In a sure sign that they really
will let just about anyone into the popular Guinness Book these days, an English gentleman named Edd China has just earned himself the coveted award for "world's fastest office" after pushing his Rover 100-powered desk-on-wheels to 87mph on a British racetrack. China -- who began building custom vehicles for a charity event and now designs them on commission with his company, Cummfy Banana -- has already assembled such masterpieces as a rolling sofa, mobile shed, drivable bed (what we call a "pickup truck" here in America), and most practical of all, a motorized bathroom. Although all of his creations are actually street-legal, China nonetheless gets pulled over on a regular basis -- though sometimes the cops just harass him for a photo op -- with his personal best being 12 traffic stops in one day. As the NASCAR-like decals indicate, the £45,000 ($85,700) mobile office (dubbed the "hot-desk") was originally built for a stationary firm, and comes complete with a keyboard steering wheel, mousepad horn, briefcase-based controls, and even a working computer and water cooler. Next up for China is a functional kitchen that he and a chef can roll around in, although for the kind of loot it takes to build these one-of-a-kind novelties, he might be better off just picking up a used RV and stuffing the luggage compartment full of caviar and filet mignon.
posted November 10th 2006 4:28PM
CAUSE U CAN DOESNT MEAN U SHOULD
'Cause you can use the capslock key doesn't mean you should...
OMG LOOK! IT EVEN SCORED HIM SOME HOES!!!
And wtf chuck..a CRT?
"Look at me, I'm going to drive my office around like some kind of retarded jerkoff, it's going to be AWESOME..."
Why would anyone make fun of this guy?
This stuff is awesome.
I suppose the question is, was it build for a stationery company or a stationary company? Both seem to apply!
This must be the most useless piece of shit ever made , oh wait ... mmm blueray discs ??
bluray
even in an article containing nothing about gaming consoles, a moronic sony basher still managaes to fulfill his quest.
"was originally built for a stationary firm"
I think stationery is what was wanted, but considering the context of the story it actually fits.
I think Air Force One is not only a little faster, but maybe even better equipped as an office.
I pray for the safety of the lady sitting at the back of the car. She will probably need 3 seat belts to keep her safe at 85mph!
What a horrible, horrible name for a company. It literally makes me sick to my stomach.
OLD NEWS
Where were you three years ago, Engadget?
CUSTOM-CAR-BUILDER.COM
Great Ideas!