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Supercar to use wind power to reach amazing speeds
Daily Telegraph ^ | January 11, 2009

Posted on 01/11/2009 2:00:21 PM PST by Steelfish

Supercar to use wind power to reach amazing speeds A revolutionary new supercar will be able to hit a top speed of 155mph - using wind power. By Daily Telegraph Reporter 11 Jan 2009 The new environmentally-friendly high performance car was designed in California The Formula AE car will use a solar-powered battery to get it moving but will then use the airflow passing over the vehicle to power a turbine. It will be able to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in less than four seconds and is expected to cost around £100,000 when it hits the market.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cantwork; fraud; perpetualmotion; physics; transportation
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To: Steelfish
The only Google hit for "Maxx Bricklinas" is -- the posted article (and a single reference to the same...)

I'm calling 99.99% hoax probability...

41 posted on 01/11/2009 2:51:07 PM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...!!)
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To: NVDave

“First, we drink a whole lot of beer...”
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Count me in!


42 posted on 01/11/2009 2:52:34 PM PST by Repeal The 17th
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To: truthfreedom
The wind turbine is there to help the battery

The turbines (4 of them) charge a supercapacitor for "immediately available" energy.

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.

The thermodynamics I learned at engineering school says don't bet on it. Perpetual motion is still not patenable.

43 posted on 01/11/2009 2:52:53 PM PST by Ole Okie
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To: Ole Okie

patentable - didn’t spell check.


44 posted on 01/11/2009 2:54:13 PM PST by Ole Okie
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To: saganite

Works great... until the 165 MPH windstorm dies down. Or you get blown into a tree.


45 posted on 01/11/2009 2:58:54 PM PST by dangus
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To: Dinsdale
The sleek motor was designed by Rory Handel and Maxx Bricklinas

Something odd here, but I'm not quite getting it yet...

46 posted on 01/11/2009 3:14:26 PM PST by sionnsar (Iran Azadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY)|http://trad-anglican.faithweb.com/|RCongressIn2Years)
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To: Dinsdale
"BTW this is obfuscated perpetual motion"

Exactly.

47 posted on 01/11/2009 3:16:11 PM PST by WildcatClan (Obama is to the Presidency as Basquiat is to art.)
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To: Steelfish

Here is a car which is beautiful to my eye, and with proven technology. The Fisker Karma, a luxury alternative to the Chevrolet Volt.

I hope this new American auto company is successful.

It will have a plug-in electric capability, together with a 260hp turbocharged gas engine for hybrid operation.

Estimated sales price in a recent magazine article was $88,000. The same article said it was being assembled partyly in Europe, however the Corporate HQ is in Orange County, California.

Initial production is to be 15,000 units per year.

The guy behind the company is Henrik Fisker, who has designed some nice cars, for BMW, Aston Martin, etc.

http://www.fiskerautomotive.com/vehicles/features/

Many will observe that $88,000 is not your common man’s vehicle. And I will reply that Toyota has over one million hybrids on the road, from the Prius up to high cost Lexus models.

IOW new technology gets road tested and becomes acceptable when it attracts well off users.

I am sure Mr. Fisker has a lower cost vehicle on his drawing board.


48 posted on 01/11/2009 3:16:11 PM PST by truth_seeker
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To: NVDave

The founder’s personal motto is “Imagination is more important than knowledge”, Einstein would be rolling over in his grave if he knew how his quote was being used and abused.


49 posted on 01/11/2009 3:24:50 PM PST by eclecticEel (In short, I want Obama given the same respect and deference that Democrats have given George Bush)
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To: truth_seeker

I remember trying to get a job with Fisker a couple years ago, never got anywhere. It’s OK, I’m more than satisfied with my current employer.


50 posted on 01/11/2009 3:27:14 PM PST by eclecticEel (In short, I want Obama given the same respect and deference that Democrats have given George Bush)
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To: eclecticEel

Yea. Saw that. Thought the same thing.


51 posted on 01/11/2009 3:27:30 PM PST by NVDave
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To: WildcatClan

Our energy problems are solved, Heil 0baaama!


52 posted on 01/11/2009 3:28:25 PM PST by Leo Carpathian (fffffFRrrreeeeepppeeee!)
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To: EEDUDE

When you are blissfully ignorant, it doesn’t matter as nothing can interrupt your bliss.


53 posted on 01/11/2009 3:41:19 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Steelfish

These idiots. You don’t need no stinkin turbine. The best way to run a car is to first get it moving with an electric motor. Then, shut the motor off. The car moving through the air has a low pressure region behind it. As the air from the rear rushes in to fill the low pressure region, it hits the back of the car and pushes it forward. The car is slowed by having the wheels turn an alternator that recharges the battery to get it moving the next time. The only energy input is the very first time you run the car. That’s how mine works. When you get rid of it, you can sell the extra energy in the batteries and get your initial energy investment back.


54 posted on 01/11/2009 3:52:20 PM PST by Right Wing Assault (What's Obama's Secret?)
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To: Rocko

Supercar... Supercar...
With beauty and grace,
as swift as can be,
watch it flying through the air.
It travels in space,
or under the sea,
and it can journey anywhere.

Supercar... Supercar...
It travels on land,
or roams the skies,
through a heavens stormy rage,
It’s Mercury-manned,
and everyone cries,
“it’s the marvel of the age!”

Supercar... Supercar... Supercar!


55 posted on 01/11/2009 3:58:17 PM PST by stayathomemom (Cat herder and empty nester)
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To: Right Wing Assault

The last idea of this sort that I came across was that a car should have a generator affixed to it’s rear axle; then when the wheels spun they would generate electricity that could be used to power the engine, which in turn would power the generator, which in return would power the engine ... and round and round we go! It was BRILLIANT!


56 posted on 01/11/2009 4:00:29 PM PST by eclecticEel (In short, I want Obama given the same respect and deference that Democrats have given George Bush)
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To: Steelfish

feet up!


57 posted on 01/11/2009 4:00:49 PM PST by hadaclueonce (shoot low, they are riding Shetlands..)
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To: saganite

“And the fuel is?”

Say, is that a pair of bare feet I see under that car?


58 posted on 01/11/2009 4:01:28 PM PST by StAntKnee (I'm keeping track of failed bids, and Sarah Palin is considered exempt.)
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To: douginthearmy
....power the entire midwest with a solar panel I pulled off an old calculator.

Sheesh, talk about overkill!

59 posted on 01/11/2009 4:11:32 PM PST by theymakemesick (Buraq (buh- rok) Winged creature that carried mohammed on his Night Journey from Mecca to Jerusalem)
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To: Steelfish

“use the airflow passing over the vehicle to power a turbine”

Here is a designer that never drove in California traffic. You go nowhere fast.


60 posted on 01/11/2009 4:14:16 PM PST by edcoil (Looking for a new tagline - do you have one I can use?)
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