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Posted Mon Aug 6 2012: from GOOD:
Cycle on the Recycled: A $9 Cardboard Bike Set to Enter Production in Israel http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1344271685
The last time you purchased something made entirely from cardboard, chances are it was a box to pack up your belongings. While the sturdy material is perfect for moving your stuff, an inventor from Israel has figured out a way to make cardboard move you. Using nine dollars worth of materials, bicycle enthusiast Izhar Gafni has created a fully functioning, water-resistant bicycle, made, from seat to spokes, entirely of recycled cardboard... The all cardboard bike is shockingly durable: it can carry riders who weigh up to 485 pounds.
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