Need suggestions for hovercraft/GEV bases

[gloriousbattle]

A biro in a 'nickname' for a pen in the UK

For a quick history (more interesting than it sounds) try http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/artblog/2007/mar/06/classicsofeverydaydesignno8 

Andrew

Huh.  Learn somethin' new every day.

[Gluteus Maximus]

To be really pedantic, it is really the brand name of a specific design of ballpoint pen. Invented by Lazslo Biro it has, as Andrew says, since become the generic name for such a pen in Britain - much like Scotch Tape is used in the USA for all makes of transparent sticky tape.

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