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German police seize office chair fitted with lawnmower engine, bicycle brakes

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Posted: 08-20-2008 21:49

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BERLIN — German police have confiscated what may be the world's fastest office chair.

Police say officers happened on the contraption - the work of two inventive 17-year-olds - in the western town of Gross-Zimmern on Saturday.

The pair had added a lawnmower engine, bicycle brakes and a metal frame to the revolving chair - making it into a go-kart-like vehicle.

Police say the inventors insisted they had only tested it over a few metres, but witnesses reported seeing it on several streets.

They are being investigated over a variety of possible offences, including defying insurance regulations, driving without a licence and violating registration requirements.

Police did not say what top speed the chair could reach.

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Two arrests over ‘turbo chair’

Police in Germany have confiscated what’s thought to be the world’s fastest office chair. Two 17-year-olds had pimped up the offending seat by adding a lawnmower engine, bicycle brakes and a metal frame. The teenagers claimed they had only tested their contraption by riding it a few metres, but witnesses had reported seeing it whizzing about all over the streets of Gross-Zimmern. ananova

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