When most people think of cardboard thoughts of a slightly durable brown packaging materials may come to mind. Not thoughts of a waterproof bicycle. In an attempt to go beyond ordinary cardboard designs, the Israeli inventor Izhar Gafni created a weatherproof, fireproof cardboard bicycle?
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Gafni spent 18 months folding the cardboard material in different directions, attempting to discover that perfect strong hold design. With the use of a car timing belt and tires made from reconstituted rubber, the production cost of this recycled masterpiece is only $20.
Video: Cardboard Bike by Izhar Gafni
The maintenance-free bike uses a top secret mix of organic materials to make the cardboard bicycle waterproof and fireproof, finished with a lacquer coat to give it an attractive shimmering appearance. strong, Izhar says. durable. It cheap.and he is ready to mass-produce his 20-pound cardboard bicycle invention with no metal parts.
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