Dispensary Corner 28 Mar 12
March 28, 2012
BIKER until the end.
Motorcyclists in Germany can now ride to their final resting place, with the launch of a new sidecar hearse funeral service. The man behind the bike is motorcycle enthusiast Joerg Grossmann, who told reporters that he expects to attract around 1000 ‘clients’ a year. His first prototype saw a hearse cart fitted to a Kawasaki motorbike, however Grossmann said that 10 Harley hearses are now under construction, and will be ready by the end of the year.
TECHNOLOGY goes backwards.
The humble corkscrew has been honed over the centuries to a small, compact device which simply opens a bottle of wine. One inventor, Rob Higgs, however had other ideas, taking his love of yesteryear creations, and crafting a 10-foot tall “steampunk corkscrew”. Weighing in at half a tonne, the antique looking corkscrew starts via a hand-operated crank, and uses two cannon balls, a clock spring and a steam engine governor to then pour out the wine into a glass. The original machine was made using 300 pieces of metal Higgs got from scrapyards and dumps. The machine however caught the eye of a design company which then commissioned Higgs to create 25 of the machines out of brass. The brass machines are now selling for around $151,000 each.
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