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seesaw

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fairy

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baam

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in the UK as the spectaculat and comic failure, but was Sir Clive's idea just ahead of its time?

a spectacular

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bankruped a company and cost him his reputation. I will long be remembered

the company

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Launched in United Kingdom in 1985, the Sinclair C5 was a battery-assisted tricycle

the United Kingdom

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eraser

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shark

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thief

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which was expensive for the time. Both media and the public ridiculed the C5 during

the media

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lifesaver

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shark

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baam

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created by British inventor, Sil Clive Sinclair. The C5 was steered by handlebar

a handlebar

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beneath a driver's knees and powered by a small electric motor making it unnecessary

the driver's knees

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battery life.The lack of gears and seat-to-pedal adjustment and the fact that a motor

the motor

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the motor overheated on the long hiils, were also serious problems. The motor turned out to be

(-) long hills

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for the driver to pedal. C5's top speed of twenty-for km/h was the fastest allowed

The C5's

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in the UK without driving licence. The retail price was $399, plus $29 for delivery,

a driving licence

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the driver was exposed to the wind and the rain and the cold weather tended to shorten

(-) cold weather

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1980s and it was a commercial disaster, selling only around 12,000 units. In fact, the

the 1980s

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to pedal. Sinclair spent the millions of pounds on developing the C5 and its failure

(-) millions

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