Colin Furze
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Colin Furze is a plumber, stuntman, inventor, and filmmaker from Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. Colin left school at 16 to become a plumber and stayed as so until he was given his own Sky1 program Gadget Geeks. Colin uses his plumbing and engineering experience to build many contraptions, including a wall of death, the world's longest motorbike,[1] the world's fastest stroller made with Turbojet engines, and a jet-powered motorcycle made with PulseJet engines.
Inventions
Colin Furze has created many amazing contraptions which are all available to watch on his YouTube Channel.
On 13 March 2010, Furze uploaded a video to YouTube of his converted scooter. This had a flame thrower on the back which could shoot flames up to 15 feet (4.6 m) in the air.[2] On 25 March 2010, Furze was arrested by Lincolnshire Police, for possessing an object converted into a firearm, however, was released on bail without charge until 6 May 2010. This was Furze's third attempt, as the first did not ignite and the second burst into flames.[3]
On May 5, 2014 Furze posted a video to kick off his 3 weeks 3 X-Men characters special by designing a set of realistic Wolverine claws based on a pneumatic system. This video quickly picked up views within its first week receiving over 3 million views. [4]
Achievements
On 14 October 2010, it was announced that Furze had converted a mobility scooter which can reach 71 mph to try to enter the Guinness Book of Records. It took him nearly three months to build and has a 125cc motorcycle engine.[5]
On 10 October 2012, Furze posted a video showing a pram fitted with an engine which if travels over 30 mph will make it the world's fastest pram. [6] The baby carriage was featured in the October 2013 copy of Popular Science Magazine, when Colin was interviewed about the reasons he modded the pram.[7]
Television Appearances/Shows
Colin appears as one of the experts on Gadget Geeks, the Sky1 series that focuses on technology and gadgets, that aired in January 2012. [8]
References
- ^ Marsden, Liam (October 24, 2008). "Friday funny: World's longest motorcycle record broken". Motorcycle News.
- ^ Direct Bikes Scooter Flame Thrower Colin Furze. DirectBikes. March 13, 2010.
- ^ The Daily Telegraph (March 27, 2010). "Flame-thrower scooter owner arrested". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Youtube (May 5, 2014). "DIY X-MEN WOLVERINE fully automatic claws'". YouTube.
- ^ The Daily Telegraph (October 14, 2010). "Man builds world's fastest mobility scooter". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ ITV News (October 11, 2012). "Inventor shows off 'world's fastest pram'". ITV News.
- ^ http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2013-01/you-built-what-worlds-fastest-baby-carriage.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Gadget Geeks - Our Inventors". BSkyB. 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
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