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Ultimate robot rider? They built an electro-mechanical throttle/braking/shifting system. Big deal. When Flossie can take a hair pin at 90 mph without scraping some teflon off of her robo-knee, then I'll be impressed. Until then, she's just a automated dyno operator. Relax the hype a little until you find something a bit more impressive.

Anyone ever ridden' a scooter or motorcycle in the snow? Even most bike enthusiasts haven't. That's because they suck in poor traction situations. A rear wheel drive sports car is better off than a bike in the snow/ ice. Granted, this one is front wheel drive but based on weight and only one rear wheel in the back, odds are good that this would be a seasonal ride, just like the other bikes and scooters out there. BMW already has a "all weather" bike out that you see all over Europe. It looks very similar to this but with only one wheel up front. The idea of this being a "hybrid" is slick though. That alone could convince someone that isn't sold on the whole "hybrid car" thing to go for one of these as a seasonal commuter if it is affordable.

nybaseballm, have you ever seen a tarp on a backyard pool? Seen it after it rains? Now multiply that by an order of, oh, lets say 1000. I've spent plenty of time in San Dog. It's not overly wet but it does rain, not to mention that water would make it's way over the edge of a tarp and eventually drag it lower and lower. ScottSEA, the fact that the balls are black will only heat the upper layer of water. The lack of penetration of light to the lower depths will allow it to remain cool, if not grow colder. There will certainly be an increased temperature differential but it will most likely not have a major impact on the overall temp of the body of water. On top of that, any bacterial growth can be and is already filtered out at the water treatment plants. There isn't a pump that pulls the water straight out of the reservoir and dumps it right into your tap. I do agree with you about the eventual future of the balls though. It's more of a re-direction of problems than a true "solution" but then again, I don't have a better answer for the problem so it's hard to knock it. Maybe they could make one SERIOUS carnival ball pit when they're done.