Friday, October 12, 2012

Slow down, dad! Hot-rod baby carriage can reach 50 mph


Colin Furze shows off his Megapram.


(Credit: Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET )

British inventor Colin Furze's 1-month-old son may have to wait til he's old enough to drive before he really gets to ride in his own baby carriage. Furze set his mind to creating the world's fastest pram, and it looks like he is likely to succeed.


According to the Daily Mail, the three-wheeled baby carriage is outfitted with a 125cc motorbike engine. It took four weeks and more than $700 to put the speed demon machine together.


Furze had to go through several challenges to get the pram up to speed. Skateboard wheels melted at speed. Casters vibrated fiercely. He finally got working wheels by using parts from a mobility scooter.


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