This is described as a zero emissions one-wheeled motorcycle and was invented by a then 17-year-old kid named Ben Gulak. Here's an excerpt of a great write up over at
Popular Science:
Just before his plane dipped into the clouds above Beijing International Airport two years ago, Ben Gulak caught the last clear view of the sun that he would see for two weeks. On the ground, the 17-year-old, who was on a family trip to China, quickly spotted a source for much of the thick haze hanging over the city: smog-spewing motorbikes. Thousands of them, everywhere. “Right then,” he says, “I decided that I wanted to create an alternative mode of transportation, something clean and compact.”
When he got home, Gulak drew up a plan for an all-electric unicycle that would emit no fumes and, he figured, be easier to weave through crowded streets than a standard two-wheeler. ...
Via
HighT3ch.com
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MarineGunrocksays...It was in May's Popular Science.
http://www.popsci.com/node/21644
lucky760says...Great link, mg, full of some pretty fascinating info. I'll stick some in the summary.
Brilliant kid. Asia would be the perfect place to market such a tool as most people travel by moped rather than automobile. Probably more of a novelty in the US.
kulpimssays...*wheels
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Mandtissays...*length=14
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