Sunday, June 28, 2009

The triumph of man's ingenuity knows no bounds.

Someday, alongside names like Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler, Wilbur and Orville Wright, and Robert Goddard, schoolchildren will learn of Giuseppe Cannella, inventor of the jet-powered wheelchair.

5 comments:

J.R.Shirley said...

Wow. Well, God bless him. Though I can pretty much guarantee that if he keeps those stock tires and doesn't wear a helmet, this will end in tears for someone.

It's a good cause, though I don't understand why the British Parkinson's Disease Society needs money, since we know socialized medicine solves everything.

J

T.Stahl said...

Funny vehicles - a last joy left to the British.

Kristopher said...

In Oregon, we make 'em go faster ....

Ancient Woodsman said...

Somewhere, Wile E. Coyote - 'Super Genius' - is drooling...

OrangeNeckInNY said...

I foresee a nominee to the Darwin Awards...