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Disaffected

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17. Not really.

Reply to dweller (Reply #10)

Mon Jun 10, 2024, 08:51 PM

Jun 2024

The main problem with these so-called "miracle" carburetors is that they defy the laws of thermodynamics (and, if that is the case, the chances of them not being a product of fraud or possibly honest mistake are pretty much zero).

The same sort of thing applies to miraculous wind turbines that defy "Betz Law" i.e. calculates the maximum possible power that a wind turbine of a specific swept area can generate.

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EVs Could Last Nearly Forever--If Car Companies Let Them [View all] tinrobot Jun 2024 OP

Manufacturers will never let that happen leftieNanner Jun 2024 #1

Find the plans for that amazing light bulb Progressive dog Jun 2024 #2

"Somebody invented a light bulb that could work for ever, but the industry killed it." Disaffected Jun 2024 #5

I'll look for it. Nt leftieNanner Jun 2024 #7

OK. You might be thinking of Disaffected Jun 2024 #14

The Pogue carburetor dweller Jun 2024 #10

Not really. Disaffected Jun 2024 #17

Maybe not 'a light bulb that could work forever', but the industry did conspire to ... rog Jun 2024 #21

My dad used to say that manufacturers could produce a tire that would last forever CurtEastPoint Jun 2024 #9

Forever is a long time. Disaffected Jun 2024 #19

Have you seen the new Tesla electric motorcycle? dweller Jun 2024 #3

I'm pretty sure one version of the Cybertruck already has that Polybius Jun 2024 #8

The Cyberbeast has two or three motor versions Disaffected Jun 2024 #37

There must be reason(s) why we haven't seen that yet Disaffected Jun 2024 #11

There's an ad that keeps appearing on TV here ad nauseum Diamond_Dog Jun 2024 #4

But why would you want a car to last your lifetime? Polybius Jun 2024 #6

Yes, and old cars tend to get ratty looking Disaffected Jun 2024 #12

True Polybius Jun 2024 #13

I like my cars looking "ratty." It's sort of like people who wear torn jeans. Maybe. hunter Jun 2024 #34

So do I. Disaffected Jun 2024 #36

If I could have kept my old Corvair Monza 3 speed going forever dweller Jun 2024 #15

Old cars are fun as a second car, but a daily driver? Polybius Jun 2024 #16

I had a 1961 Corvair. Drank more oil than gas. Emile Jun 2024 #18

I miss my Studebaker Larks. Got too difficult to find RubyRose Jun 2024 #22

True of all classic cars dweller Jun 2024 #24

I heard that the Corvair was the biggest bust/flop of all time. DontBelieveEastisEas Jun 2024 #25

Yep, just like the VW dweller Jun 2024 #27

surley not, and I hear the Corvair is highly coveted nowadays. DontBelieveEastisEas Jun 2024 #33

It's not like you''d be required to keep a car forever. tinrobot Jun 2024 #20

Unnecessary change fills landfills and adds to the plastic island in the Pacific. Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2024 #28

Yeah, I agree Polybius Jun 2024 #35

So sell it. Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #38

I Guess I Can See That ProfessorGAC Jun 2024 #23

Over 3 million miles, even if only 20 mph nt DontBelieveEastisEas Jun 2024 #26

0 actual miles dweller Jun 2024 #31

Planned obsolescence duckworth969 Jun 2024 #29

Catalytic converters would not be needed either. LiberalFighter Jun 2024 #30

Yeah, but what about the cost of gas for your EV? Permanut Jun 2024 #32