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Once again the folks at Damn Interesting have something that is ... you know :) Only this is really really... you know.

Imagine a car that seats eleven passengers, turns on a dime, has excellent fuel efficiency, and cruises happily at 120 miles per hour. A man named Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller imagined and designed such a car, and in 1933, several fully capable prototypes were built for Chrysler. This sleek, aerodynamic vehicle was called the Dymaxion.

The full article, with pictures and videos, can be found at: http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=162.

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