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High Speed Steam Powered Car
CodeWanker wrote in to tell us about a story about new steam powered vehicles that are aiming to set speed records. The car is kind of goofy looking, but more eco friendly (which works for the Prius ;) Don't expect to see anything like this at your local dealer any time soon tho.
http://www.theaircar.com/
does not run on steam. But runs on air... And you can expect to see these at a local dealer soon. (at least Europe)
- Your stupidity got you into this mess, why can't it get you out? -Will Rogers
Anything that can begin to cut down on the amount of pollution that is generated in our atmosphere is a step in the right direction.
Sure, I'm not about to give up my VW GTI VR6 just yet, but sooner or later something's gotta give. Even Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story is mocking us:
'Do you people still use fossil fuels, or have you discovered crystallic fusion?'
Valkyrie is about to die! Wizard needs food -- badly!
In general, hand-made stuff was always highly prized when the hands involved were those of a master artisan -- the industrial revolution wasn't about producing something better than the best artisans could do, but something more _cheaply_ (and still pretty good -- the old 'bang for the buck' thing) than it would cost a master artisan to do.
That this practice continues to today (A few years back I was looking into getting a sword commissioned as a wedding gift and only seriously looked at hand-made swords, because there are no good factory-made swords -- there's not enough of a volume for good swords to justify an entire factory) is not regression.
Oh, and with regards to your sig, I think you want to say "woman-centric." The hyphen makes a difference.
Twice the weight? unless you have a 50lbs car then it is far less than twice the weight.
Half the interior room? Unless you have 1.2 cubic foot of space in your car then it takes up far less than half the space.
Why do hybrids get such criticism? The technology is sound, it is not married to petrol engines and could easily be used on Diesel. In fact it would be ideal for diesel engines to be hybrids. It does help improve mileage. What has a hybrid car done to you, and others who criticize this way?
Paying taxes to buy civilization is like paying a hooker to buy love.