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micksiphone (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@Snoep76239 Firstly, he's Australian. And it is Al-U-minium.Its not spelled Aloominum is it? The proper way to say it is: Al-you-min-ium
fizzguts (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@dustin741 Bar soap actually seems really reasonable I'm still disturbed by butter sticks. Just seems wrong :-)
dustin741 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@fizzguts thanks for the info when i came up with the idea i thought i was the only one to think about it. IDK when i was young i was always thinking of new inventions like drawing a bendable trash bin that can fit between tight spots. i also remember taking a palm pilot screen protector cutting it the shape of my lenses and putting it on my glasses to stop scratches but everything was blurry, i also took a used up glue stick and shoved bar soap in it for some reason, i was a crazy kid
fizzguts (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@dustin741 And if you'd spent 60 seconds on google you would have known this is an ancient idea and has been floated every 10 years or so since the 1890's. unfortunately because of simple physical laws it is doomed to always be a short range low power parking lot crawler. Check out the Museum of Retrotech
cplai (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@birillotyilly This concept reminds me of an Anime movie called "Steam Boy". It is all about how much pressure can be stored in that "steam ball" and how much soon you need to replenish it. In the movie, the energy supply seems endless. But in real life, its applications are limited. Check out part 2 of this video, using it inside a market is more realistic than using it on the road.
birillotyilly (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
As the air would gradually lose its compression in the tanks over km, what would be the results in performance as far as trying to increase speed when one is driving slowly but wants to suddenly wants to go faster?
dustin741 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Part 1: believe me or not 12 years ago (when i was 11 years old) i actually came up with the concept of this idea. i remember going to a car repair shop and seeing a drill with a hose attached to it. i asked how it worked they said compressed air. i was amazed and could not stop thinking about it then said to my self "if compressed air can turn a drill it can turn a wheel" and drew up a car that had a compressed air tank and 4 motors to turn each wheel with hoses connecting to it to the tank.
dustin741 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Part 2: i was so impressed with myself i ran to show my mother all happy and shit like any other 11 year old. and she shrugged me off like any other mother would with a kid with a crazy imagination. i forgot all about the drawing and about 5 or 6 years latter my mother came to me saying look whats on tv i fell apart, with anger and sadness to see my childhood idea to be stolen. but realized others probably thought of it before me but it proved to me that maybe my crazy ideas went all that stupid
fizzguts (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@saeidmomtahan It's a long running con aimed at rich technical illiterates and will be available for sale next year always next year
saeidmomtahan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Mind blowing. THis car could save the planet from the path of destruction that we're on, and 10 of the 12 comments on this page are about the difference in the pronunciation of friggin Aluminium.Where is this car anyway? THis video is from 2006 |
