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Steven M. Johnson's Bizarre Invention #193: The Uni-Person Travel Module
By Steven Johnson - September 20, 2017
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Steven Johnson
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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Why not extend the idea of pallets and containers to human transport? The sedan chair industry is ripe for disruption.
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It's the people mover from Wall-E.
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Just can't get enough of that Airline seating.
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