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Build Your Own Monorail

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the more-things-not-to-tell-your-life-insurance-company dept.

jpatokal writes "Building your own roller coaster may be fun, but how about something a little more practical -- like a monorail in your back yard? Kim Petersen designed his from scratch, building the elevated track from wood, scavenging the engine from a motorized walker and handcrafting the train from sheet metal. Total cost: $4000! See the photo tour and the construction history."

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  1. $4000???? by shaunak · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "Kim Petersen designed his from scratch, building the elevated track from wood, scavenging the engine from a motorized walker and handcrafting the train from sheet metal. Total cost: $4000"

    Does this include the money he lost because he didn't work during this time, the money he lost to a divorce lawyer (his wife must have been pissed) blah blah blah???

    Kidding.

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    -Shaunak.