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Originally Posted by bumsfeld 
What this world really needs is one dust powered vehicle. Hehe, I could power it up in my room.
Or would only the owner of your one DPV be allowed to drive? (Hmmm...dust kicked up as others walk might give fuel savings...)
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Originally Posted by EnderX
So, in your hypothetical situation, there would only be one dust-powered vehicle and everyone else would still drive normal vehicles?
Or would only the owner of your one DPV be allowed to drive? (Hmmm...dust kicked up as others walk might give fuel savings...)
I upped my sanitary measures, up yours!
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get cars to run on vegatable oil , like some countries do
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There is something misanthropic about cars that run on food. I can just see some rich jerk running a car on steak and eggs.
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"Hello, McDonalds Corporation? I'd like to complain about that last batch of fuel I ordered from you...it seems my car has been gradually getting bigger ever since I started using it."
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Originally Posted by EnderX
"Hello, McDonalds Corporation? I'd like to complain about that last batch of fuel I ordered from you...it seems my car has been gradually getting bigger ever since I started using it."
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For people who always go downhill, a skate board is a good solution.
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I saw this the other day.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7241909.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7241909.stm
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Originally Posted by twomers
I saw this the other day.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7241909.stm
A car driven with energy stored in compressed air makes sense. As the air expands it cools off, so city traffic should keep the city cool in the summer.
Conversely, as you compress air it heats up. In bigger air stations this heat can be used to heat homes and businesses. Now we need just a good source of electricity to power the compressor.
I wonder why the big car makers (other than India's Tata) are not interested in this?
Last edited by sneekula; Feb 17th, 2008 at 1:01 pm.
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Originally Posted by sneekula
Great find twomers!
A car driven with energy stored in compressed air makes sense. As the air expands it cools off, so city traffic should keep the city cool in the summer.
Conversely, as you compress air it heats up. In bigger air stations this heat can be used to heat homes and businesses. Now we need just a good source of electricity to power the compressor.
I wonder why the big car makers (other than India's Tata) are not interested in this?
In warmer climates people could actually cool off on or next to a busy road. I assume that the air powered engine is rather quiet. If you can use the heat generated by compressing the air for other purposes, then that would be another plus. I wish the French inventor and India's Tata success.
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