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The whole pod is about 10- or 11-feet high (different sources had different stats), contains a living room, toilet, bed, and a kitchen with a wood stove. The point of the whole thing is sustainable living, so the house is solar and wind powered. The whole thing costs just under $50,000, but the designers think it can be made for cheaper to gear it towards people on a modest budget. You may laugh, but according to the news, that could be all of us in like a week.
Seriously, though, we really want to know where you're supposed to park this thing, why it's better than an RV (yes, it's all-terrain but it's slow as hell), and does it come in any other colors? We're partial to something a little lighter. Don't miss the video after the break. [Source: The Daily Mail]
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Subscribe to commentsneeseeOct 22nd 2008 2:58PM
I think they should build one that runs!
gpmom01Oct 22nd 2008 3:19PM
Got a can opener??
litaOct 22nd 2008 3:54PM
If it can move at a walking pace (2 to 5 miles per hour), then a truly impressive demo would have shown it moving at a walking pace.
JanetOct 22nd 2008 4:06PM
This is rediculous and completely non functional. Reminds me of a highschool project, at best.
KeithOct 22nd 2008 4:58PM
Five miles an hour...better get an early start. If it's for floods maybe it should float and have paddles instead --guess that would just be a boat.
JonesOct 22nd 2008 5:08PM
THIS IS SO STUPID.
AngiebabyOct 22nd 2008 5:18PM
How fast does it move? I mean, can it haul ass if the flood water rises fast? (And it usually does!) Now, I myself see this thing getting hit by a gust of wind from a tornado, hurricane, etc., and becoming one big can rolling on down the road. Does it have air (or airsickness) bags? And I don't see nary a window or vent, so remember... NO CHILI DOGS BEFORE WE CLOSE THE HATCH!
PaulineOct 22nd 2008 6:15PM
This is nutty as a fruit cake although it might be fun to have for guests after setting it up next to the house. It looks like there's a couple or three vents on the roof and the large windows can be seen with no covering on them. I'd love to see the inside of it. With a wood stove I would be afraid that it might blow over in a high wind and catch the thing on fire.
loisOct 22nd 2008 6:29PM
looks like a bingo ball machine.
LisaOct 22nd 2008 6:08PM
I am wondering if it has air conditioning or a heating system (besides the stove)?
boredwellOct 22nd 2008 7:22PM
Ok, what was the purpose of this "folly" again? Yeah, right, my grandmother who has severe osteoperosis and uses a walker could out ran that thing if not a flood! It doesn't have a parallel application as a practical miliary conveyance, either. MIT should fire the project head but give the students an A for Absurd.
cindy4956Oct 22nd 2008 7:40PM
GREAT!!! I WOULD NEVER HAVE TO PACK AGAIN!!!!
VINCEOct 22nd 2008 8:02PM
Well why would you walt you house to walk??? So who much of that did you smoke?
SigOct 22nd 2008 8:11PM
What was that wire hanging down from the bottom? What if the flood comes at night? The thing would move faster if it had wheels and the occupant got out and pushed. Better wrap the china in rubber padding. Is it RC or controlled from a captain's chair inside? Oooooh it can step over a 2X4!!! What will they come out with next? A television that you have to make your own pictures? Darn, its called a light bright!! Hey, maybe we can get them to mass produce these in Mexico!!!!
lleah62Oct 22nd 2008 9:27PM
wow ....i say throw out the furniture add some racks about midway up shove a stovepipe on the end and ya got yourself a giant walking smoker grill. Then on the hollidays when you go to grammas for thanksgiving the smoker will meet you there with the smoked turkey piping hot,.....you could even throw on 100 extra birds and have it sell them on the way hahaha now thats good old american inginuity no cooking or working for a living now if someone would come up with a Jetson-like flying car ill tell ya how to turn that into a giant punkin pie baker to travel with the smoker .
IanOct 23rd 2008 3:27AM
thank you, you made my night
PabloOct 22nd 2008 10:29PM
Kinda like watching paint dry. Looks like a piece of mobile art rather than anything with real uses. The artistic message? Look at all the spare cash I had on hand!!
DerekOct 24th 2008 12:23PM
It would be fun to watch a Jehovah's Witness come knocking on the door, only to have the house start to walk away from them. Picture it sped up a bit with the house having Mr. Potato Head arms and being chased down the street!
D.
PorkyOct 26th 2008 8:34AM
How do you hook it up to a septic tank? Have fun moving the septic tank with it.
KristiOct 26th 2008 9:00AM
This is like watching paint dry.