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Horse-drawn Hummer probes culture of excess
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03-06-2010, 09:14 PM
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Horse-drawn Hummer probes culture of excess
 "If we don't rethink our reliance on a hyper-inflated, consumption-based oil economy, we may be left with no other options than to hook our cars up to a horse."
HORSETALK - Mar 7, 2010
One the other hand, they would have value in the recycle heap --Ed.
An artist who took a gas-guzzling Hummer and turned it into a horse-drawn carriage says the work is a reflection of the current hard times.
Jeremy Dean has given a name to his tricked-up engineless Hummer: "CEO Stagecoach".
The work has been on display at the Pulse Contemporary Art Fair in New York and, all going to plan, it will be pulled through New York's Central Park on Monday by two draught horses.... [Read More] |
03-07-2010, 02:55 AM
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Re: Horse-drawn Hummer probes culture of excess
How do you talk your wife and friends into investing into this? - Dale
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03-07-2010, 06:23 AM
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Re: Horse-drawn Hummer probes culture of excess
May the gods have mercy on the horse that pulls this contraption!
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03-07-2010, 08:29 AM
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Re: Horse-drawn Hummer probes culture of excess
So it *is* possible to build a Hummer that is greener than a Prius...
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03-07-2010, 03:22 PM
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Re: Horse-drawn Hummer probes culture of excess
They could've dropped in a Yaris engine instead and seen if it could manage 30 MPH...
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Re: Horse-drawn Hummer probes culture of excess
Hi BM:
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Originally Posted by Butterfly Mage
May the gods have mercy on the horse that pulls this contraption!
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___Well said! Poor animals having to pull that dead carcass around all day makes me sick 
___Good Luck
___Wayne
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