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Build Your Own Monorail 184

Posted by michael from the more-things-not-to-tell-your-life-insurance-company dept.
jpatokal writes "Building your own roller coaster may be fun, but how about something a little more practical -- like a monorail in your back yard? Kim Petersen designed his from scratch, building the elevated track from wood, scavenging the engine from a motorized walker and handcrafting the train from sheet metal. Total cost: $4000! See the photo tour and the construction history."
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  • Insurance (Score:4, Insightful)

    by Dak RIT ( 556128 ) on Sunday April 07, 2002 @12:53AM (#3297639) Homepage
    And how much does having a $4000 monorail in your backyard increase your home owners insurance? :p

  • I can't believe... (Score:5, Insightful)

    by bmooney28 ( 537716 ) on Sunday April 07, 2002 @03:41AM (#3297925) Homepage
    How can y'all bash the creator of this masterpiece left and right? This is creativity in pure form... a technical wonder... 100 points of "coolness"... one of the most amazing things I have ever seen! I know people who have spent half this much on the game Everquest buying intangible items, yet I doubt such purchases would drum up anywhere near the negative response that spending $4000 on this creation has elicited on Slashdot... Give this guy some credit!

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