a couple motorcycle things from "TheFancy.com"

turn signals on the helmet... good idea!

http://www.thefancy.com/cars-and-vehicles

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Have you heard of the Detroit Maker Faire?

there is a 500 dollar limit to what you can pay for stuff you get a kids toy faster with

"With a limit of $500 spent on modifying a kid’s Power Wheels car – hacker spaces race for the championship in the 2012 Power Racing Series.

The innovative racing series makes engineering entertaining and approachable. The goal of the Power Racing Series is to advance technology education and encourage people to try something new. (And have a good time, too.)"

found on http://www.makerfairedetroit.com/

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Starburner Galactic Courier Service base camp for a journey to the center of the earth or time traveling

 I don't recall which samll crate is a portable toilet cube in disguise, but one is, and it's damn cool to realize that this basecamp is that well thought out!

 in the center of the above is a perfectly working portable typewriter... it folds in half for travel

 above is a hand cranked recharging incandescent torch (flashlight)

 this is a real working Mimeograph that is about a hundred years old

 above, a working Tesla coil

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