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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."

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  1. FUCK AMERICA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yes, indeed.

  2. Broken records by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    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.
    Not to mention, Nuna II broke the previous record of "people who give a shit," increasing the number to 7...

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  3. goddamn solar power hippies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    goddamn solar power faggots, they need to cut their hair, get a job and go join the god damned army.

  4. Re:Are solar panels really all that great? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    yeah cause faggots like solar panels... and everyone always wants to keep the fucking faggots happy

  5. FUCK NIGGERS!!! by Thantos+Abaddon · · Score: -1, Troll

    And Jews... And the French... except for hot anal, French sluts. I'll handle that.

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  6. In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Alternative energy uses YOU!

    1. Re:In Soviet Russia... by Alkonaut · · Score: -1, Troll

      No, race cars power The Sun!

  7. Re:GOD BLESS AMERICA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Well your god is dead, unexistant..

    But my god does. I believe in dredgers. Dredgers give food, home.. they save lives.. but they can also take those things away. Can your god do that? No.
    Dredger is real. They come in different sizes and shapes

    My religion is dredgerian and i'm proud of it.

  8. Great. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Now I know what the Dutch are good at. Racing solar powered cars. Good for them. Now if they can just take a bath, get haricuts, and exercise better oral hygiene.

  9. Please die. Right now. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Just do it, worthless piece of shit.

  10. If I ever meet you... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I will ensure you have an extremely slow and painful death. You'll die soon, cancersufferer.