Artist transforming Hummer into horse cart

[wtmusic]

"At this time of record financial gains, the auto industry began producing ever extravagant cars and these huge American gas guzzlers became a status symbol in society leading to increased demand for oil and fuel prices soared. So with our very American idea of Manifest Destiny, we meddle in any country that has oil and send our men and women into harms way so that we can continue consuming almost 80% of the worlds resources. But how long can that last?

My own satirical prediction of the future: Unless we come up with alternative fuel sources and rethink our reliance on a hyperinflated consumer based economy, we may be left with no other options than to hook our cars up to a horse. As a symbol of this I take either a Cadillac Escalade or HUMMER H2, which have become monuments to America's consumption, greed and arrogance, and convert it to a horse cart. The cart will maintain all its former glitz and glamour: chrome rims, GPS, working sound system, DVD player, and TV screens. But will be pulled by a horse."

http://green.autoblog.com/2010/02/01/artist-transforming-hummer-into-horse-cart-i-e-why-we-love-mod/

[tridim]

1. Ironic and funny, but pointless.

Horse carts should be light.

[madokie]

2. Now that is stupidity on a grand scale

[wtmusic]

3. agree, and ironically

his artistic statement is a "monument to America's consumption, greed and arrogance"

He could take the $15K, send it to victims in Haiti, and feed something besides his own ego

[Historic NY]

4. Man I sure could use that engine & transmission, wonder if he'd give it to me.