Steampunk long-boards

Tay sez, "This is a pair of steampunk longboards that I have created. They are complete with etched brass graphics, dark-stained wood, and topped off with some useless gauges too." Link (Thanks, Tay!)

Dear sirs: Please find, hereunder, an exhaustive list of many novel and creative steam-punque artifacts. I remain, your humble servant, CE Doctorow, esq.

[#1 posted by Anonymous , September 8, 2007 6:30 PM]

Brass, useless gauges ≠ steampunk.

[#2 posted by Anonymous , September 8, 2007 9:34 PM]

Uh oh, I think that steam punk thing has now jumped the shark. Well, it was fun.

[#3 posted by raybot , September 9, 2007 3:22 AM]

f by stmpnk y mn, cmpltly wrng, thn ys.

[#4 posted by strider_mt2k , September 9, 2007 5:33 AM]

While they are cool looking to a certain degree, I don't see anything that clearly makes them stand out as being "steampunk".

I have to agree, the term is over-used and misapplied and that sadly Fonzie is indeed wearing a leather jacket on water skis.

It was fun though.

[#5 posted by jccalhoun , September 9, 2007 6:43 AM]

If I never see another "steampunk" anything it would make me quite happy.

[#6 posted by ernie , September 9, 2007 10:11 AM]

Anything that is brass colored bolted to wood is steampunk?

[#7 posted by Anonymous , September 9, 2007 10:27 AM]

Yeah I agree, the boards look cool, but if you wanted to call them steam punk maybe a little more work than just strapping some brass plates to them would be in order. As it is you just made some neat boards but you look like a poser.

[#8 posted by Chester , September 9, 2007 5:19 PM]

What's next -- "Steampunk Wheelbarrow", "Steampunk Pencil", and "Steampunk Bucket" projects?

[#9 posted by diluded000 , September 10, 2007 8:49 AM]

This really needs a two stage steam engine with the spinning speed control weights and a huge flywheel running gear driven wheels. The steering should be accomplished by by hydraulic hosed foot pedals that actuate a cam link assembly for the steering rods and also connect to silhouette of a hand in the rear that indicates the direction of the turn. Steam output should be condensed into water droplets that are released by mechanically actuated valves driven by a player piano type paper tape assembly that drips messages on the road behind the rider.