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Not an email hoax: The Uno - Ben Gulak's Innovative Electric Motorbike
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11-6-2009 8:19 PM
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In 2007, the Uno won a second place Grand Award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. The machine also received a place in the Popular Science 2008 Invention Awards.
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2008-05/popsci-presents-2008-invention-awards
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11-6-2009
10:47 PM
antoniomilkbud
Very cool. another one here -
http://hacknmod.com/hack/enicycle-a-self-balancing-motoized-unicycle/
11-7-2009
2:49 AM
zizzy
The Enicycle - simple to learn and fun to ride. I want one.
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