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Computer Designed Car Sets Speed Record
amcdiarmid writes "Several sources are reporting that the first entirely computer designed car, the JCB Dieselmax, has broken the diesel speed record of 236MPH at a speed of 328MPH. From the article: 'The record attempt came after a string of trial runs on the runways at the airbase. But while testing went well, the team endured a troubled time in the US. The combination of the altitude (4,000ft) and the higher air temperatures affected the performance of the second engine, which was generating insufficient turbo boost pressure and led to days of work for the small team of engineering experts.'"
broken the diesel speed record of 236MPH at a speed of 328MPH.
But they could probably top 350 MPH if they'd ditch the CB antenna and Yosemite Sam "Back Off" mudflaps.
this thing gets some real looks at the Sapp Bros.
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Several sources are reporting that the first entirely computer designed car, the JCB Dieselmax, has broken the diesel speed record of 236MPH at a speed of 328MPH.
..and it will help those computers find Sarah Connor just that much more quickly.
The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
a diesel computer designed car going 328 MPH filled with hard drives.
But while testing went well, the team endured a troubled time in the US.
Sources said the motor had been making an unbelievably loud clunking sound, as well as spewing black smoke. Only later did they figure out that was the way the engine was supposed to sound.
(/RM101, the not-so-proud one-time owner of a Diesel Mercedes Benz, the loudest, most embarrassing-to-drive car he's ever owned)
Sometimes it's best to just let stupid people be stupid.
a diesel computer designed car going 328 MPH filled with hard drives.
An information super highway, here?
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...the ping times are a bitch.
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You're full of it. The article is 100% true.
This post was designed by a computer.
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and was surprised to see that this thing really runs on 440 AA batteries. Quite the misleading article. Diesel indeed.
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Ford has announced that they will begin testing a prototype computer built entirely by a car. The car used to design the computer is actually a Beowolf cluster of recalled Explorers and Expeditions from the Firestone debacle of some years ago.
"We think we can use the characteristics of our best-selling cars to build huge, powerful computers with more space than anyone else", said a Ford spokesperson. "Our latest prototype model already has eight CPU cores in a V shape. It can seat seven hard drives (two of which are situated at the front of the enclosure, visible through the glass front bezel of the machine) and we're making lots of strides in how we can build tires on to the thing so we can drive it around the office while we download our emails and pick up our kids from soccer practice."
Chevrolet declined to comment on whether or not they were working on something similar. All they said is that they think Fords suck and tried to sell us on a new Corvette. "It's an American Revolution", said the salesman we interviewed at the local Chevrolet dealership.
I found a pic of it here.
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The combination of the altitude (4,000ft) and the higher air temperatures affected the performance of the second engine, which was generating insufficient turbo boost pressure and led to days of work for the small team of engineering experts.
Don't they know that K.I.T.T. can only use the Turbo Boost once per episode?
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... but I still want my goddamn flying car!
You must be new here. You probably have a sense of deja vu because it's a dupe. Or will be, give it a week or two.
...."we need ludicrous speed".
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Joke all you like, but it's very difficult to make an engine that leaks oil continuously yet never actually falls apart.
Forget thrust, drag, lift and weight. Airplanes fly because of money.
...but does it have a Flux Capacitor?
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