Natural Gas powerplants are (A) Cheap, (B) well understood, (C) POWERFUL (read: profitable), and (D) well supported and (E) uses domestic sources of energy.
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Dunno how that 'low' is gonna work in the snow... I don't think your gonna get far trying to snowdrift that baby right there. Awesome though it may be, its not setup for these conditions. Pretty awesome tuck though...
Needs More Lift.
THAT. IS. AWESOME.
First, let me say, I think this is great discussion. None of my comments should be taken as hostile... I like learning/debating this stuff.
Can someone please amend this flowchart to determine if one needs and F-150 Raptor? I want that truck quite badly, but I've yet to find the correct logical decision making process to justify buying one...
Two key things:
Really? No love for the Raptor? Throw a bed cap on a Crew Cab and you and Four friends and ride in style and comfort to ANY resort destination with no regard for frost heaves or Fiat's.
Although interesting, this still seems like an incomplete explanation. The fact that the curved surface is COMPRESSING the volume air on the top (causing it to accelerate), and EXPANDING the air on the bottom (causing it to slow) seems to be the missing piece of the puzzle. As the air travels over the wing, the…
I can't help but thing that this STILL isn't a very fun car to drive. Too big to take thru the twisties, too difficult to drive every day (because of sightlines AND mileage), too heavy as a dedicated track car, IRS probably won't play well as a dedicated drag car. It just doesn't seem to solve any problems currently…
Your mistake is assuming Nuclear Power needs to come from Uranium. It does not. There is a far better source of power from the element Thorium. Please take 5 minutes to watch this video: [www.youtube.com] and it will change your mind on nuclear power.
OMG am I the first to mention this? Armored Velociraptor FTW!
Pour a little liquor out... I cannot count the pints of drool lost to that very photo. Best. American. Car. Ever. Drove it, loved it, couldn't afford it.
Um, the energy isn't free. It comes from your muscles which move you forward. This device will consume energy you produce, thus you will become hungry sooner. NO energy is free.