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Behold: the LyteHorse ATV – originally designed as a golf corse caddy vehicle, now redesigned as the world’s first all-electric stand-up All Terrain Vehicle.

With a top speed of about 65km’h and 130km of range on a full charge, the LyteHorse can carry 362kg of weight and tow up to 1.3 tonnes.

Available to pre-order with a slew of optional extras including rifle and gun racks, extended range battery options, all-terrain, off-road, and bulletproof tires, emergency lighting, winches, jump-seats, multi-use hitches, speakers, surfboard racks, and auxiliary lights.

Yours (in the US) from $9,997 (about €8,500).

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Behold: what will soon be the world’s largest tropical greenhouse under one roof. Unveiled at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale, the vast Tropicalia (35m tall at its highest point) is planned for Northern France’s Côte d’Opale and is set to be completed by 2024. To wit:

Tropicalia will provide a unique tropical greenhouse experience with a regular temperature of just under 80°F (26°C). It will feature both tropical plants and fauna such as fish, reptiles, birds, and butterflies. This man-made ecosystem will take up over 200,000 square feet of land and is enclosed by a massive dome.

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Every year in Finland, 4,000 reindeer die from car strikes, causing an estimated e €15 million in damages.

In an effort to reduce the carnage, the Finnish Reindeer Herders Association has been applying fluorescent paint to the animals, which works well on fur but best on antlers, which can be seen from all angles.

“There are some problems with the durability and utility” says the Association, “but the product development continues.”

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