• http://members.cox.net/salamon/Tech/Space/Asteroids AndrewS

    The Aptera looks like it pulls it off with two wheels in tandem.

    Nope, it is a three wheeled vehicle. The single rear wheel is the drive wheel.

    From here:

    What emerged, after much designing, conceptualizing, and constructing, was a prototype two-seat, three-wheeled vehicle.

  • The Chad

    Glad to see you brought back this feature.

  • Phil Bowermaster

    Andrew –

    Well, that does make a lot more sense, I guess, but it seems less cool somehow.

    The Chad –

    Thanks for reading!

  • MDarling

    I’m all for social conversation- I love the Aptera and scrubbing bubbles are good. But how does the cancer proof mouse end up 4th? Do I detect some skepticism here. Like – “c’mon, that mouse is not cancer proof …if it was it would be on the front page of the

  • Phil Bowermaster

    At long last I will reveal the secret methodology behind how the stories are ordered for BATT. Basically, I put the thumbnail photos in the graphic table of contents in an order I find visually appealing, and the stories are ordered accordingly. It has nothing to do with the size of the story. Dr. Cui just looked good down there in the second row, so his story got 4th position.