last year self-checkout came to my home depot. the guy in front of me appeared to buy a chainsaw, but the touch screen indicated he bought a cinder block. they weighed the same! apparently he swapped upc codes from the cinder block to the chain saw, which weighed the same!
i propose that a vehicle that uses more-or-less conventional means to reach 55 mph (and why not even some kind of slingshot or winch?!) can use pedal-power to overcome wind resistance and sustain the velocity on flat stretches. this would be a partial zero emissions vehicle.
if this is feasible, the only reason it is resisted is political ambition.
suppose that a car or truck capable of carrying appreciable weight needed just 1 horsepower to maintain 55 mph against normal wind resistance, a horse could be trained to provide the impetus.
if less than a horsepower, pedals for passengers would be reasonable.
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the immoral of that episode is to bring a fisherman's spring-loaded scale to stores with self checkout.
last year self-checkout came to my home depot. the guy in front of me appeared to buy a chainsaw, but the touch screen indicated he bought a cinder block. they weighed the same! apparently he swapped upc codes from the cinder block to the chain saw, which weighed the same!
this is an illegal thought process. commence random intestination!
i propose that a vehicle that uses more-or-less conventional means to reach 55 mph (and why not even some kind of slingshot or winch?!) can use pedal-power to overcome wind resistance and sustain the velocity on flat stretches. this would be a partial zero emissions vehicle. if this is feasible, the only reason it is resisted is political ambition. suppose that a car or truck capable of carrying appreciable weight needed just 1 horsepower to maintain 55 mph against normal wind resistance, a horse could be trained to provide the impetus. if less than a horsepower, pedals for passengers would be reasonable.