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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 05:01 PM Original message |
Did you guys ever see the air car on BBC? |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. For a split second I thought you meant a flying car! |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 05:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. You mean this flying car? |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 05:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Now THAT's what I call a pocket rocket! |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. I use an electric moped for most small trips |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 05:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Wind turbines would be perfect for compressing air |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 05:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. yep, generate your own. |
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MrMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 05:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Can wind turbines compress air to over 300 atm? |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 06:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. If a motor can do it, a wind turbine can |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 12:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. So if you mount a small turbine where today's radiator would be |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 05:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. That would be a perpetual motion machine :-) |
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Salviati (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 06:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Why not, you just need to change the gear ratio on your pump... |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 06:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Certainly, in theory... |
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MrMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 10:19 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. D'oh! |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 07:04 AM Response to Reply #14 |
26. non engineer question of the day - what's a CVT gearbox? |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 08:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Continuously Variable Transmission |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 09:03 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Or conversly... |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 05:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. slap some solar cells on your roof and drive with a clear conscience |
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ClayZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. Wow! I want one! |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 05:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. got to find someone with money to buy dealership |
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RufusEarl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-02-06 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
10. Put me down for two! |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 12:47 AM Response to Reply #10 |
16. one for each foot? . . . :) |
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rfkrfk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 03:21 AM Response to Original message |
17. this is a scam |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 03:30 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I'd like to see some proof-of-concept, either way |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 10:02 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Posts on usenet date from 99 |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 03:21 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. internal combustion creates pressure with heat--this just stores pressure |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 03:30 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. BBC stories--they have video links too (they took test drives) |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
24. Somebody, anybody; show me evidence of a viable Air-Car |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-05-06 03:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Did you read the BBC stories? |
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