You may draw some parallels between Icarus’s maiden flying frenzy and the pedal-powered ambition of Steam Boat Willy. The human-powered hovercraft, while asking one to exert it, keeps on slinking along high waters. Well, calling it the greenest of them all will be a sure exaggeration. Still I feel it’s a worthy enterprise considering the use of renewable human power.

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