Sideline business as cartoonist specializing in quirky invention ideas since 1966. Author of 8 books: What the World Needs Now; Public Therapy Buses (two editions); Have Fun Inventing; Patent Depending: Vehicles;Patent Depending: Armbrella; Patent Depending: The Early Years; Patent Depending: A Collection; and Noodlings Coloring Book
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Steven M. Johnson's Bizarre Invention #63: The Verticar
Hey, I resemble that remark!
Rob: I have been aware of the ELF for awhile, and love it! Many folks around the world seek new, human-scale or right-sized products including smaller, affordable homes and vehicles. Tiny homes, and vehicles like the ELF are being invented in spite of old infrastructure and old codes that encourage dangerous, high speed vehicles and excessively large homes. Seeing your video of the ELF traveling alongside powerful vehicles impresses me, but also reminds me that there remains a need for urban infrastructure that keeps such vehicles separated. Thank you for this video.
Interesting idea. I'd like to see more concepts around car packaging. People are actually pretty small when you think about it.
Charles: This is a complicated subject! There is the cladding and padding that makes one "feel" bigger or more substantial or prosperous or safe, but the "monster" vehicles also can demolish a really small car in an accident. I came up with a car periscopes cartoon about 5 years before Larry David used the same idea in a scene in CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM. In another cartoon, I have cars without airbags: once inside the car, the passengers and drivers have their crash suits inflated! Thanks for your comment...
https://youtu.be/G1MSMj08BVU
Elegant! Designed for a very tiny person, at this point. For my work, I intentionally introduce awkwardness into my designs, because it amuses me to do so. This is good; thank you!
Mr Johnson is an unquenchable creative fire. Yes I love his sense of humour, but there`s always someone who take a second look to his ideas for plausibility and validation. Keep up the flame alive Sr!
Thank you, kind sir!