Wow. Just wow.

I've transported a bicycle on my back while on my bicycle, but 10 live pigs? A refrigerator?

Wow.

how about this?

Thanks item! One of the really remarkable things I noticed when I visited Beijing a few years ago was the sheer ammount of stuff people managed to haul on bicycles. Rather, they were trycicle sort of devices, sometimes with a trailer. I saw a man carrying an enormous load of bricks in this manner. I have not idea how far he was taking them, but I know it was way too far.

You're welcome, pie. Unfortunately I'm not ikkyu2, but I'll pass the word on for you.

and BIG thanks to ikkyu. I forgot who I was writing to part way through that post. I better get to sleep now...

Thanks ikkyu2!

Heh. That one guy is serious about his drinking.

I have a friend who moved his entire household (two adults, 10-year old, and an infant, furniture, etc.) on his bike. Pretty amazing,

The guy with the body of a car?! Wow.

Incredible. These excite feelings of fascination, awe, inspiration, and terror, all at once.

They're Fawespirrifying! (or maybe a much better made-up word)

I like the guy with all the chickens. Some of the chickens appear to be taking some relish in the fact that they are part of a badass biker chicken posse.

Yes, you heard me. A badass biker chicken posse. Bring it, fools. I got the power of CLUCK.

Badass biker chicken posse? Wasn't it them who killed those people at that Stone's concert in Altamonte? Dude, beaks are SHARP yo!

You've got it wrong, dno. Anyone who's seen 'Gimme Shelter' knows that the Greatful Dead were the chickens at Altmont.

Nice um, child cage!

I'm not sure which one freaks me out more: The family of 5 on a moped or the guy holding a huge sheet of mirror. Being the guy holding the mirror would probably be a much more thrilling ride.

I moved someone's 9 foot long couch with a bike and a trailer once. It's easier than you'd think. Momentum is a bitch, though, and we were in flatland.

I think my favorite is Chairface Chippendale about halfway down the page.

The one with the mirror is just too fucking cool.

That fridge is a Danby I think. Being constructed of spray foam and formica they are silly light. I could lift one with one hand with one of those suction cup raised floor handles.

The guy hauling the car on the other hand, wow wee!

I think I'd get in an accident if I was driving behind the mirror guy. It weirds me out enough when I am following a tow truck that is towing a car ass-end first.

I'd get a friend to ride a bike next to me, and we could do the pretend-to-be-carrying-a-very-clear-giant-sheet-of-glass bit.

Let's get cars for the whole third world and this problem will be solved!

Nice um, child cage!

Hee. Yeah, I like the kid in the hamper.

I didn't even notice the kid in the hamper! Obviously helmets must be required for drivers but not passengers.

I saw a very cool old-fashioned motorcycle with sidecar a few days ago, blasting through the Mission. The driver was all in black leather, with black helmet. The sidecar passenger was an enormous brown dog enthusiastically barking at everyone on the sidewalk.

The dog was not wearing a helmet.

Let's get cars for the whole third world and this problem will be solved!

What I like about these kinds of things is that the people are using their bicycles and mopeds so well. They're moving medium-sized loads, and they probably make a few dollars a day. Most of that is profit.

If they had a car, they'd have to pay for gas, oil changes, and other maintenance. If they had accidents, they'd have to pay a lot of money for repairs. They probably can't afford that by selling chickens.

We could suppose that they could use the car as an investment towards a bigger chicken-selling business, but if every chicken-seller in the city expanded their business, a lot of chicken-sellers would also have to drop out or work on the cheap for the ones that are left.

If the people had cars, their accidents would be a lot more serious: greater bodily harm and greater possibility of death. Maybe the government will make everyone get insurance, but again, maybe the chicken-sellers wouldn't have the money for that. Then next there might be registration, parking fees for parking lots, smog checks... a lot of expenses.

To me, they're a really cool adaptation to the economy the people live in.

halonine - I was being ironic.

I totally agree with what you said, with the added [big] factor that a billion more cars would really make global warming even worse than it already is.

I'm sorry matildaben! :)

There really is such a thing as "rubber baby buggy bumpers"!