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  • Mars Rover Curiosity Gets a Hot Wheels Replica

    It’s perfectly clear that even the most subtle and deftly engineered piece of technology is simply a more complicated toy. Don’t believe me? Take the Mars rover Curiosity as an example. Already a LEGO version of the rover has been recreated, complete with moving parts, six wheels, and replica instruments. Technology is simply more useful toys, which isn’t to say that toys are useless technology.

    Mattel has now revealed that the Mars rover Curiosity will also be getting a Hot Wheels replica. CollectSPACE, the website and blog for all things space-history related, broke the story on the Hot Wheels version of Curiosity. The replica will be 1/64th the size of the real rover, and will be sold in stores starting in September.

    Mattel has a history of backing NASA’s ventures with miniature Hot Wheels replicas. The Sojourner Mars rover that was a part of the Mars Pathfinder mission in the late 90s was also recreated as a Hot Wheels toy. The collectible can still be found and bought from toy collectors or through Amazon. According to collectSPACE, that Hot Wheels replica was so popular with collectors that a 24-karat gold-plated version of the toy was issued.

    Mattel had planned on releasing the Mars rover Curiosity Hot Wheels replica regardless of whether the real rover survived its descent to the surface of Mars. The success of the Mars Science Laboratory in landing the rover safely will no doubt increase the popularity of all Curiosity-related toys and collectibles in the next few weeks.

    (Photo courtesy collectSPACE)

  • Summer X Games Highlights, Plus a Life Size Hot Wheels Track

    The Summer X Games are always sure to bring you some high flying stunts that make you wonder how these daredevil athletes accomplish such feats. Every year the sports featured in the games are pushed to new heights. This years competition was no exception.

    The 18th summer event from Los Angeles, California saw stiff competion in BMX, skateboarding, motocross, and rally car racing.

    Bob Burnquist won his 22nd career medal by taking the gold in the Skateboarding Big Air competition on June 29. This winning run saw Burnquist cathing serious air and finishing with indie 720 forward to fakey.

    Scotty Cramer took home his third career X Games gold medal in the BMX freestyle. Leaving the park area to lip off of the back rail. This extra creativity way have been the deciding factor in his gold medal win.

    Taka Higashino won gold in the Moto X Freestyle. This is what we’re talking about, when we talk about high flying stunts. Taka executes to perfection and claims the center jump as his own.

    And finally, rally car driver Tanner Foust and stuntman Greg Tracy performed a special stunt for the games. They drove all the way around a 66 foot double loop and completed a jump at the end. The stunt was performed to perfection and set a world record.

    It did not go well for everyone who tried this jump. Toomas Keikkinen bit it big time. Luckily, he was not seriously harmed. Keikkinen fractured his left ankle, but will recover and be back to rally car racing in less than a month.

    [via: Yahoo News]