“So named because of its "A" like shape in use, the A-bike is designed to be folded and unfolded* in under 10 seconds with a 3 click telescopic mechanism, to a folded size just 67 x 30 x 16 cm. Heat treated aluminum and high strength glass fibre reinforced engineering polymer constitute the majority of the frame. Weight: 5.6kg. The internal twin chain gearing system is totally encased at the rear. Pedal cadence remains the same as a normal bike.”. The A-bike, from Sinclair Research.

Right: A-bike, from Binch Shin‘s photo.
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“These pages provide information about a variety of informal fallacies.
Put roughly, a fallacy is a mistake in reasoning.”.
(Michael C. LaBossiere)
For example:

Appeal to Common Practice

“If what is moral is determined by what is commonly practiced, then this argument:

• Most people do X.
• Therefore X is morally correct.

would not be a fallacy. This would however entail some odd results.

For example, imagine that there are only 100 people on earth.
60 of them do not steal or cheat and 40 do.
At this time, stealing and cheating would be wrong.

The next day, a natural disaster kills 30 of the 60 people who do not cheat or steal.
Now it is morally correct to cheat and steal.

Thus, it would be possible to change the moral order of the world to one’s view simply by eliminating those who disagree.”.

Reasoning: Fallacies, by Michael C. LaBossiere, from Opifex Phoenix.

Extract reproduced under ©Dr. Michael C. LaBossiere.

“The Strida is the only folding bike that is greaseless, corrosion resistant, and virtually maintenance free. It’s also the world’s lightest folding production bike and can easily be rolled when folded.”.

“These robot sculptures are made form a mixture of found objects which are both old and new. The materials are wood, metal, bakelite, glass, plastic, rubber and paint. Each robot takes about a month to build. They are not meant to be a toy. New robots are always in the works.”. Bennett Robot Works, by Gordon Bennet.

Right: Galileo, ©Bennet Robot Works.

“I mostly wear second hand or clothes that used to belong to my parents. I love hoodies. My obsession is to play trumpet.”. (Akuliina, age 19)

“Hel Looks is selected street fashion from Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
The pictures are taken in the streets and clubs of Helsinki from July 2005 onwards.”.

By Liisa Jokinen and Sampo Karjalainen.

“Since at the beginning of an attraction that will become limerent, you feel both free and happy
(you walk on air), it is hard to resist once it starts.”.
“….And although it resembles a disease in some ways, I see it as a normal adaptation, an instinctual reaction, if you will, that through the course of evolutionary history proved valuable to species endurance.”.
(Dorothy Tennov, Q and A on Limerence)

Limerence:

“an involuntary cognitive and emotional state in which a person feels an intense romantic desire for another person.”.
(from Wikipedia)

“The idea is simple, the result is stunning.”
“Starting in November of 2001, I have been taking a picture of myself every day and I haven’t stopped yet.”
(Ahree Lee)
Me, by Ahree Lee. Music by Nathan Melsted.