Bicycle Hit/Dragged by Bus

Bicycle run over and dragged by bus
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Bicycle run over and dragged by bus
Duration: 00:58Recorded: 17 August 2007Location: Canada

Amsterdam, City of Bikes!

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Experience Amsterdam on a bicycle. Visit http://www.tripfilms.com to watch more high-quality travel videos from Amsterdam and around the world!

Women and Bikes

This videos illustrate some ideas on why women like to ride bicycles.

Freeway Ride

UPDATE: see the KNBC video news report on the "Freeway Ride"



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Bicycle Skyscraper

This video appears to be a news clip about a public bicycle parking tower in Japan(Kasai train station, Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan). It is automated and apparently can retrieve a bike about 22 seconds. This is like the "Bike Tree" on steroids. I wonder if it may be possible to rig up some kind of charging system? or perhaps to have some of the spots set up for charging electric bicycles (ebikes). Or perhaps could it accommodate extra long bikes such as bikes use the Xtracycle back end or tandems). I suppose tricycles and tall bikes will have to find parking else where.

What do you think of this parking system? It seems that it would virtually eliminate theft issues, enhance quantity of bikes that can be parked in a space, provide shelter for bikes from the weather, and many other things. Anyone got more info about this facility? Please email me directly or post in the comments section. Thanks!

Using Google "Japanese to English" translator, the video description says "Edogawa, Tokyo Tokyo underground bicycle made of bicycle parking in front of the station. Cam accommodate the number of units in 9400, the total construction cost of 7 billion yen ..."



Other reports on this story:
- "High Tech Bicycle Parking Facility In Tokyo"(Japan Probe)
- "Japanese Multi-Level Bicycle Parking"(Gizmodo)
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Air Powered Bike

See Video clip of this compressed air bike as seen on Planet Mechanic (a program on National Geographic) below.




Via Motorcycle News

"An inventor has created what he claims is the world’s first motorcycle powered by fresh air.

Jem Stansfield says his converted Puch moped produces cleaner air than found in many town and city centres and so can actually reduce pollution.

“It actually fires out cleaner air,” said 37-year-old Stansfield, who used to be a sheep herder.

The University of Bristol aeronautics graduate fitted the Puch with high pressure carbon fibre air cylinders used by fire fighters as breathing apparatus in burning buildings.

The cylinders power two rotary air engines which in turn drive the chain to the rear wheel.

Unlike electric scooters, it takes just seconds to recharge from larger air tanks filled by a diving compressor.

With a top speed of 18mph and a range of just seven miles between air top-ups, Stansfield admits it’s never going to be good for trans-continental touring. But hesaid: “You could definitely run a fleet of delivery bikes on it.”

TV presenter Stansfield built the scooter for a National Geographic channel documentary, Planet Mechanics.

Viewers can see him test ride it in Bristol when the programme is aired on June 3 at 6pm."

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E-Scooter Delivery

I spotted this truck ("Green Truck") on Arizona and 4th street during the Santa Monica Farmer's market. Then recently saw an article about them in in magazine. Just saw this video (see below) which they state that in addition to running their truck on veg oil (or biodiesel?) that they also provide a food delivery service via electric scooters which are powered by solar panels at their commissary in Culver City. What do you think?

"At Green Truck, serving healthy, gourmet food in a fast and efficient way is not enough. Green Truck believes that a healthy environment is tantamount to living a healthy life. Green Truck has taken every measure to ensure that food is good for customers and the planet. This process starts with the use of only certified organic ingredients & buying locally grown ingredients whenever possible. The Green Truck is solar powered & all cleaning products are environmentally friendly. The Green trucks run off of vegetable oil previously used by our company and other food service companies in the Los Angeles area. All food packaging containers, bags, napkins, and utensils are made from biodegradable products rather than plastics and Styrofoam. At Green Truck, the health of the people and the planet is the bottom line."

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Blood Car

If you are looking for a horror/gore film to see for Earth Day, you might want to see "Blood Car". It may satisfy your thirst for blood and gore on the big screen, while at the same time displaying a less obvious message about why there is an "Earth Day".

Here is a trailer for the movie:


See you at the Earth Day festival on the 3rd Street promenade this Saturday(April 12, 2008), from 10am-7pm. (see: EarthDayLA.com ). It's free. And there will be many exhibitors, at least one stage with live entertainment, and other things happening.

Blood Car info from Wiki:
Directed by Alex Orr
Produced by Jon Swindall
Written by Adam Pinney
Alex Orr
Starring Mike Burne
Anna Chlumsky
Katie Rowlett
Editing by Jon Swindall
Adam Pinney
Release date(s) 2007
Country United States
Language English

Stupidest Bike Lane?

Andy Bowers of SlateV makes a video of what he refers to as the "The Stupidest Bike Lane?". It's in Westwood (West Los Angeles). And it's a little less than a block long.

Key words: Shortest Bicycle Lane, Wierd bike lane, Wierdest bike lane

NY Auto Show 2008

Kevin Haydon and a person at the auto show. He was talking about the engine of the CAT (air powered vehicle/car) at the New York Auto Show (March 2008)



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Italian Ebikes 2007

This video is "from the Italian independent forum ( www.jobike.it ) devoted to e-bikes and pedelecs (and now to folding bicycles as well)" acording to youtube poster. Video poster also states "This video shows some of the bicycles and kits about which we have talked since January 2007." I think it worthwhile to note that their website "www.jobike.it" is using a "Creative Commons" copyright. (see: creativecommons.org )

Interestingly, the world's only known public, ebike/escooter, charging/parking station is located in Florence Italy (see: E-Bike Public Charging Station)



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tesla turbine

This "Tesla Turbine"(wiki) can be powered by compressed air or by water pressure. In this case it is powered by compressed air at 20 PSI(pounds pers square inch) at a rate of about 7 CFM (cubic feet per minute)



Tesla Turbine made out of an old harddrive.


Tesla Turbine from gyroscope.


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Salt Water Fuel

This is a video news report about an invention by John Kanzius. It delves into two inventions he is working on. While working on an invention to kill cancer cells using radio waves, he came up with thought that maybe radio waves could cause salt water to ignite.

If you have more infomation on these ideas, inventions, technology, send them to me and/or post the info in the comments so we all may have the info.

Pneumatic Elevator

This is a video of a pheumatic powered elevator.



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Scuderi Air Hybrid

These video illustrate what and how a Scuderi Air Hybrid engine works. And how it may be applied as a power source for a moving vehicle or an electricity generator. It also clarifies it's ability to be powered by biodiesel, ethynol, and other biofuels(bio-fuel).



Scudari engine promo video


Scuderi engine overview


Interview with Scudari


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Eco-Air

"Eco-Air"... a pneumatic and/or water compressor design.



Part 2



Video description:
The Inventor Wolfhart Willimczik shows his inventions, how they are created and how they are destroyed by the SSD/STASI and KGB.
www.Wolfhart.us

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No Gas!

This video shows ideas on how to transport groceries or other things you want to keep dry... while riding in the rain.

The cyclist also has some innovative ideas on using lights for bicycles... such as wide turn signal lights.

Also, in honor of the recent report of the escaped tiger in the San Francisco Zoo, it is a reminder to us all... remember to feed your kitty.

Military Bikes

This is an interesting video demonstrating the process a soldier goes through when they jump from a plane with a military spec folding bicycle.

Talk about adreneline rush! first you dive out of a plane, free fall, then fly on your steerable parachute, then hit the ground, unpack your mil spec folding bike for some hard core mountain bike riding.

Wait! That description seems like an X-treme sport adventure!

Street Surfer

This bicycle is kind of a hybrid bike and skate. It is called the "Street Surfer". It is made in Western Australia (WA), Australia.

The report states that it will be available in the USA by April 2008.

Electric Eel

This video news story prompts the thought of imagining if humans could generate electricity, kind of like they apparently did in the movie "The Matrix". Perhaps in the future, humans genes will be blended with electric eel genes (the parts that generate electricity) to give humans the ability to generate electricity. Perhaps these will be real "X-Men" of the future.

Or perhaps this bio mechanical technology will be used for robots that to give them a power source, generated from eating food. It may also be used for creating a power source for bionic prosthetic limbs. It may even give humans the ability to generate visiable light. hmmm..

Dec 13 - A new Christmas installation is taking centre stage at a Japanese aquarium involving an electric eel and Christmas tree lights.

The electric eel discharges up to 800 watts of power and every time the creature moves it lights up the Christmas tree.

The eel and the tree has been a crowd puller, with hundreds coming to watch the eel move and the lights twinkle.

Basmah Fahim reports.