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Rocket Science on Two Wheels
dstone writes "Tim Pickens, president of Orion Propulsion, the rocket design firm behind SpaceShipOne, has designed a bicycle-mounted 200-pound-thrust rocket engine that will allow a bicycle to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 5 seconds. From the article: 'The rocket bike employs the same hybrid rocket technology as the suborbital rocket plane SpaceShipOne, whose propulsion system Pickens helped design. [...] The engineer's next project is to build a company car: a pickup truck with a removable 2,000-pound-thrust rocket strapped into the bed.'"
this is pretty average for motorbikes
Perhaps, but your average motorcycle doesn't incinerate the Hyundai Excel that's been tailgating you for the past six traffic lights.
"I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
Am I the only person left that likes to see a bit of dare devil in the people that try and push the boundaries.?
No. As a firm proponent of continuing human evolution, the strengthening of the whole human gene pool through the removal of the dare devil stupidity gene both entertains and reassures me.
May the Maths Be with you!
..."Wile E. Coyote" spring to mind?
Bike 100 lb
Slashdotter 265 lb
Total 165.5 kg
Mixing lb and kg? do you by any chance work for NASA?1