Sure. Just when I start bellyaching about how great minds are wasting their resources on trivial concerns like radio-controlled golf balls, Wired magazine comes along with an eye-candy laden piece about alt-fuel race cars from the future. Who knew that all the major automakers occasionally turned their design people loose on radical vehicle design and actually made the results public?  For more than just the pretty pictures in that Wired piece, check out the site for the Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge. I’m not even a “car guy”, but I’m getting a little reaction just looking at the Mazda Kaan, which uses an “electronic tire system powered by a sub-level electro-conductive polymer built into the roadway”. Also blowing my skirt up a bit is the Mercedes Benz Formula Zero Racer (pictured), which is propelled by electric hub motors, a solar skin and a high-tech rigid sail. Mommy, why can’t I just live in the future?