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Korean 'Armadillo' Electric Car Folds Up, Parks, Controlled By Your Smartphone
cartechboy writes "Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have unveiled a crazy foldable, compact electric vehicle that, well, folds up like an armadillo. What's more, you can engage the armadillo-like folding process as well as actually park the car with a smartphone. Yes, there's an app for that. Not sure if it's the folding part or the idea of people trying to park any car using their cellphones that makes this concerning. The shrinking process takes only around 15 seconds, and reduces the car's 110-inch length to just 65 inches as it essentially curls into a ball."
As an American who likes to drive on the highway, I agree.
As an American who is currently stuck in an urban shithole where 40mph is a pipe dream, I might want one of these.
And, if someone parks really close to you while it is folded you won't have enough space to unfold it.
It also neatly folds up when rear-ended. Very economical. It doubles as a coffin.
Proverbs 21:19
I wonder how many clowns you can cram into it?
Jam as many clowns as you can into it, fold it up, expand it, jam a few more in, repeat as necessary.
Bonus: finally a legitimate usage of clowns.