The peddle tank.... oh, man... the boller hat, the white rim wheels, the tiny shield of thin sheet metal... i think he might of been serious too, there was a scotsman who thought he'd solved the problem of trench warfare by "inventing" a shovel with a hole in it to poke a rifle through, making the shovel a small gunshield. He didn't realise bullets penetrate shovels rather easily. If he'd thickened the metal it'd be a really heavy shovel with a hole in it, pretty useless for digging!