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Some of the exotic racers assembled at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats in 1966. Nearly 60 years after it became the home of the land speed record, streamlined rocket cars were already averaging 600mph (966km/h) across the vast salt pan.

And there’s Bert Munro and the World’s Fastest Indian in pic 2.

MORE: August 1966: Salt Flat Speed Trials (Mashable)

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A faithful replica of Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo’s helmet,  hand-sculpted with custom PCB electronics, Wifi, MIDI, motion and audio interaction, and 250 RGB LEDs.

It took master builders Love Props a year to create but they’ve released full build instructions so you can make your own.

Bless ’em.

Prefer Thomas Bangalter’s LED lid?

Related: Helm’s Beep

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