Drawings of future models
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Human-Powered 'RV's
Cosmic Grasshopper
A Frozen Tinman
A recent wedding gig!
Some more Chariot photos!
Drawings of future models
Drawings2
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BURNINGMAN PHOTOS
PERPETUAL MOTION MAN festival concept
A Recent Interview
Vacuum Balloon, Compressed Air .PDF
A Foldable Chariot!
Our Amazing Ocean of Air!
The Gooey Message Down Under!
All Wrapped Up in Blue
Welcome to Gulliver
Birds,Frogs,Fish & Fresh Air
Oh the Sites We Get to See...
Dreamcatcher Hanging Chairs
The Cryoperk Engine
Granny-Trike/Rickshaw drawings
In-Depth Charioteering Physics
The AIRGULPER Concept
Dual-Balloon Generator
Healing Cellphone Transmission
A Floatin' Ford!
A 2-Stage Oscillating Swing Air Compressor!
Vacuum Balloon-in-a-Balloon
Human-Powered Vehicles of Old
A Lung Enema Concept!
Balloonotopia (part 1)
Balloonotopia (part 2)
Balloonotopia (part 3)
Balloonotopia (part 4)
A New Type of Telescope?
A Crystal Yurt Greenhouse
Alternative Energy, Backyard Style!
A Wind Wing Air Compressor
I toyed with the idea of having a 'pushmepullyouhopper' for many years. Recently, after attending the Rainbow Gathering in the Ocala National Forest in FL, I went to Gainesville and worked with my friend, Sky Campbell, to build one! Here is the link to go see it in action! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI3j4IeFFJQ
I also want to motorize the skedaddlehopper in some way. I personally feel that a compressed air motor is the best choice. Also, since I pull from the front, I would want the motor to do the same. And, when I hop, so too does the rolling platform that I'm standing upon!
Here is a closeup drawing of what the driver would be standing upon.
Here is the bare bones basic of what I am doing. As you can see, it can be a whole lot lighter and disassemble to ship through the mail!
This drawing shows a comparison with the weight right over the wheels vs. the weight almost as far back as the driver is forward.
I would like to take the Dreamcatchermobile (the green circle) and make it into a giant puppet! At least two people would operate it. One pulling it as the two front legs, and one sitting in the back operating the romote controls for the dragon head!
Then, what if I use a rowing mechanism with a hopping cam on the front wheel? The weight would be predominently forward of the fulcrum. When the driver gets up to speed, the cam causes the 'hop', and now it is cruising on the two 100psi fulcrum wheels! How would you steer it then? With a tail fin, of coarse! Both feet control it to turn left or right. The tail fin will probably be taller as the next drawing in "Drawings2" shows.
