designer
The Shweeb

[identity profile] bkdelong.livejournal.com 2009-07-22 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, maybe not that version....but I'm sure they'll have larger recumbent cars.
Edited 2009-07-22 19:32 (UTC)

[identity profile] neuromancerzss.livejournal.com 2009-07-22 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
The American version?

[identity profile] z-gryphon.livejournal.com 2009-07-22 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, for the love of Pete. The whole point of a monorail (or any mass transit system, come to that) is that the passengers don't do the work.