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Plasmacar presents: Unsual modes of transport

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:03:59 +0000

Having (almost) perfected our Plasmacar driving technique, we have begun to wonder how far we might actually be able to travel on one…are we talking down the street, around the block, across continents. We’re sure you can definitely go around the block on your car (although it might help to have someone push you on the uphill bits if you don’t want to strain your arms too much), although the continent crossing may prove to be a little trickier. All this wacky thinking got us contemplating other interesting and unusual modes of transport that there are all over the place- and this is what we found.
The Segway: A particularly silly looking contraption, reminiscent of a paint roller/half a scooter, although is actually very practical. With very simple controls, they are popular for exploring foreign cities without suffering from sore feet. Also popular with chimpanzees.

The rickshaw: Not so uncommon now, riding in a rickshaw around the streets of London is a great treat, particularly if you’re in a rush and want to nip in and out of the traffic. Always a good idea to hold onto your hat…

The Extreme Fliers Vertical Racer: more suitable for a small pet (or a toy, we cannot condone putting live animals on remote controlled vehicles), this unique car can drive up and down walls, literally defying gravity. A wonderful gift for any child.
We are continuing to practice our Plasmacar technique, and will be sure to let you know when we make it out of London on one.

Plasmacars go down a treat at local festival

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:58:53 +0000

Always keen to support local events, we took our plasmacars along to the South Park Music Festival in Wimbledon this summer. We teamed up with English Meat, an excellent supplier for all your carnivorous urges, who put on a delicious barbeque for the hungry performers and audience alike, and offered free rides on the plasmacars to entertain the young (and young at heart, of which there were more than a few!) punters. Having watched the great array of up-and-coming talent perform their songs and variety acts, the crowd soon gathered around the cars to marvel and try their hand at this new and incredibly unique toy, which can be mastered quite simply. Soon races were taking place-all in good spirit of course- and the nifty cars went speeding along the paths. Although great fun was had by all, we did observe that the children in the crowd turned out to be most expert drivers. Not that we’re competitive or anything.
Since the roaring success of the event, we at Plasmacar have been keen to practice and perfect our ‘driving’ skills, and have been known to do so in the company office. Never one to promote slacking of any kind, particularly not in the workplace, company owner Robert Laughton said “I appreciate the dedication of my staff, however this should be extra homework for them, and practiced in their own time. I expect, however, there to be a much better performance from my employees at next year’s South Park Music Festival”. We’d better get cracking, then.