This screw-propelled vehicle was designed to cope with difficult snow and ice terrain. Instead of tracks, the vehicle is moved by the rotation of two horisontal cylinders fitted with a helical flange that engages with the snow surface. The Armstead Snow Motor was developed in the early 1920's. Leading Detroit automobile makers had organized a company entitled "Snow Motors Inc" to put out a machine that would negotiate the deepest snowdrifts at six to eight miles an hour. The vehicle consisted of a tractor power-plant mounted on two revolving cylinders instead of wheels.

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Scalextric Cars vs. Hornby Trains. Which is better cars or trains???

Scalextric Cars vs. Hornby Trains. Which is better or trains??? ravajack

A kicksled driven by a jet engine was mildly successful (but a great crowdpleaser) at the annual winter drag racing festival at Lake Ljusnedal in northern Sweden, held in the last weekend of march 2009. A kicksled is a swedish invention, and the first definite record of a kicksled was in a newspaper in northern Sweden around 1870. The kicksleds of that era had stiff wooden runners and were quite heavy. In 1900 the design of the modern kicksled with flexible metal runners was introduced by the swedish factory Orsasparken in the small village of Orsa in the county of Dalecarlia, world famous with the hand crafted wooden horses, the Dalahäst. The Orsasparken with metal runners quickly became standard in Finland, Sweden and Norway.

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The start of the local Swedish NWC Finals at the Gallerian Shopping Mall in Stockholm, Sweden, October 28, 2007.

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More of the same: Local Swedish NWC Finals at the Gallerian Shopping Mall in Stockholm, Sweden, October 28, 2007. Teams L to R: Sun City (Karlstad), Old Stars (Umeå), CB Racing (Umeå) Dom Förvirrade (Malmö), Stillman 1 (Malmö) and SRSoWÖ (Örebro/Karlskoga).

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An exacavator lifting itself to the top of a tower.

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More of the same: Local Swedish NWC Finals at the Gallerian Shopping Mall in Stockholm, Sweden, October 28, 2007.

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This is the cat toy that entertains and exercises felines by encouraging them to stalk an elusive "mouse" scurrying beneath a fabric skirt. The unit silently spins a wand under the ripstop nylon canopy, changing its direction unpredictably to imitate the movements of a real rodent. The mouse's tail peeks out tantalizingly, making it irresistible to even skeptical toms or tabbys. The unit's gearless friction drive prevents damage once the prey is caught and its speed adjusts to one of four settings with a push of a button. The toy's low center of gravity and fold-out stabilizers prevent it from tipping during exuberant feline pursuit.

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Did you know that the infamous Ford Edsel had a push-button gear shifting contraption in the center of the steering wheel hub? Neither did I...

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Takara Tomy's new micro slot car set, true H0 scale (1/87) and possibly the smallest slot cars & track in the world. A basic configuration of six track pieces can be set up within an A4 sized paper footprint. Cars included is a Nissan Fairlady (very small) and a Toyota 2000 GT (even smaller!). The track can even be set up to run in automatic mode by partly pressing the plunger on the speed controller and locking it in position with a plastic tab. Neat!

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Batman & Robin Slot Car Racing

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Är svininfluensan så farlig som medier, myndigheter och läkemedelsbolagen vill få oss att tro? Och varför är det så tyst om "pandemin" med -- just det -- svininfluensa(!) 1976? En influensautbrott som begränsades till USA (med åtföljande JÄTTESTOR mediekampanj för massvaccinering...), med där själva vaccinet orsakade långt större personskador (dödsfall och invaliditet) än influensan...

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Young Norvegian engineers creates a roller coaster on a local railway. Very ingenious. LOL.

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Small scale fiction becomes reality.

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Hobbygrossisten Per Gustavsson flyttar efter 30 år med sitt Minicars från Uppsala till Enköping.

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Early commercial slot racing attempts in Italy, complete with steering wheel, pedals and gear shift stick(!). Featuring also as one driver the famous car designer Battista Pinin Farina, aka Pininfarina.

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Spotswood Slot Car Racing Anthony Hopkins

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About the most flexible slot car chassis I've ever come across.

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Local Swedish NWC Finals at the Gallerian Shopping Mall in Stockholm, Sweden, October 28, 2007.

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Kenneth Swärd, bördig från Sveg i Härjedalen men till vardags verksam som bartender på nattklubbarna Crown och Etage i Malmö, knep titeln Årets Bartender när Sveriges Bartenders Gilles årliga tävling avgjordes i Vinterträdgården på Grand Hotell söndagen den 11 april 2010. Den vinnade drinken Chilli Vanilli vann den nio personer starka juryns gillande med bred marginal. Segerreceptet var: 3 cl Bacardirom Oro, 1,5 cl Giffard kakaolikör, 1 cl Licor 43, 0,5 cl Kahlua samt hackad chilifrukt. Röres, inte skakas, samt dekoreras med physalis och vaniljstång som förgyllts med ätbart bladguld. Prooost! Konferencier med beröm godkänt var skådespelerskan Sanna Bråding.

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Vad vore väl världen utan Ingenjör´n?!?!?

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The latest MacBook from Apple sans keyboard. Instead there's a thumb wheel a la Ipod. Very convenient.

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Slotracing in Paris 1968

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Slotracing at the fair.

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Batman & Robin Slot Car Racing

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