On last week’s Legend of Zelda license plate post I jokingly suggested tipster Macky had an Infiniti and ‘N BEYOND’ custom plate and, not that surprisingly, somebody in Manitoba has one. No word if they have an entire Toy Story playset arranged on their dash, but you and I both know they’d be foolish not to. Thanks to benzo, whose friend allegedly took the picture. Me? I took my neighbor’s newspaper this morning.

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It Exists: Custom Infiniti ‘N BYOND’ License Plate

Oracle ColorSHIFTs are LED headlights that can change any color . PLUS STROBE. Want to give the driver in front of you a seizure? NO PROBLEMO. They’re only made for select car types and cost over $400, but who cares, your headlights are shooting rainbows . Mine? Mine are shooting f***ing laser beams. No, no they’re not. I’m not even sure if the bulbs still work. *turning key* “Well one does.” PADIDDLE! Now you have to kiss me. Hit the jump for a video of the lights in action and a link to the product site.

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Rainbow Brites: Color Changing Headlights

We’ve seen steering wheel desks in the past , but never anything of this quality. I mean, it has cupholders . And — AND — an iPad stand . What is this, 2050? Is that a f***ing hover car?! Now granted the desk is only meant for use when in park, but is that gonna stop me from multitasking on the drive to work? No. Actually paying attention to the road so I don’t get pulled over is. Get it? Because I don’t have a license. Don’t tell the po-po! Hit the jump for a couple more crappy quality shots and a link to the Etsy product page.

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Mulitasking: Homemade Steering Wheel Desks

Motorcycles : you don’t want to fall off one. But if you do you want to be well protected. Also, riding on pillows. Enter UD Replica’s (of Dark Knight and Iron Man 2 leathers fame) Storm Trooper Motorcycle Suits. They’re leather, make you look like a Storm Trooper riding a speeder bike Suzuki, and will cost $1,100 when they come out next year. Also costing $1,100 when they come out next year? The shots I’m gonna sell to the tabloids of my first born child. “And why would they buy those?” Because it’s gonna be Santa’s. Hit the jump for closeups as well as some X-Men and Daredevil leathers that are also available.

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Darth’s Angels: Stormtrooper Motorcycle Leathers

Russia just approved a 62-mile high-speed railway tunne l that will connect Soviet Russia and Alaska. Why? I have no idea, but if premium vodka prices mysteriously bottom out here in the U.S., well, I’d be okay with that. The Russian government has given the go-ahead on an ambitious new tunnel project that could connect Siberia with Alaska via an underground rail line. If completed, the $65 billion project will be the longest underwater tunnel in the world, besting the Chunnel between England and France by twice the distance. The planned course would stretch over 65 miles and would snake beneath the Big and Little Diomede Islands. Aside from being a civil engineering marvel, the tunnel would also provide an efficient way to move 100 million tons of freight per year. In addition, the tunnel could provide an easy transmission route for electricity developed by tidal energy stations and wind plants in Russia to Alaska and Canada. In addition, the rail system would complete a high-speed network that could stretch from London to New York City. There’s currently no plan for passenger travel through the tunnel, so if you’re looking to cross the Strait, you’re still gonna have to do it the old fashioned way: in the hollowed out belly of a frozen elk carcass. Trust me, I took social studies. Road Trip! Russia approves tunnel to Alaska under Bering Strait [autoblog] Thanks to JGD, who tried to get the permits to be shot out of a cannon across the Bering Strait and Russia was all “GO FOR IT, BROSKI!” but America was all, “hmm, I dunno…”. LAME.

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The Ruskies Are Coming!: Russia Approves Bering Strait Underwater Tunnel To Alaska

Seen here looking suspiciously like the Batamaran (see what I did there? I combined bat and catamaran) I drew for part of my Bat-fan fiction (I’m doing it again!) graphic novel, Juliet Marine’s ‘Ghost’ stealth boat makes an appearance off the coast of New England. It floats on a layer of gas generated beneath it to reduce friction and cruise faster, up to 60MPH. Unless an engine’s leaking, then it floats on a layer of oil and dead birds. :/ Gregory Sancoff, president and chief executive officer of Juliet Marine, said the U.S. government is interested and his company is working with a defense contractor to build a 150-foot model. The friction reducing gas technology, called supercavitation, works by generating a low-pressure zone around the ship’s surface. The Ghost keeps a low radar profile the same way stealth planes do, by making the radar waves bounce off of its surface. Admittedly, I would captain one of those. And, okay, probably straight into a pier. Get it? Because it’s so stealth . I f***ing forgot I was even driving a boat! “Stealth” Boat Could Revolutionize Naval Warfare [nbcnews] Thanks to Jeff and Ferris, who agree the stealthiest boat isn’t a boat at all — it’s a sub. $5 footlongs FTW.

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Look Out Batboat, There’s A New Stealth Boat In Town! (Or, Okay, International Waters)

Now that — that’s my kinda English. Apparently similar systems already exist in Atlanta and Washington, but I’ve never heard about them SO IT’S NEWS TO ME. Also, that you’re not allowed to park on the sidewalk just because you’re out of quarters . I call bullshit! Also, those $6/minute sexy-talk numbers. Rock bottom: I am beneath those rocks. The city is set to equip 300 parking spots in the coming months with a new tech that allows you to pay for parking using your phone. You’ll need to complete a one-time registration online, but after that you simply text the parking meter number and the amount of time you want to a special number, or use an app to do the same. Time running low? You’ll be notified and given the option to feed the meter without having the trudge back to your car. Not bad! Wow, they actually had the decency to include a warning notification?! That’s amazing. Because there’s nothing worse than stumbling out of the bar to find you’ve gotten a ticket. Get it? BECAUSE YOU SHOULDN’T BE DRINKING AND DRIVING. NYC to test out parking meters you can fill from your phone [dvice] Thanks to Pastor, who preaches the good word. What’s the good word today, father? “Afternoon nap”. AMEN TO THAT.

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I Think I Just Sent It A Nudie Pic: NYC Parking Meters To Accept Smartphone Payments

Inb4 ‘I bet it can’t even turn on a dollar’. First of all, a 25-person scooter that requires a cinderblock to hold up the middle isn’t exactly a 25-person scooter, now is it? It’s not. It’s a 25-person stool that creaks and touches the ground when everyone puts their weight down. But did that stop English plumber Colin Furze from building the 72-foot monster in his mom’s garden? No. But a normal person, yes, it probably would have. Although Furze has managed to hit 35 miles per hour on his modified moped, he’s only been able to control it with himself on it. And even so, it’s “impossible to steer” because a turn requires “about six widths of road.” Soooooooooo — basically what you ended up building was a 25-person waste of time and resources? That…sounds like something I’d do. *spends an afternoon building a much more impressive 30-PERSON scooter* “Um, GW? That looks suspiciously like 1-person scooter dragging an 80-foot tarp.” Sweet design, huh? I came up with that myself. 25-seat motorcycle shoots for ‘world’s longest’ record [dvice] via Anyone need a lift? Plumber builds the world’s longest motorbike with 25 seats [telegraph] Thanks to Jody, who built a 25-person rocketpack that may or may yes consist of a single rocket pack and 24 people holding ankles.

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The 25-Person World’s Longest Scooter

Faced with the problem of long charge times for electric vehicles vs. the immediacy of pumping gas , lab-coated, taped-glasses scientists at MIT have developed an electric power “goo” that can be pumped into electric cars for an immediate charge. Me? Two boner pills and a beer. They’re calling this black sludge “Cambridge crude,” and it’s really two different types of goo, each holding charged particles suspended in semi-liquid electrolyte, sort of like how quicksand is comprised of sand particles suspended in water. There’s anode goo, and there’s cathode goo, and when the two goos are separated by a goo-separating membrane, charge moves from one goo over to the other goo, generating current to power your car. When all the charge has been used up, you can pull over to a goo station, which will suck out your used goo and pump new goo back in. Or, when you get home, you can plug your car into a wall socket and recharge your goo that way. So it’s like having all the advantages of being able to pump gas, with the added advantage of being able to fill up at home, too. Admittedly this is great news for green vehicles, but my only concern is this: I’m gonna need it to smell like gasoline. You see — I’m all for cleaner power, but I’m also into fumes. And can you blame me? You can’t. For putting that dent in your fender pulling out of the gas station? Maybe. Battery goo is like gas for electric cars, but better [dvice] Thanks to dylan, who has a Mr. Fusion system and doesn’t give a shit.

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Battery Goo: ‘Pumpable’ Electric Car Power

In other loosely related ‘things with wheels’ news, here’s a model of a bicycle made entirely out of LEGO bricks that was spotted by LEGOmaniac (and Flickr user) Brickapolis on display at North Carolina’s Brickmagic modular plastic block festival. As you can see, it completely defies the laws of physics. Nice try guys, but I know a bunch of LEGO blocks glued to a real bike when I see one! Also, looks like the back tire’s valve cap fell off. You might wanna pick that up before I decide to put it in my mouth. Hit the jump for a couple more shots of the impressiveness.

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Bicycle Made Entirely Out Of LEGO Bricks