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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2009 => Topic started by: Quiller on February 17, 2009, 11:19:34 AM

Title: Q305 - solved - Eriko Horiki's Firefly Lantern Car
Post by: Quiller on February 17, 2009, 11:19:34 AM

What's the make and model designation of this car?

Title: Re: Q305
Post by: zaktoo on February 17, 2009, 11:32:34 AM

That's a car????  :o :o

Title: Re: Q305
Post by: Quiller on February 17, 2009, 01:33:51 PM

Surprisingly, it is a car. And a rather interesting one at that

Title: Re: Q305
Post by: knightfan26917 on February 27, 2009, 11:49:24 PM

Good night shirt tail!

Does it even run?  Looks like it'd be flimsy as heck.....

Sorry, don't know what this one is ... though I do know that I wouldn't drive it ... he heh.



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Title: Re: Q305
Post by: Quiller on March 13, 2009, 03:32:23 PM

Light the touch paper on this one, experts

Title: Re: Q305
Post by: ImpishGrin on March 13, 2009, 04:21:54 PM

It's the "Firefly" - an electric lantern car made by Eriko Horiki for the Japanese pavillon at EXPO 2000 :)

It's made of washi, a kind of traditional Japanese paper used for origami, lanterns and other handcrafts, and can travel with speed up to 125 km/h supposedly. While running, it's also lit from the inside, like a lantern.

Title: Re: Q305 - solved - Eriko Horiki's Firefly Lantern Car
Post by: Quiller on March 17, 2009, 05:14:25 PM

Very good! TRD had some connection with this project too but my Japanese isn't up to finding out what it was!