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PIZZA.BAT
Nov 12, 2016


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i think i saw one of those in the chicago map in perfect dark

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PIZZA.BAT
Nov 12, 2016


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The Glumslinger posted:

Why is the dashboard made from marble?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQkPcPqTq4M

PIZZA.BAT
Nov 12, 2016


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Karl Sharks posted:

remember when we were laughing at this?



at least the designers put in an ounce of effort here

PIZZA.BAT
Nov 12, 2016


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but this doesn’t apply to humanoid robots, for some reason

PIZZA.BAT
Nov 12, 2016


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interesting concept. this is a pretty good starting point. i think we could improve the performance quite a bit by chaining many of them together and consolidating all the power generation to a dedicated 'power car' of sorts. this would eliminate a lot of inefficiency that would come from having each car requiring its own power components and.... hold on.... i'm just getting something right now.... oh this has already existed for half a century

PIZZA.BAT
Nov 12, 2016


:cheers:


ge is doing interesting things with electrified trains though. it involves each car being aware of where it is relative to each other along with whether the train is going up or down a hill. so for example if a mile long train is going over a hill the cars in the front can generate power via regenerative braking that's then routed to cars in the back to help the rest of the train over the hill. it's pretty neat

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PIZZA.BAT
Nov 12, 2016


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yippee cahier posted:

not sure if this is a joke, is the mechanical linkage between cars not good enough for that?

the cars have their own motors so it's just an efficiency gain that varies from worthless to a lot depending on how hilly the route is

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