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Steam Speed Record Seems Shaky

08/21/2009 9:47 AM

A group of British Engineers look about ready to break the steam-powered vehicle land speed record - once they have unstuck the turbine, that is....

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08/21/2009 10:53 AM

D'oh

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08/22/2009 2:04 AM

At least they could have a nice cup of tea .

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08/24/2009 1:43 PM

Del, if you shoot a bolt at X velocity from the speeding car going at Y Km/Hr, what is the ground speed of the bolt ???
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08/25/2009 3:47 AM

X+Y but it will drop off rapidly with the increased wind resistance at that speed.

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08/25/2009 4:06 AM

I'd have suggested 'Z'

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08/25/2009 4:21 AM

<splarfs tea over monitor...>
Yeah deffinitely Z...

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08/21/2009 11:23 AM

I hope they remembered to carry spares of that little fusible disc that goes in the lid.
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Re: Steam Speed Record Seems Shaky

08/21/2009 7:38 PM

... is the car going to have someone digging charcoal into the burner and so...?

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