To: The_Sword_of_Groo
It's a good news/bad news thing....
The good news is it actually works
The bad news is that not only do you look like a total goober driving one around but....
YOU ARE SITTING ON TOP OF A COMPRESSED AIR CYLINDER PRESSURISED TO 4500 PSI
which by the way takes four hours to refill for a 20 mile trip at normal speeds.
If we could hook it up to the average politician we could double the mileage.
30 posted on
05/25/2009 3:12:27 PM PDT by
usmcobra
(Your chances of dying in bed are reduced by getting out of it, but most people still die in bed)
To: usmcobra
YOU ARE SITTING ON TOP OF A COMPRESSED AIR CYLINDER PRESSURISED TO 4500 PSIGosh, THAT'S more than the 3000 psi used for the hydraulics in aircraft. ; )
It wouldn't kill anyone, it's just an all out stupid idea is my point.
33 posted on
05/25/2009 3:17:49 PM PDT by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: usmcobra
Thats an excellent point...i keep seeing the end of "Jaws" for some reason.
Laying down the sarcasm for a while, I have a question for the engineers out there. If you were going to run a vehicle on compressed gas, wouldn't it be more efficient to derive that pressure from a chemical reaction? Or would it be unfeasible to put enough chemicals on a vehicle to achieve enough pressure? Probably difficult to regulate i would assume. Any thoughts?
34 posted on
05/25/2009 3:18:04 PM PDT by
The_Sword_of_Groo
(Dum spiramus tuebimur - "While We Have Breath, We Will Defend")
To: usmcobra
“YOU ARE SITTING ON TOP OF A COMPRESSED AIR CYLINDER PRESSURISED TO 4500 PSI”
Yeah, so?
I have a hand pump that I use for filling 3,000 PSI paintball tanks.
Of course, getting in a wreak with one of those cars could be rather unpleasant... (hehe)
35 posted on
05/25/2009 3:21:36 PM PDT by
Fichori
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