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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Oh shi-shi. I love how in the video he keeps grabbing where it used to be like a new one’s gonna magically appear or something. Because, SPOILER: it’s not going to. Just like starfish tentacles, steering wheels do not grow back. “But GW — starfish tentacles do grow back.” Oh really? Then why didn’t this one? “That’s your penis.” Ahhhhhhhhh. I’ve heard a lot about these things. Hit the jump for the short but comical video.

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Steering Wheel Breaks Off During Drag Race

This is the video for Daft’s Punk’s first single, ‘Derezzed’, off the TRON: Legacy soundtrack. It’s pretty badass. The song too. Almost enough to make me forget Disney is behind the whole production. Almost . But like another famous mouse once told me, “Here I come to save the day!” Dammit — not you, Mighty. “Where a kid can be a kid?” Close enough, Chuck — TO THE BALL-PIT! Hit the jump for the very worthwhile song and video.

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Daft Punk’s TRON-Inspired Music Video

Ever wonder what a racetrack large enough to have 1,200 Hot Wheels running around at the same time would look like? This. Also, please please please start wondering bigger. I dunno, about naked women or something, you’re depressing me. Wondering about giant Hot Wheels tracks . *facepalm* Now this is art. It’s the Metropolis II installation by Chris Burden at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and it looks amazing. The fully-automated and gigantic track features 1,200 cars and 13 toy trans (sic) zipping around quickly, over and over again. Oh snap, the LACM is right down the street from me — I’ll have to go check it out sometime. Anybody wanna get in on my field trip? There’s like 30 bars on the way too. Plus — PLUS — the La Brea Tar Pits . Best field trip ever? You bet your sweet ass. Suck it, Colonial Williamsburg! Hit the jump for the car racing in action.

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Vroom Vroom!: 1,200 Car Hot Wheels Track

So Porsche has decided to go forward and produce the Spyder 918 hybrid , which, up until now, was strictly conceptual . Did I mention it’ll cost around $650,000? Because it will. Yeah, I just pre-ordered two. Didn’t I, Hot Wheels? High rolla, HIGH ROLLA! A 3.4-liter V8 petrol burner is combined with electric motors to put out 500bhp, while featuring the mind-altering acceleration to go from a standing start to 62mph in just 3.2 seconds. Topping out at 198mph and offering a very respectable 78mpg fuel economy… The cost? That hasn’t been officially announced yet, but estimates peg it around the $650,000 mark. Don’t worry, though — it’ll be eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit. Well thank God for the federal tax credit. I know that’s what I’m concerned about when I’m wiping my ass with diamond-studded toilet paper. Did I mention my commode is solid gold? Which — you know how they say you can’t polish a turd? They’ve never seen one sparkling at the bottom of my bowl. Hit the jump for a couple more shots of the “yes, yes I would have sex with that car.”

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Seen here demonstrating how Power Wheels are made, this is the The Shadow Hawk Street Hawk: coming soon to my driveway elevator garage . Okay maybe not. But only because I could never part with the Tercel. The Street Hawk is the first vehicle with 46 inches of independent wheel travel without camber or caster compromise. The ride height or ground clearance is adjustable from zero to 44 inches while in motion. The Street Hawk has 1,100 horsepower, 1,805 foot pounds of torque and has a highway estimated 22mpg. The vehicle is all-wheel-drive with 40 inch tall, 15.5 inch wide tires and 22 inch wheels. The air suspended seats are hand crafter to the driver’s specific proportions. From the driver’s seat you can control the vehicles pitch, roll and overall ride height using D-pad controls beneath your fingertips. The Street Hawk is the best on-road performing Shadow Hawk. With an overall weight of 4,800 pounds, the Street Hawk can accelerate from 0 to 60mph in 3.5 seconds and has a calculated top speed of 208mph . The vehicle uses an innovative actijavascript:void(0);ve suspension system that leans into corners and maintains the ideal camber and caster geometry throughout operation. Production is set at 12 units per year with the first vehicle available in late 2011. I want one. No, I NEED one. And they start at only $1.2 million. I’m gonna buy all of next year’s production! In my dreams. And speaking of my dreams: I had one last night where I was making out with a werewolf (I blame Twilight ). So yeah, what’s that mean? And, completely unrelated, any idea why my dog’s been hiding under the bed all day? Must be sick. Hit the jump for a bunch more pictures.

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Sure it may look like a regular Porsche GT3 wearing a tinfoil helmet so aliens can’t read its mileage, but it’s actually a pedal-powered scale mockup . HOHO! Now I don’t know about you, but I’d pedal that sucker around town and holler at all the fly honeys . Things like, “HOLY SHIT LADY, GET OUT OF THE WAY I CAN’T STOP!!” She will be so turned on. It’s like taking candy from a baby plowing through the Farmer’s Market in a pedal-car. Hit the jump for a ton more pics, and the link to a whole bunch more.

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Lara Croft (seen here) is best known for raiding tombs and being the relic hunting alter-ego of Angelina Jolie. And now, the town of her origin is honoring her with a road , Lara Croft Way. Hey, that’s cool, but I’ve had a road named after me for years. GW Parkway , anybody? High-five, DC peeps! The Tomb Raider babe, played by Angelina Jolie in movie adaptations of the hit games, was created by Derby-based Core Design in the mid-1990s. Bosses at the city’s council today announced their new 36million ring road will be called Lara Croft Way following a public vote. Nearly 28,000 people took part in the online poll, and Lara Croft emerged the clear winner — with 89 per cent of the vote. Congratulations, Lara, I’d drive on you. IN MY MONSTER TRUCK! I am gonna f*** your roadsigns up! Lara Croft is curvy new road [thesun] and Picture Thanks to Littlezan and Add still loves Elmo, who both have roads named after them because they are practically celebrities scammed the Make A Wish Foundation growing up.

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New English Road Named After Lara Croft

The $200,000 WaterCar is the lovechild of a Corvette that fell in love with a cigarette boat. But, like having sex with a mermaid , everyone will tell you it was just a manatee. Get a Corvette engine, rig it up with a Dominator Jet drive, and then strap it into a floating car, and you get the WaterCar Python, the fastest and highest-performing amphibious vehicle in the world. If zipping over the water at a top speed of 60mph doesn’t float your boat, it’ll accelerate on land at a neck-snapping 0-to-60 speed of a mere 4.5 seconds. Call me old fashioned, but I like all my vehicles single-purpose. If it drives on the road, I don’t want it in the ocean or sky. I mean, that’s just more stuff to go wrong. And wrong, my friends, is the opposite of right. And two Wrights made an airplane. ZING! Thanks for that one, dad. Hit the jump for several more shots and a video of the thing in action (worthwhile stuff starts at 0:50).

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Yeah, But Can It Fly?: Amphibious WaterCar Does 60MPH On Both Land And Sea

Sure it may look like a spaceship’s cockpit , but it’s not! It’s the cockpit of Nissan’s Land Glider, a conceptual car design recently unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show. This is the Nissan Land Glider, an electric car with two seats. it has a narrow body, which Nissan says will help reduce traffic congestion by allowing more cars in the same city space, as well as making parking easier. It has a balancing system to make it stable as it takes curves, compensating for inertia with the car’s body movement. I actually like it (hit the jump for more shots and a video). And not just because it looks skinny enough to bob and weave between a giant robot’s legs, but that’s something you have to think about when you’re in the market for a futuristic car. Also, standard weaponry and estimated RBI. Ha, what do you mean that’s a baseball stat? SHUT UP I KNOW CAR STUFF! Hit it for for more pictures and a 6:00 video.

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Not A Plane: Nissan’s Futuristic Land Glider