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Step 17Bumper Chair

Bumper Chair
Martin Kelly is a crossing guard in Alameda, CA.
He welded up this nifty chair that plugs into the trailer hitch socket on his truck.
Now he can keep the kids safe while they cross the street and take a load off his feet at the same time.
The chair has a "lazy susan" bearing on the bottom so he can swivel around to see what traffic is coming.
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Oct 28, 2009. 2:55 PMmonoshock says:
I saw one like that that had a crapper seat insted, to use when your out in the boonies.
Sep 26, 2009. 6:35 AMnorthie says:
Maybe you could "hire" someone to always sit there. They could be your backing up alarm when you get to close to something.
May 17, 2008. 8:36 AMderttiej says:
totally sweet idea, would be great for camping or fishing.

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Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional ...
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