Stay up to date on the latest news of the future of science and technology from your iPhone with full articles, images and offline viewing
Featuring every article from the magazine and website, plus links from around the Web. Also see our PopSci DIY feed
Share links with friends, comment on stories and more
In our December issue, Popular Science names the 100 best innovations of the year: bombproof wallpaper, self-parking cars, the fastest helicopter, and 97 more. Plus inventor profiles and videos.
Check out the best of what's new here.
So what's the original publish date of the "Moto-Mono-Cycle" image?
Image 3 looks like it would have a 100% fatality rate. The steering wheel in both that and image 5 is beyond perplexing. One would think that the normal way to change directions in such a device would be to lean one way or the other -- which might actually work in image 3 if only the driver could survive long enough to execute such a maneuver.
Of course, leaning to make a turn would be very difficult for image 5 since the rider, and most of the device's mass, is situated below its natural axis of rotation.
Popular? Maybe. But, science? Phooey!
@ A1Bme
I saw a guy hauling a** on one he built, much like image #5.
He had a problem with wobble before, but maneuvering sure didn't seem to be a problem in some of the very fast runs I watched.
I, too, have seen, albeit in video only, current
exemplars.
Would suggest that the 'ball tank' (armoured fighting
vehicle....) from mid thirties might be included in
'the set'???
best