Watch A 'Water Rocket Trike' Hit 62mph in Half A Second
You might have heard of François Gissy before. Three years ago, the Frenchman and former bus driver did 207mph on a jet-powered pushbike, and now he’s followed that up by doing 162mph on a trike powered by nothing but rainwater. How green is that?
An aluminium tank holding 35 litres ejected the water at 6000PSI, launching the home-made trike from rest to 62mph in just 0.55 seconds. In the process, Gissy pulled 5.1g. And somehow managed to avoid soiling himself.
The trike is a mish-mash of parts from various sources, featuring the front forks from a motorbike and wheels from a go-kart, among other things. All it requires for speed is a little water, and a rider with balls made from adamantium.
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Woaaaaaaaaah
Greener than a Prius, you bet.
Faster than a Prius… DEFINITELY!!
That was flippin’ epic my friend :-P
That’s insane
Colin Furze, you have a rival!
I actually thought this was from him
Remember when they said that eco-friendly cars can’t be fast. Yeah…
They said…
I could win a drag race with that. If I could manage to stay on the bike…
Water way to go quickly!
I wonder what would happen if you were stood directly behind this.
you would end up very clean…
It would literally blow a hole straight through you!
Oh, his neck muscles will remember this for years