I think it would be more energy efficient just to set a solid divider between the lanes, eliminating the counter-flow of the air streams, thereby removing most of the vortices altogether and letting the cars run with less air resistance. It is as a friend of mine says: "the power of the energy in the wind is like an 8 mm high waterfall."
Treadmills at the stoplights in the city to power subways or trams would be way more efficient.
I apologize in advance to any seismophobics:
Surfs up, dude!
Regarding the original subject:
"American" for me is a person speaking "american" in stead of "english"; this makes the distinction in everyday life quite uncomplicated.
Regarding the original original subject:
In Sweden, there was a competition between companies to produce these boxes at a reasonable cost, and the minister of culture and education awarded the prize to one of the companies, the target cost to consumer of 500 SEK (~USD70). The first prize was one bottle of Champagne!
It works well. You can design a model, get the parts in a box shipped to your door, and if you want to, publish it online. Instructions are only available online, but you get a picture for the box front. You can buy others' creations as well:
Apple might be wise to start their own record company - call it Apple records Inc. (!), and start taking on artists ONLY for online sales.Perhaps not a good idea, that issue is sore enough as it is, and still a lawyers' feeding ground:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v._Apple_ Computer
This is all a marketing trick, of course.
The legal processes are too slow to seriously affect the amount of freely available online content, so it must be a clever way to get more people interested in CC and the shows they produce, by getting media (online communities are sort of media) attention in a really simple way.
This is probalby a lot cheaper than advertising.
Olof
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All BMWs are also limited, in the electronics, to 250 km/h. Alpina, for one, can make them go faster http://www.alpina-automobiles.com/de/2007_genf/ind ex.php
Coils in the road, big magnets in the car would work too, but could of course cause entirely new types of traffic jam!
I think it would be more energy efficient just to set a solid divider between the lanes, eliminating the counter-flow of the air streams, thereby removing most of the vortices altogether and letting the cars run with less air resistance. It is as a friend of mine says: "the power of the energy in the wind is like an 8 mm high waterfall." Treadmills at the stoplights in the city to power subways or trams would be way more efficient.
LOL! I for one welcome our hypertense, migraine-ridden overlords...
I apologize in advance to any seismophobics: Surfs up, dude! Regarding the original subject: "American" for me is a person speaking "american" in stead of "english"; this makes the distinction in everyday life quite uncomplicated. Regarding the original original subject: In Sweden, there was a competition between companies to produce these boxes at a reasonable cost, and the minister of culture and education awarded the prize to one of the companies, the target cost to consumer of 500 SEK (~USD70). The first prize was one bottle of Champagne!
It works well. You can design a model, get the parts in a box shipped to your door, and if you want to, publish it online. Instructions are only available online, but you get a picture for the box front.
You can buy others' creations as well:
http://factory.lego.com/gallery/ (sorry about the flash)
... it turns out he made it himself and don't want anyone to know it? Faking amber with animals in it is about the third oldest scam in the book.
Hollywood Logic?
Apple might be wise to start their own record company - call it Apple records Inc. (!), and start taking on artists ONLY for online sales.Perhaps not a good idea, that issue is sore enough as it is, and still a lawyers' feeding ground: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v._Apple_ Computer
Paid to sit there for a photo-op?
This is all a marketing trick, of course. The legal processes are too slow to seriously affect the amount of freely available online content, so it must be a clever way to get more people interested in CC and the shows they produce, by getting media (online communities are sort of media) attention in a really simple way. This is probalby a lot cheaper than advertising. Olof