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Monster Cycle

A British engineer builds a half-ton, 1,000-horse drag-racing bike with the power of a monster truck

For a closer look, click 'View Photos' at left Nick Argyle´s shop was only big enough to work on a motorcycle, but his only engine belonged in a monster truck.
So the 44-year-old British engineer did what any power-mad gearhead would do: He built a 1,000-horsepower, methanol-guzzling, two-wheeled colossus.

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Best of What´s Next: The Ultimate Roller Coaster



The key to the thrill ride of the future is a robotic arm that replaces the traditional roller-coaster car. British engineer Gino De-Gol adapted the Kuka KR 500, a 5,000-pound aluminum robotic arm, by attaching a passenger seat to the free end. The arm has six joints that allow it to articulate acrobatics as wild as a programmer can dream up. To make his RoboCoaster a reality, De-Gol needs to build a track that can handle the cantilevered load of the KR 500. Here´s a video of the arm in action:

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