If Joel can’t figure out what this fuzzy goat thing is all about, how can you expect me, Nicholas, to? It sorta reminds me of those old Da Vinci drawings of a helicopter. Nearest I can tell, it’s some sort of [fuzzy] goat manipulation device. Be weary of female goats, however, for “the female of the species is more deadly than the male.” I’ll say!
Could this be some sort of previously unnoticed Verizon Wireless prototype? I think it might, friends, I think it might.
The Fuzzy Wonder Goat [Phoenix Masonry via Boing Boing Gadgets
http://www.demoulincollectors.com/products.htm
As far as I can tell, one person rides on it (note the stirrups) and another pushes it. It’s like a low-rent PowerWheels (remember those?). Anyway… it took like 30 seconds worth of Googling.
I would say, with the stirrups, and looking at how that gear mechanism attaches to the goat itself, what you’ve got here is an early version of a mechanical bull. The faster the rider’s pushed, the more the goat bucks and tries to shake the rider off.