From electric cars that can drive themselves to modernized public transport such as the Hyperloop to human - sized drones and hover boards (real ones, not those silly two -
wheeled contraptions that catch on fire), we are entering an era of potentially dramatic change on the transportation front.
Pike's Peak is sometimes referred to as «America's Mountain,» and it serves as something of a proving grounds as
wheeled contraptions of every persuasion race from bottom to top, or thereabouts, in order to test their mettle (or metal if you like, they both work here).
Painted using one of
those wheeled contraptions that mark out football pitches and sports fields, the line trundles from under a closed lift door, makes its way splashily up a swanky staircase — passing a Lawrence Weiner work that repeats the same phrase, «WHOLE CLOTH STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT», on the wall in big letters on every level — makes arcing oxbow detours across the concrete floors, and comes to a stop, where the machine ran out of paint, on the first floor.
Not exact matches
Fortunately, Sylvan Goldman had a better idea: cross two wire baskets with a folding chair and put the whole
contraption on
wheels.
The netting sides allow parents and children to see one another freely, and parents can move the
contraption by lifting one side and rolling it on its two
wheels (locking mechanism included for safety so your child can't do the same).
The plastic
contraption that
wheels your baby around is actually counter-productive to this phenomenon called bonding.
They build complex
contraptions out of wood,
wheels, and whatever else is lying around, or they collect and collate rocks, shells, and coins.
The sit in baby walker that is made of wood is meant to help the baby sit inside a circular
contraption with
wheels.
Cinematographer Raoul Coutard shot the entire film on a hand held camera while sitting in a
wheel chair or other cart - like
contraptions.
Sitting in the heavily bolstered driver's seat, we poke around and find a button for the rearward - facing flamethrowers, a thumbprint - encoded starter on the steering
wheel, and a couple of other well - hidden Quartermaster
contraptions we weren't supposed to see.
This museum is like walking into your middle school science fair — an inviting space filled with magnets, steam shooters,
wheels, floating objects and other
contraptions straight out of Doc's wacky lab in the film classic, Back to the Future.
Pretty soon, you'll find yourself working with all sorts of 3D
contraptions using pipes, gears, hammers, chimes,
wheels, propellers and more.
After attaching a set of
wheels to the bottom of a Wii Fit Balance Board, the modder took it to the streets to see what such a
contraption is capable of.
WEIRD CARS Get own hands on some of the weirdest
contraptions to ever have four
wheels attached!
It's a fairly simple little
contraption, featuring a
wheel that clicks in four directions, a central Confirm button and four other buttons for back, play / pause, home and voice search commands.