The Prius uses NiMH batteries, not lead-acid. I think it's also reasonable to assume that it's easier to contain solid waste (a stack of batteries) than to deal with the gaseous emissions from zillions of individual car tailpipes...
Oh - sure. Just run the working fluid through a heat exchanger and start all over again. See, I told you I'm not a rocket scientist! Hell, I'm just glad I even remembered what a Brayton cycle engine is - thermo class was a heck of a long time ago...
Interesting that they would pick a Brayton cycle power generation scheme. Since it's open-loop, that means you limit the lifetime of your vehicle to however much working mass - not reaction mass, that's probably xenon in this case - you have on board. Of course the limiting factor might in fact be reaction mass after all, in which case it actually makes sense to have an open-loop reactor and reap the benefits of a simpler system.
The characters can then sport jackets and shirts with your favorite clothing brand, drink from cans of your favorite soda, and drive your preferred brand of car. Oh, the possibilities are limitless!
I dunno. I always assumed most people tend to watch television to escape their dull, Big-K-cola-drinking, Honda-Civic-Driving, Old-Navy-wearing, TPS-report-filing lives...
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It looks like Destro has finally succeeded in getting the Weather Dominator online...
I don't even see the genes anymore - just blonde, brunette, redhead...
Woah... there's a movie out that has tits and explosions, and nobody told me?!?
RV-7 here. And since I'm posting on /. you know my panel will be geek-pimped out!
Well, I hope the actual future has better graphics...
mcb
The Prius uses NiMH batteries, not lead-acid. I think it's also reasonable to assume that it's easier to contain solid waste (a stack of batteries) than to deal with the gaseous emissions from zillions of individual car tailpipes...
Oh great. More music that sounds like what happens right before you use the three seashells...
You're right, those noodles are probably pretty dried out after 4000 years.
* Do not eat FM Shuffle.
Hee hee. Carnot. You, sir, are today's champion of physics humor.
mcb <--- yeah, the EV guy
"Those crazy microbes are going to blow up the ocean!"
Well, not so much catapulting as jumping from floating platform to floating platform, but yes...
That's nice. Can my mom get "the interweb" on it?
Wow... so reliability will increase from 95% to 950%!?
Freshend - is that like Freshmeat for your backend? Uh, wait, on second thought... that's really naughty...
But it leads to hilarious bumper stickers, such as: "My other car is a cdr"
This is not the story you're looking for. Move along.
Oh - sure. Just run the working fluid through a heat exchanger and start all over again. See, I told you I'm not a rocket scientist! Hell, I'm just glad I even remembered what a Brayton cycle engine is - thermo class was a heck of a long time ago...
Disclaimer: I am not a rocket scientist.
Dude, excellent band name!
Or, more likely, tracking in dust that then gets into the life support system.
Or you might think he's just some guy, you know?
Dude. You just blew my mind.
I dunno. I always assumed most people tend to watch television to escape their dull, Big-K-cola-drinking, Honda-Civic-Driving, Old-Navy-wearing, TPS-report-filing lives...