tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-26396524217913622332007-12-26T16:32:00.002-08:002008-12-11T03:57:34.523-08:00Wild Solutions to Common Problems<img style="margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 41px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/RbhhjvQRmvI/AAAAAAAAADw/zQN-L8I5IBo/s400/b_quantumshot_cup.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><span style="color: rgb(96, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:78%;">"QUANTUM SHOT" #342<br /><a href="http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/12/wild-solutions-to-common-problems.html">link</a></span></span><br /><br /><br /><b>Fun Logistics, Issue 7</b><br /><br />The world is full of day-to-day challenges, seemingly common problems, which in some cases defy obvious solutions. Overpopulation, difficult traffic situation, shortage of finances and most basic tools - all contribute to the over-the-top, wild spurts of creativity, super-energetic ways to achieve things, often with mixed success... <br /><br />Take for example, this grassroots photographer, who came up with simply genius advertising solution. If you can make use of police speed camera equipment, why bother with your own?<br /><font size="1">(click to enlarge)</font><br /><br /><a href="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R268YkKUciI/AAAAAAAABqQ/s_jhyELvv0E/s1600-h/post-1198255911.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R268YkKUciI/AAAAAAAABqQ/s_jhyELvv0E/post-1198255911.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Unexpected uses of common equipment</b><br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MM8EKUd4I/AAAAAAAAB1A/VZ8zvMwG-zo/s1600-h/1877450078_3faa55db60_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MM8EKUd4I/AAAAAAAAB1A/VZ8zvMwG-zo/1877450078_3faa55db60_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3MPS0KUd8I/AAAAAAAAB1g/yb7cdMfbpmo/s1600-h/2067972566_a10d2918f5_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3MPS0KUd8I/AAAAAAAAB1g/yb7cdMfbpmo/2067972566_a10d2918f5_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br />More scary than funny:<br />One family in Laos uses unexploded bombs for furniture!<br />(bombs dropped mainly by American B-52 bombers during 1964-1973)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/61165888@N00/518248543/"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3Mg_0KUeCI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/t52SXVk99LA/wewqrrrr.jpg?imgmax=512" ></a><br /><br />They also use unexploded bombs as support structures for their chicken pen:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/61165888@N00/518248401/"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3Mg_0KUeDI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/i8R8Fb6vJoQ/erwerwerw.jpg?imgmax=512" ></a><br /><font size="1">(images credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/61165888@N00/518248401/">Dang Ngo</a>)</font><br /><br /><br />After a huge snowfall:<br />The absence of a fridge is no reason to have your booze warm:<br /><br /><a href="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R2sfHUKUbeI/AAAAAAAABfA/mXU88NHdSoM/s1600-h/19_pics.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R2sfHUKUbeI/AAAAAAAABfA/mXU88NHdSoM/s800/19_pics.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br />Some ways to cope with air-conditioning problems:<br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3L_mEKUddI/AAAAAAAABxo/ivOcRx47hzI/s1600-h/2096336369_b916374713_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px; width:512px" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3L_mEKUddI/AAAAAAAABxo/ivOcRx47hzI/2096336369_b916374713_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3MKfkKUd3I/AAAAAAAAB04/YPjqFxZgKs8/s1600-h/1795021472_9a6476cbfa_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px; width:512px" src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3MKfkKUd3I/AAAAAAAAB04/YPjqFxZgKs8/s800/1795021472_9a6476cbfa_o.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R24JZkKUcdI/AAAAAAAABpk/JyLDMmtnMAw/s1600-h/1070.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R24JZkKUcdI/AAAAAAAABpk/JyLDMmtnMAw/1070.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br />Good use for the communist memorabilia in the era of rampant capitalism:<br /><br /><a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3L3k0KUdZI/AAAAAAAABxI/-fYzwtV2-Lo/s1600-h/2082260925_1d6314694d_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3L3k0KUdZI/AAAAAAAABxI/-fYzwtV2-Lo/s800/2082260925_1d6314694d_o.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br />Not a good way to warm yourself:<br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3L-nEKUdaI/AAAAAAAABxQ/jmHbQuntD1A/s1600-h/1478694093_8d6913c6de.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3L-nEKUdaI/AAAAAAAABxQ/jmHbQuntD1A/1478694093_8d6913c6de.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br />This is better:<br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MPLEKUd7I/AAAAAAAAB1Y/HbsqI9vZvwM/s1600-h/2067972920_48994eb677_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MPLEKUd7I/AAAAAAAAB1Y/HbsqI9vZvwM/2067972920_48994eb677_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br />Good germ protection:<br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MPAEKUd6I/AAAAAAAAB1Q/3z80U8tBZEw/s1600-h/2067972728_b7902ac7e4_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MPAEKUd6I/AAAAAAAAB1Q/3z80U8tBZEw/2067972728_b7902ac7e4_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><font size="1">(original unknown)</font><br /><br /><br />Weird use of chairs for WC:<br /><br /><a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3L-v0KUdbI/AAAAAAAABxY/-h0TTpAS_mQ/s1600-h/1626636547_baa1e3df87.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3L-v0KUdbI/AAAAAAAABxY/-h0TTpAS_mQ/1626636547_baa1e3df87.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3L-5UKUdcI/AAAAAAAABxg/GXMH2ZiihHY/s1600-h/2096363197_5aa5b0f4fb_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px; width:500px" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3L-5UKUdcI/AAAAAAAABxg/GXMH2ZiihHY/2096363197_5aa5b0f4fb_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br />When the need strikes... -<br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3L25EKUdYI/AAAAAAAABxA/y5LhHguHT84/s1600-h/2083045080_051a9236c0_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3L25EKUdYI/AAAAAAAABxA/y5LhHguHT84/2083045080_051a9236c0_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><font size="1">(image credit <a href="http://www.blenheimgang.com">Blenheimgang</a>)</font><br /><br /><br />Bad parenting:<br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3MIf0KUduI/AAAAAAAABzw/J1PMO9Wgl3k/s1600-h/2076453757_ea1ff8d6a4_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px; width:512px" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3MIf0KUduI/AAAAAAAABzw/J1PMO9Wgl3k/2076453757_ea1ff8d6a4_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br />Strange way to dress:<br />(but probably the only one available)<br /><br /><a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3MPbkKUd9I/AAAAAAAAB1o/7X_KvGnj77k/s1600-h/2070960336_9ebc637214_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3MPbkKUd9I/AAAAAAAAB1o/7X_KvGnj77k/s800/2070960336_9ebc637214_o.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br />Dress your cows in a fearsome way, immune to any predator:<br />(this could be photoshop, but you get the idea)<br /><br /><a href="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R268YkKUcgI/AAAAAAAABqA/A-_ycT2ppqo/s1600-h/s640x480.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R268YkKUcgI/AAAAAAAABqA/A-_ycT2ppqo/s800/s640x480.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br />This is actually quite sad. The absence of toys makes kids to play with whatever they have:<br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R2CHH0IIMbI/AAAAAAAAAAA/trDFjD_fgEc/s1600-h/s640x480.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R2CHH0IIMbI/AAAAAAAAAAA/trDFjD_fgEc/s800/s640x480.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br />This "converted" ambulance is not too cheerful, either:<br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MDAEKUdhI/AAAAAAAAByI/RUXcS1_RN7s/s1600-h/1818963765_c787d20058_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MDAEKUdhI/AAAAAAAAByI/RUXcS1_RN7s/1818963765_c787d20058_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br />What was once a raised floor, now can be used for a new "jump, but don't break your leg"-kinda sport:<br /><br /><a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R2H_YEKUYbI/AAAAAAAAAAA/boAWkvyraek/s1600-h/1062-1.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R2H_YEKUYbI/AAAAAAAAAAA/boAWkvyraek/1062-1.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br />How to combine studying with exercise:<br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R2H7RkKUYYI/AAAAAAAAAAA/1WeNGod-Jpc/s1600-h/JeKLYMD7E2r2w9tpw7T0glsp_400.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R2H7RkKUYYI/AAAAAAAAAAA/1WeNGod-Jpc/JeKLYMD7E2r2w9tpw7T0glsp_400.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br />How to quickly finish you job.. and shuffle off your mortal coil at the same time:<br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3MHX0KUdsI/AAAAAAAABzg/UpSmKuDWPT8/s1600-h/2056830900_4f08ac42a1_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3MHX0KUdsI/AAAAAAAABzg/UpSmKuDWPT8/2056830900_4f08ac42a1_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><font size="1">(advertising, original unknown)</font><br /><br /><br /><b>The bigger the load, the stronger the resolve to haul it</b><br /><br />Five riders... count them, five:<br /><br /><a href="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R3ME2UKUdmI/AAAAAAAAByw/urE9WqRDMnI/s1600-h/2056042845_9e103d9602_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R3ME2UKUdmI/AAAAAAAAByw/urE9WqRDMnI/s800/2056042845_9e103d9602_o.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MEcEKUdkI/AAAAAAAAByg/YhkpUrm6bHM/s1600-h/2056043941_f71c2352af_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px; width:507px" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MEcEKUdkI/AAAAAAAAByg/YhkpUrm6bHM/2056043941_f71c2352af_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br />Well, sometimes you just have to do what needs to be done...<br /><br /><a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3MFJkKUdnI/AAAAAAAABy4/s2OF44LPK3E/s1600-h/2056826730_019ed955f5_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3MFJkKUdnI/AAAAAAAABy4/s2OF44LPK3E/s800/2056826730_019ed955f5_o.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3MEm0KUdlI/AAAAAAAAByo/lgUKtmwdTeo/s1600-h/2056043753_f727f5e569_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3MEm0KUdlI/AAAAAAAAByo/lgUKtmwdTeo/s800/2056043753_f727f5e569_o.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3MFR0KUdoI/AAAAAAAABzA/_4F6xKILjRU/s1600-h/2056826638_f88dbd3a39_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3MFR0KUdoI/AAAAAAAABzA/_4F6xKILjRU/2056826638_f88dbd3a39_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MG8EKUdpI/AAAAAAAABzI/Mw9esJTGTe4/s1600-h/2056826584_3b31f21deb_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MG8EKUdpI/AAAAAAAABzI/Mw9esJTGTe4/2056826584_3b31f21deb_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R2sfDkKUbKI/AAAAAAAABcg/8OMA_RRaRcw/s1600-h/1007.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R2sfDkKUbKI/AAAAAAAABcg/8OMA_RRaRcw/1007.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R2IBtkKUYdI/AAAAAAAAAAA/MF6m06jU80M/s1600-h/39_pics_82080.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R2IBtkKUYdI/AAAAAAAAAAA/MF6m06jU80M/39_pics_82080.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3MDU0KUdjI/AAAAAAAAByY/0F57Kqltfk4/s1600-h/2051885428_6757eaa9a5_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3MDU0KUdjI/AAAAAAAAByY/0F57Kqltfk4/2051885428_6757eaa9a5_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MDMEKUdiI/AAAAAAAAByQ/T_0x_c_fyF8/s1600-h/1810147940_19e6af5bbe_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MDMEKUdiI/AAAAAAAAByQ/T_0x_c_fyF8/1810147940_19e6af5bbe_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R24JNEKUcYI/AAAAAAAABo8/Hr5EfmELeSo/s1600-h/38_pics.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px; width:512px" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R24JNEKUcYI/AAAAAAAABo8/Hr5EfmELeSo/s800/38_pics.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R2H-PUKUYZI/AAAAAAAAAAA/e10yRrMQ4lM/s1600-h/1005.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px; width:512px" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R2H-PUKUYZI/AAAAAAAAAAA/e10yRrMQ4lM/s800/1005.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R3MI2UKUdwI/AAAAAAAAB0A/X1sZGKg8lKg/s1600-h/1742879818_ec77514d2e_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R3MI2UKUdwI/AAAAAAAAB0A/X1sZGKg8lKg/1742879818_ec77514d2e_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R3MJ2UKUdyI/AAAAAAAAB0Q/QTPSkCl66SE/s1600-h/1742028213_1f8f90378d_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R3MJ2UKUdyI/AAAAAAAAB0Q/QTPSkCl66SE/1742028213_1f8f90378d_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MJ8EKUdzI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/FutaXfC73gc/s1600-h/1800905836_ae0276b3cb_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px; width:512px" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MJ8EKUdzI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/FutaXfC73gc/1800905836_ae0276b3cb_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3MKWkKUd2I/AAAAAAAAB0w/K2qmClbEWOk/s1600-h/1800905140_d8da14497f_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px; width:512px" src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3MKWkKUd2I/AAAAAAAAB0w/K2qmClbEWOk/1800905140_d8da14497f_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R3MKFUKUd0I/AAAAAAAAB0g/6Xrqo8llkck/s1600-h/1800905586_5b3f37e22c_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px; width:512px" src="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R3MKFUKUd0I/AAAAAAAAB0g/6Xrqo8llkck/1800905586_5b3f37e22c_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br />Overload strikes again:<br /><br /><a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3MItkKUdvI/AAAAAAAABz4/Y8U8AO-RZqA/s800/1742880512_64ec989739_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3MItkKUdvI/AAAAAAAABz4/Y8U8AO-RZqA/s800/1742880512_64ec989739_o.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3MHMkKUdrI/AAAAAAAABzY/cfm9GuCVjSM/s1600-h/1742044235_f2c89b9f5a_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px; width:450px" src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3MHMkKUdrI/AAAAAAAABzY/cfm9GuCVjSM/1742044235_f2c89b9f5a_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R2sfI0KUbmI/AAAAAAAABgA/5ZCGcFJExbk/s1600-h/69_pics.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px; width:512px" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R2sfI0KUbmI/AAAAAAAABgA/5ZCGcFJExbk/69_pics.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3MIa0KUdtI/AAAAAAAABzo/omz-FnYm72E/s144/1742881714_d52fb2070e_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px; width:512px" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R3MIa0KUdtI/AAAAAAAABzo/omz-FnYm72E/1742881714_d52fb2070e_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/morealtitude/136060059/"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px; width:512px" src="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R3MBtUKUdeI/AAAAAAAABxw/K4iiANmxcxc/s800/weqgg.jpg" ></a><br /><font size="1">(image credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/morealtitude/136060059/">Tris /More Altitude</a>)</font><br /><br />Tris describes the image above: <i>"Bahai, Chad/Sudan border: These transports come down across the desert from Libya. Loaded with anything and everything conceivably tradable, they crawl, sometimes doing no more than 15 or 20mph across the dunes and the desert tracks, across vast stretches of uninhabited Sahara, through areas rife with landmines and bandits, across disputed militarized zones, and along this road that leads them along the frontier with Darfur, then and now the world's worst humanitarian disaster. Yet somehow they make it through. I have such respect for the endurance of the drivers and passengers (yes, passengers, usually perched like insects atop the chaotic mound of cargo) who travel what has to be the most inhospitable route on earth."</i><br /><br /><br />Packed "as sardines in a can":<br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R2CHJ0IIMeI/AAAAAAAAAAA/Bnnj2aipibk/s1600-h/1067.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R2CHJ0IIMeI/AAAAAAAAAAA/Bnnj2aipibk/1067.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br />Karachi, Pakistan, 6:30 am -<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ejazasi/253032421/"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px; width:512px" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MZDEKUeBI/AAAAAAAAB2I/P6aqsH6Ziyg/s800/253032421_08c60909ae.jpg" ></a><br /><font size="1">(image credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ejazasi/253032421/">Edge of Space</a>)</font><br /><br />Roof can be utilized as well:<br /><br /><a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3MHEkKUdqI/AAAAAAAABzQ/SY45M4-j5s0/s1600-h/2056826518_12ca2b3318_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3MHEkKUdqI/AAAAAAAABzQ/SY45M4-j5s0/s800/2056826518_12ca2b3318_o.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Best transportation is the one you invent yourself</b><br /><br />Some people take pride in their mobile hybrids. Check out this festive sled, for example, pulled by respectable BMW (or Honda?) horses:<br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3K0mUKUdWI/AAAAAAAABww/NiQLX3se03Q/s1600-h/saniavtop.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3K0mUKUdWI/AAAAAAAABww/NiQLX3se03Q/saniavtop.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br />Absolutely refusing to die:<br /><br /><a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3MOzkKUd5I/AAAAAAAAB1I/4QKktST13Sg/s1600-h/2067973560_7abb9514c4_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3MOzkKUd5I/AAAAAAAAB1I/4QKktST13Sg/2067973560_7abb9514c4_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><b>"I did it my way"</b><br /><br /><a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3MC3kKUdgI/AAAAAAAAByA/3BvA8ZrEymk/s1600-h/2072857970_ec6c21f218_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R3MC3kKUdgI/AAAAAAAAByA/3BvA8ZrEymk/2072857970_ec6c21f218_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Some parking is simply inimitable</b><br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R2sfDEKUbII/AAAAAAAABcQ/43MhZwNMJBg/s1600-h/1032.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R2sfDEKUbII/AAAAAAAABcQ/43MhZwNMJBg/1032.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R24JNEKUcWI/AAAAAAAABos/rfJfzRVmNfA/s1600-h/15_pics.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R24JNEKUcWI/AAAAAAAABos/rfJfzRVmNfA/15_pics.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R2chGEKUZsI/AAAAAAAAAAA/ZKoyESC-blE/s1600-h/kyc97.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R2chGEKUZsI/AAAAAAAAAAA/ZKoyESC-blE/kyc97.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R2chF0KUZrI/AAAAAAAAAAA/l8AA_KLbfOI/s1600-h/0_623b_d76d2a8a_orig.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R2chF0KUZrI/AAAAAAAAAAA/l8AA_KLbfOI/0_623b_d76d2a8a_orig.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br />Parked in a bad place, at a bad time:<br /><br /><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R2sfG0KUbbI/AAAAAAAABeo/Emr5svCc1pw/s1600-h/02_pics.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R2sfG0KUbbI/AAAAAAAABeo/Emr5svCc1pw/02_pics.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R2cZOkKUZZI/AAAAAAAAAAA/hdTqan0aUZ4/s1600-h/dhit103.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R2cZOkKUZZI/AAAAAAAAAAA/hdTqan0aUZ4/dhit103.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R3MRdUKUd-I/AAAAAAAAB1w/cfG3SgFYYnA/s1600-h/2104236600_1118863da3_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R3MRdUKUd-I/AAAAAAAAB1w/cfG3SgFYYnA/2104236600_1118863da3_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MRnEKUd_I/AAAAAAAAB14/eFQZvpMsqhI/s1600-h/2089687458_f27ba8efd0_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MRnEKUd_I/AAAAAAAAB14/eFQZvpMsqhI/2089687458_f27ba8efd0_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MR7EKUeAI/AAAAAAAAB2A/RPzjGBajeWs/s1600-h/1800064781_67dcc6bfb2_o.jpg"><img style="margin:10px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R3MR7EKUeAI/AAAAAAAAB2A/RPzjGBajeWs/1800064781_67dcc6bfb2_o.jpg?imgmax=512"></a><br /><br /><font size="1">(Originals of most images are unknown, as they came from image aggregator sites. 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