Transport: Planes, Trains, Boats, Autos, and Rockets
- Nonc Hilaire
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Trains going through snow.
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Re: Transport: Planes, Trains, Boats, and Autos
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Typhoon wrote:ScsDvRYyitc
They recorded this in Nice, France .. was there when they recorded
But , this nothing new .. BMW motorcycle has something similar since 10+ yrs .. Toyota just repackaged it
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I like it. It has three wheels, but tilts like a bicycle. If they make a version with a convertible top, they could probably sell quite a few in the states.
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- Nonc Hilaire
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Can a design ever be truly successful if it does not facilitate blowjobs?
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Good point.Nonc Hilaire wrote:Can a design ever be truly successful if it does not facilitate blowjobs?
I think I know just what you mean.
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"If the van is rockin', no use knockin'."
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Teresa of Ávila
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Re: Transport: Planes, Trains, Boats, and Autos
I see your rocking van and I raise you an electrohydrodynamic thruster. Ion drives for airplanes, baby!
Although it's more likely to end up in your laptop cooler than in your trans-continental jetliner.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 122013.htmNow researchers at MIT have run their own experiments and found that ionic thrusters may be a far more efficient source of propulsion than conventional jet engines. In their experiments, they found that ionic wind produces 110 newtons of thrust per kilowatt, compared with a jet engine's 2 newtons per kilowatt. The team has published its results in the Proceedings of the Royal Society.
Although it's more likely to end up in your laptop cooler than in your trans-continental jetliner.
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Interesting; but wouldn't the device generate a powerful electromagnetic field that could interfere with the operation of the computer?Taboo wrote:I see your rocking van and I raise you an electrohydrodynamic thruster. Ion drives for airplanes, baby!
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 122013.htmNow researchers at MIT have run their own experiments and found that ionic thrusters may be a far more efficient source of propulsion than conventional jet engines. In their experiments, they found that ionic wind produces 110 newtons of thrust per kilowatt, compared with a jet engine's 2 newtons per kilowatt. The team has published its results in the Proceedings of the Royal Society.
Although it's more likely to end up in your laptop cooler than in your trans-continental jetliner.
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cultivate a white rose
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Global flight paths
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Torchwood, you beat me to posting that picture...
If anyone is interested, here is the link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22690684
If anyone is interested, here is the link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22690684
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- Nonc Hilaire
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Perfect car for the zombie apocalypse.
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Sukhoi Su-35 'UFO' fighter in Paris Air Show
Su-35 dubbed “UFO” for its maneuverability .. perform all kinds of stunts, including
Pugachev's Cobra,
the Frolov Chakra,
the Dead Leaf,
and the unprecedented Pancake, which is an horizontal 360-degree made turn without losing speed.
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Su-35 dubbed “UFO” for its maneuverability .. perform all kinds of stunts, including
Pugachev's Cobra,
the Frolov Chakra,
the Dead Leaf,
and the unprecedented Pancake, which is an horizontal 360-degree made turn without losing speed.
UBKvlLzGkvU
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- Nonc Hilaire
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I would not like to drive one of those. Weight distribution critical, no chance of emergency landing on a normal length runway and more drag & turbulence than a gay cabaret in the Bible Belt.Typhoon wrote:Flying train concept unveiled
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Teresa of Ávila
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Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.
-Alexander Hamilton
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This idea has been around for over a century. Would be wonderful to see it built.
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May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
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Hyperloop | Version Alpha
First quick glance:
1/ Does not require a hard vacuum in the tube unlike previous [Rand and ET3] proposals [see above].
2/ Suspension - levitation is not magnetic, but air bearing based.
Not my field, but seems to make sense. Probably worth someone's time to build a working model . . .
First quick glance:
1/ Does not require a hard vacuum in the tube unlike previous [Rand and ET3] proposals [see above].
2/ Suspension - levitation is not magnetic, but air bearing based.
Not my field, but seems to make sense. Probably worth someone's time to build a working model . . .
May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
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May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
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May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
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