How To Build Your Own Monorail

It took Kim Pedersen five years to build a working monorail in his own backyard.

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April 8, 2004, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"As a child, Kim Pedersen dreamed of building a monorail in his backyard, but his dad wouldn't let him. Several decades later and now a homeowner, Pedersen has gotten his wish: The 52-year-old Californian is possibly the only person in the world with a working backyard monorail." [Includes photos and Quicktime movie.]

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