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Google-Backed Wind-Powered Car Goes Faster Than the Wind

Posted by timothy on from the duh-it's-pushed-by-the-google dept.

sterlingda writes "A wind-powered car has been clocked in the US traveling downwind 2.85 times faster than the 13.5 mph wind. The definitive research by Rick Cavallaro of FasterThanTheWind.org is being funded by Google and Joby Energy. The run should now settle the DWFTTW (downwind faster than the wind) debate that has been raging for some time on the Internet about whether or not such a feat was possible."

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  1. Re:Debate? by wrook · · Score: 4, Funny

    I started to think about this more. And the more I thought about it, the more confused I became.

    Finally, I came to the conclusion: Thank god I'm not a physicist!

  2. Re:What debate ? by Bazman · · Score: 2, Funny

    True. I bought some water skis and spent ages looking for a lake with a slope.

  3. Re:What debate ? by Notegg+Nornoggin · · Score: 1, Funny

    > I bought some water skis and spent ages looking for a lake with a slope.

    The term is "Asian", you politically incorrect clod!

  4. Not impressed by thoughtsatthemoment · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let me know when you have a solar powered car traveling faster than light.

    1. Re:Not impressed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I built one next week. It worked great. Now I need some parts, and new verb tenses.

  5. Re:Oh come on man think! by takev · · Score: 3, Funny

    But maybe I should actually read the article instead of just the pictures.

  6. Re:Another way to look at this. by gregstumph · · Score: 1, Funny

    You forgot the spherical cow...

  7. Re:What debate ? by White+Yeti · · Score: 2, Funny

    You make a good point, but do you mean "dirigible" rather than "derringer"?