Misc. Ramblings

What has 200lbs of thrust, two wheels, and runs on roofing tar?

A rocket propelled bicycle, of course. The folks over at Popular Science have a short story about the bike and the rocket scientist who designed and built it. They say it does zero to 60mph in about five seconds, which is faster than most cars can accelerate. Still, riding a bike traveling that fast must be exhilarating, to say the least.

The article says

To ignite it [the roofing tar], Pickens placed a model-rocket motor inside the engine. A button on the handlebar fires the model-rocket motor, which in turn sets off Pickens's larger motor by lighting the roofing-tar fuel.

What next? A rocket propelled skate board?

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