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On Sunday, the popular Tahrir Square in Cairo became a laboratory to test one of Egypt’s latest inventions: A car that can run on the street, float on water, and even fly if requested to.
The car is the brainchild of Ashraf al-Bendary, an Egyptian poet who also sees himself as an inventor. In a recent interview, he said he believes he can change the face of the world.
Enter “the Egyptian Monster,” which is the name he chose for his multi-functioning car that he claimed can move on land, in water, and flying through the sky.
By the sound of it, the Monster presented a magical solution to the city with one of the worst traffic jams in the world. In a television interview, Al-Bendary said that the car ran on self-generated energy and reached a top speed of 120km/hour. He also said that Israel and America were competing for the rights to the Egyptian monster.
So, after seven years of work that involved as many as 21 people, the Egyptian Monster was put to the test on Sunday.
Al-Bendary’s project was encouraged — but not funded — by the government, which allowed him to test the car in Tahrir Square in the presence of police and local media.
