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Car-apace
Vehicle exteriors composed of a self-regenerating insect-like shell | |
Instead of using fiberglass and metal, bio-engineering and vehicular engineering design could be fused to produce a lovely, aerodynamic, iridescent car body made up of strong-but-light chitinous-like material. A carbon-fiber web-structure would form the underpinning, and guide the growth of the chitin
material, which would molt and self-renew through the seasons. Dents would self-repair. A nutrient substance could be applied in place of wax, or with a sufficiently sophisticated feeding system built into the webbing, just dumped into a hopper to be distributed to the underside of the shell by capillary action.
Bonuses could include gull-wing doors that, under certain aerodynamic conditions, do that low-level buzzing that some insect wings do. Bugs which splash across the windshield and front of the car could conceivably be absorbed into the chitin system and recycled.
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The Volkswagen New New Beetle. |
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I want the anti-road-rage Bombardier Beetle. |
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Just so long as it doesn't hurt anyones feelers. |
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I'll be nice and avoid posting the Kaf-kar as a full out suggestion, which would replace the wheels with giant skittering articulated bug legs, which would probably make a great ATV. Not sure if Desert Fox will be able to contain himself, though. |
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nice title [Soterios], I often think more should be donw with the chitinous exoskeleton. |
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In high speed police chases these new cars would fall prey to Helicopters with giant fly swatters. |
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Nope, just spray the offending vehicle with RAID. It then turns over onto its roof and spins for a while, until the buzzing stops. |
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