# Uber cool transportation etc.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 8, 2009, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uber-cool-transportation-etc/480307 "2009-01-08T00:05:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uber-cool-transportation-etc/480307/1 "2009-01-08T00:05:07Z")

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> **[44 Morphing Presidents...Pretty Cool!](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=500687)**
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> Someone clearly has a lot of time on their hands! Check out the morph between Ford and Carter…it’s really the only one that isn’t exactly “seamless”! (links to video) http://www.flixxy.com/presidents-morphing.htm

I looked at the bottom of the flixxy page that contained the morphing presidents and found some way cool transportation.

\*1) The Proteus is an experimental watercraft, using Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel technology developed by Ugo Conti’s Marine Advanced Research. \*

> **[Radical Boat Design](https://www.flixxy.com/proteus-experimental-watercraft.htm)**

\*2) A former F-16 pilot and a skateboard designer collaborate to design the tiny Icon A5 aircraft. \* Note: It takes off and lands @ 45mph, can land on water as well.

> **[Ultimate Flying Machine](https://www.flixxy.com/sports-airplane-icon-a5.htm)**
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> A former F-16 pilot and a skateboard designer collaborate to design the tiny Icon A5 aircraft.

_3) On June 24th, 2004 Yves Rossy drops out of the Pilatus airplane at an altitude of 4000m over the Yverdon airfield. Before pulling on the little lever that controls the opening of his wings, Yves lets himself glide for a couple seconds and at the altitude of 2500m, he starts the ignition of the engines and waits 30 seconds for them to be able to stabilize. Once they are steady, he can finally speed up the engines and suddenly the dream comes true. He manages a horizontal flight at 1600m from the ground for more than 4 minutes, at a speed of 100 knots in formation with the Pilatus airplane._

> **[Jet Man](https://www.flixxy.com/jet-man.htm)**
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> The first jet-powered flying man in the history of aviation.

And finally…some lucky moments, many of which are transportation related:

> **[Lucky Moments - Cars, Motorcycles, Sports, etc.](https://www.flixxy.com/lucky-car-motorcycle-sport.htm)**
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> A compilation of lucky moments involving cars, motorcycles, basketball players, soccer players and even bank robbers....