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Steam-Powered Bike Sends You Flying at 75 MPH

by Terrence O'Brien on June 24, 2009 at 08:33 AM

Steam Powered Bike Sends You Flying at 75 MPH Straddling a Furnace

Recipe for Internet success:
  • Take at least two things (the more, the better) that are popular right now.
  • Jam them together.
  • Post photos or video online.
  • Enjoy your 15 seconds of meme fame.
That recipe seems to be working for Rusnan, a reader at autobloggreen, who decided to mix the Web's love for all things steampunk (a steam engine and rust) and eco-friendly (a bicycle), with sheer laziness (no pedaling required). The result is a rather clumsy-looking bike, strapped with a blocky steam engine, that can cruise between 50 and 75 miles per hour. It takes 15 minutes to build up enough pressure to hit those speeds, but Rusnan assures autobloggreen the bike does actually work.

This isn't the first example of a steam bike, and the green credentials of anything steam-powered are immediately suspect. But you can't deny the cool factor, even if the idea of strapping a furnace between your legs has you a little concerned.

Of course, there are plenty of other interesting things out there powered by steam. Check out the gallery below for a few of our favorites. [From: autobloggreen]

Steam Powered Gadgets

Tags: bicycle, bike, steam, steam power, steam punk, SteamPower, steampunk, transportation

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