By: Important Inventions Predicted Not to Work | EcoSalon | Conscious Culture and Fashion

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:24:50 +0000

[…] Image: Cyberesque “The ordinary “horseless carriage” is at present a luxury for the wealthy; and although its price will probably fall in the future, it will never, of course, come into as common use as the bicycle.” Literary Digest, 1899. If only that were true. But the infernal combustion engine shows no signs of slowing – in 2005, an estimated 53 million new cars hit the world’s streets, fuelling all sorts of problems. Happily, we’re fast rediscovering the bicycle and rethinking the automobile. […]

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