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An Intelligent Speed Bump Uses Non-Newtonian Liquid (businessinsider.com)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the slow-ride dept.

turkeydance quotes Business Insider: A Spanish company has designed a speed bump that won't hinder slow drivers but will still stop motorists driving too fast. The speed bump is filled with a non-Newtonian liquid which changes viscosity when pressure is applied at high velocity. They've been installed in Villanueva de Tapia, Spain and there has also been interest from Israel and Germany.
There's a video on the site showing the speed bump in action.

5 of 143 comments (clear)

  1. Re: The speed bump does not possess intelligence by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Physics is bullshit anyways. God changes the viscosity.

  2. Yes but what use is a non-Newtonian speed bump? by ShamblerBishop · · Score: 5, Funny

    I mean, if you have to be travelling at relativistic speeds, what is the point in that?

  3. bulletproof boob implants? by voss · · Score: 4, Funny

    Soft to the touch but can stop a bullet?

  4. It may not posses conventional intelligence... by denzacar · · Score: 5, Funny

    But it might be street smart.

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    Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens
  5. Re: The speed bump does not possess intelligence by fustakrakich · · Score: 3, Funny

    However, it is most certainly not intelligent.

    That's okay, neither a lot of drivers

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    “He’s not deformed, he’s just drunk!”