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Eccentric man turns his Henry the Hoover vacuum cleaner into a mini motorcycle, but finds it still handles ‘corners’ as poorly as a vacuum cleaner

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Systems engineer Allan Gallop, 35, (pictured) from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, worked with a team of enthusiasts

An eccentric engineer has converted a Henry Hoover vacuum cleaner into a mini motorcycle, but he admits it doesn’t handle corners well. Systems engineer Allan Gallop, 35, from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, worked with a team of enthusiasts to fit the broken device with a two-stroke 50cc engine, handlebars and new wheels. Now the updated machine … Read more

Giant eccentric planet has the density of fluffy cotton candy, study shows | CNN

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K. Ivanov An extremely low-density planet called WASP-193b is larger than Jupiter, but weighs only a fraction of its mass. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — What’s big, with a fluffy, cotton candy-like composition? It turns out to be … Read more

Giant eccentric planet has the density of fluffy cotton candy, study shows | CNN

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — What’s big, with a fluffy, cotton candy-like composition? It turns out to be a planet. An international coalition of astronomers recently discovered an unusual planet called WASP-193b, which is about 50% larger than … Read more