The Whovel

Structured Solutions II (what happened to the Structured Solutions I?) is pitching some sort of human-powered snow removal contraption called the Whovel that is supposed to make it easier and less heart-attacky to shovel snow off of your driveway or sidewalk. Nice, but we'll only be properly impressed once someone's hooked one of these up to a weatherized Segway.


[Via Core77]

[Demens @ Dec 19th 2005 12:08AM]

Oh, thats just cute.

- though i couldnt go more than half a meter with that thing at here. It would be full and stuck.

[Kevin @ Dec 19th 2005 12:08AM]

Or, you could just throw a bunch of sodium pellets into the snow.

[Kevin @ Dec 19th 2005 12:08AM]

(and yes, they will explode ... )

[010111 @ Dec 19th 2005 12:08AM]

screw sodium pellets. cesium pellets is where its at!

seriously though. these sodium pellets you refer to... where can you buy them? pure sodium is funny.

[Sheldon @ Dec 19th 2005 12:08AM]

I don't think they pre-read their 'About the Whovel' page very well or they don't grasp some phrases in English.
"Easily breaks down..." :^)

[Aaron @ Dec 19th 2005 12:08AM]

Some of my favorites are:
- "Easily throws five foot high snow piles"

Ummm, if there is a 5 foot high snow accumulation on your sidewalk, you may want to hop in your time machine and leave the Ice Age.

-"Great for everyone! No upper body strength required!"

Perfect for all you weaklings that got sand kicked in your face from guys that stole your girlfriend at the beach.

-"Maintenance free and doesn't need summarizing"

Great! I hate "summarizing" things I buy.

[George @ Dec 19th 2005 12:08AM]

>Ummm, if there is a 5 foot high snow accumulation on your sidewalk, you may want to hop in your time machine and leave the Ice Age.

I guess I have to invite you to upstate New York for a winter and then you will appreciate a shovel that can throw snow over feets of snow banks....lol

[Steph @ Dec 19th 2005 12:08AM]

I can see how it would make pushing snow easier, but it looks like it would throw the snow straight up into the air. Besides that, I'd feel like a fool using that thing.

[BZ @ Dec 19th 2005 12:08AM]

Quote from operation instructions: "Try it out, and you'll be an expert Whoever in no time!"

Don't you just hate it when spellcheck changes your whovelers into whoevers?

[MaxSMoke @ Dec 19th 2005 12:08AM]

Here's a Million Dollar Idea that could save alot of lives:

USE A SMALLER SHOVEL!

If people are killing themselves throwing around HUGE shovel fulls of snow, why not make a smaller, narrower shovel that doesn't force people to exert themselves so quickly? Just because you can physically lift 20 pounds of snow at a time, doesn't mean you SHOULD. And if you shoveled slower, you might actually get a nice Cardio workout, instead of a Coronary.

[John Sawabini @ Dec 19th 2005 12:08AM]

I just purchased on of these Whovels and used it during the snow storm. This thing is fantastic. The whovel does what it brags about - more snow moved, faster, with alot less work.... for those skeptics I have only two words - buy one!