I *loved* 3-2-1 Contact! Now whenever I see a recumbent bike I get a vibe like the owner is a big fat jerk. This has been tested on multiple occasions with casual greetings and friendly inquiries about their unusual bicycle, and I get responses like I'm tickling their bezoars or something.

In the mid-nineties, I researched electric vehicle modifications for a friend who wanted to convert a an old Toyota pickup to electrical traction, so as to use the 250KW hydro turbine in his basement for more than selling to the grid and running the public radio station up the hill. It's nice to be living in a time when you can buy electric sports cars!