Floating car research

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows Kenichi Yamamoto, professor at Ishinomaki Senshu University's science and engineering department in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 10, 2012. The former Toyota Motor Corp. engineer is studying cars that can float on water to increase the chance of survival of occupants in case of tsunami.

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