CHINESE FARMER SCOOTER...
A FARMER FROM CHINA’S HUNAN
REGION, HAS INVENTED AND PATENTED THE ULTIMATE ROLLABOARD, OR WHAT HE
APPARENTLY CALLS THE “MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SUITCASE.” PHOTOGRAPHED THIS WEEK IN
CHANGSHA, THE MOTORIZED SUITCASE IS SAID TO WEIGH ABOUT 15-16 LBS. AND IS ABLE
TO CARRY TWO PEOPLE (OR ONE WELL-FED AMERICAN, MAYBE). WITH THE HELP OF A WHEEL
HUB ELECTRIC MOTOR IN THE SINGLE FRONT WHEEL, THE LITTLE THREE-WHEELER CAN
TRAVEL 50 TO 60 KILOMETERS—OR 31 TO 37 MILES—ON A FULL CHARGE.
MAXIMUM
SPEED IS 20 KM PER HOUR, WHICH IS SOMEWHAT FASTER THAN WE WOULD EVER FEEL
COMFORTABLE TRAVELING ON A THREE-WHEELED BOX, AND ABOUT AS FAST AS A
FLEET-FOOTED TSA AGENT COULD GIVE CHASE IN AN AIRPORT CONCOURSE UNTIL HE RUNS
OUT OF BREATH, OR THE RIDER RUNS INTO A STUNNED TOURIST WHO SWEARS HE JUST SAW
SOME LOSER COMING TOWARD HIM RIDING A SUITCASE.
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