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03-05-09, 03:42 PM | #1 |
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A bike that runs on air
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03-05-09, 03:53 PM | #2 |
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Re: A bike that runs on air
Now we can finally make use of all those pods which fall off those Compressedair Trees!
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03-05-09, 04:47 PM | #3 |
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Re: A bike that runs on air
No, it runs on whatever you burn to compress the air, most likely coal or nuclear fission, the compressed air is just an energy storage medium
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03-05-09, 04:49 PM | #4 |
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Spot on wolf, it just moves the carbon emissions from point of use back to point of production. Sustainable it's not.
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03-05-09, 04:52 PM | #5 |
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Re: A bike that runs on air
another pointless device.
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bloody thermodynamics
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03-05-09, 05:10 PM | #9 |
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Re: A bike that runs on air
But what about the Compressedair Tree pods?
Ah right, fictional. Still, we can always depend on the Greater Hydrogen Monkey's waste products for the future of green motoring. |
03-05-09, 08:05 PM | #10 |
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Re: A bike that runs on air
Apparently Bertand Russell found entropy depressing.
I am inclined to agree - but I try not to let it get me down too much.
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