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Solar-Powered Cars Race fron Austin to Calgary

Posted by timothy on from the other-way-would-seem-more-sensible dept.

dblizzard writes "The North American Solar Challenge race is about to start. Travelling at speeds of up to 130km/hr (80mph), these teams will race from Austin Texas to Calgary Alberta all with no non-reusable energy. Here's the race link, and here's some really cool photos of the Queens' University car."

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  1. WTF? by Quasar1999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Non-reusable energy? Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it simply is transferred around. What does non-reusable mean exactly? Do they mean non-renewable?

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    1. Re:WTF? by Shkuey · · Score: 5, Funny

      In this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics!

  2. Hot Damn Tamale! by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 4, Funny

    The way the weather has been in Austin this last month, they should have enough power to fly to Calgary... if they don't burst into flames first.

    I have a mental image of a non-air conditioned vehicle dodging 18 wheelers on I-35.

    Hell on Earth. (Welcome to Texas)