“Eurotunnel doesn’t take foot passengers, which is fair enough given you stay in the car on the journey. But if we hop up the road to the Eurostar passenger service from Ashford to Calais, the four of us will have to fork out at least £220. Different service, I know. But same tunnel. And more than three times as much. For not taking a car”. Fred Pearce again, on ferry and train fares. Previously: Only idiots travel by train / Life without airplanes.
Kiteboating
April 16, 2009 by Filed Under: Boats, Kites, Sailing ships, Travel, Wind Power
Following kitesurfing, kite buggying, kite landboarding and snowkiting (no slope required); kiteboating:
Airplay Kitesailing, Kite For Sail, KiteCat, the pioneers.
Previously: kitesurfing for cargo vessels. Related: sailing at the touch of a button / Sailing Rockets.
Too many babies?
April 15, 2009 by Filed Under: Consumption, Population growth
“It’s overconsumption, not population growth, that is the fundamental problem: By almost any measure, a small portion of the world’s people – those in the affluent, developed world – use up most of the Earth’s resources and produce most of its greenhouse gas emissions”. Read.
Bolides d’autrefois: vintage paper art
April 15, 2009 by Filed Under: Low-tech cars, Paper models, Toys, Travel
26 vintage cars, high resolution. Previously: download, print, fold, paste. Related: can cars.
Steampunk Magazine #5
April 15, 2009 by Filed Under: Steampunk
“Warning: The following procedure involves extremely hot fires, potentially dangerous fumes, and molten pools of liquid ranging up to 2,000 degrees F and beyond. You will burn at a much, much lower temperature than that, and your lungs are fragile things”. The fifth issue of Steampunk Magazine online.
Macho pedal power
April 13, 2009 by Filed Under: Bikes, Human power, Low-tech cars, Pedal power, Steampunk, Travel
Maybe artists and fantasy are a better foothold for the future than engineers and high-tech. The pedal powered Hennepin Crawler is capable of both street and railroad track cruising and can seat four people. It is comprised of approximately 90% recycled materials and has a sex appeal that can rival that of a Porsche or a Land Rover. Via Make 17. Related: Cycle Chics. More on railcars. More low-tech cars.
