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Dutch Win World Solar Car Challenge

Posted by simoniker on from the netherlands-in-rapture dept.

Sick Boy writes "The Dutch solar car Nuna II, using ESA space technology, finished first in the World Solar Challenge, a 3010 km race right across Australia for cars powered by solar energy. Having set off from Darwin on Sunday 19 October, Nuna II crossed the finish line in Adelaide in a new record-breaking time of 30 hours 54 minutes, beating the previous record of 32 hours 39 minutes set by its Dutch precursor Nuna in 2001."

9 of 215 comments (clear)

  1. Frist psot!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I ams the wins! Dutch ams the lose!!

  2. Search! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Find the little dog before midnight

  3. GOD BLESS AMERICA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Same reasons as the above.

  4. Parent was posted AC by Sir Haxalot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Please mod down for this reason.

  5. No, it wasn't. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Please mod sideways for this reason.

  6. Dutch Oven by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    DUTCH OVEN : To fart in bed and then push your partner under the covers to enjoy the atmosphere.

  7. What a crock of shit. by illuminata · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The Dutch just think that they've won. They started blabbering about how their car was really a rocket ship that they used to travel to outer space so that they could eat pizza with Jesus and play cards with the Moon as well.

    They never intended to win the race, they just wanted to outrun the bad vibes and demons that were chasing them. In all reality, they didn't move an inch.

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  8. Find the spotted fwibble before midnight! by bigbudz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Find the spotted fwibble before midnight!

  9. Looks like moderator abuse by Red+Rocket · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    Is there some reason this was modded down twice? It might not be a magnum opus but, hell, it wasn't that bad.

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