Christmas madness is upon us and I’ve been catalog shopping today at Patty’s house - forget the long lines when you can get everything you could possibly want via mail order! Consider, what do you get the kid who has everything but a drivers license? Try this very cool Willy’s Jeep replica from FAO Schwarz. For only $9,900, you can have your own gas powered Willy’s Jeep replica, suitable for children - really. It comes complete with working headlights, brake lights, canvas top, spare tire, roll bar and extra break pedal for parents who are a little freaked out by their kids driving. It’s done in 2/3 scale and also is available in “Desert Sand”. Perhaps I’ll sell the real Jeep Wrangler, throw in $1,000 and buy one of these. Power Wheels, eat your heart out.
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Willys Jeep - Another way cool toy!
Saturday, November 24th, 2007Stirling Engines, way cool desk toy + more!
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
I was reading Slashdot this afternoon and I stumbled across this gem. Of course, being a gear head, I was curious how an engine might run without fuel. The principle is the known as the Stirling Engine, an external combustion engine that uses any constant external heat source to power it. Imagine the environmental impact of basically free rotational energy! On the companies website, they have a model that runs on the heat from your hand (the MM7) including a video of it (and other models) in action. How cool is that! You too can get your hands on one for about $380 from the American Stirling Company.
