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Gizmo Admin Group  Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5078 |
I thought this was interesting, it's a teams efforts to improve on their wind powered car. They have achieved a down wind speed thats faster than the wind, you figure it out 
Wind-Powered Vehicle Can Also Travel Upwind Faster Than the Wind And this it the teams blog page. 
Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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| Warpspeed Guru  Joined: 09/08/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 4406 |
I bet the gyroscopic forces at the top of that high pylon would make turning the vehicle at any speed a real sphincter tightening event. Here is a wind turbine powered yacht: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzGCYaJbf0A Cheers, Tony. |
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Bryan1 Guru Joined: 22/02/2006 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1344 |
Hehehehe, I can just see one of those wind powered cars going down a SA road and a speed camera taking a pic. The fine would still apply no matter what was explained and 2 years later the same fine sent out with no recourse ..... |
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