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A circuit race in the mode of Formula 1 or NASCAR, where all
the cars are 100% electric. Pit stops would be used to swap
out the batteries
F1 EasyFit Digital Plug
http://www.scalextr...syfit-digital-plug/ "Vroom" [skinflaps, Apr 30 2012]
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For [UnaBubba]
http://www.grinderg...ull/le_merid113.jpg She's not the only 'grinder girl' out there. She's not even the first. [Alterother, May 01 2012]
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Nice but... lots of electric races have been
proposed. If you Google "electric formula 1" you'll
get lots of hits. |
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Oh, I think we can make allowances for [simonj]'s
idea... however, this will involve pit stops not so
much being to swap out batteries but for the car to
be recharged instantly with a massive bolt of
electricity, similar to a lightning strike. |
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That would be worth watching. |
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Can't the cars be powered by overhead pickups, in the same way that dodgems are powered? |
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Or even better, brushless pickups. That way you get less friction AND huge arcs of high voltage eckletricity. |
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NiCad batteries can be recharged in a flash with an arc welder... I have a feeling lithium ones tend to explode when given the same treatment though. |
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There's only one way to find out. |
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//Life sized slot cars?//
Overtaking is for the weak. |
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// There's only one way to find out. // |
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Underwriter's Laboratories already has, no doubt. Gods, I
would love to work there. |
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Or try Life-sized Matchbox tracks, with rubber-band launch action. |
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Wait, wait, wait... This is a seriously good idea, let's not
turn it into a list of upscaled-toy proposals. |
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I know there is an electric drag racing association of some
type here in the US. I really like the idea of electric open-
wheel racing, with the cars independent of any kind of rail,
runner, or trace. |
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Ever since I discovered the unbelievable amount of torque
that an electric forklift or carry-deck can crank out (we
used to tow full-sized freight cars across the shop with
them), I've toyed with the idea of an all-electric 4x4 rock
crawler. Only problem I can forsee is running out of juice
in an unfortunately remote place; I'd need one hella long
extension cord. |
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It is a seriously good idea, but I contend (with no
disrespect to [simonj]) that the idea of electric
racing (including so-called "Formula 1") has been
widely circulated already. |
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With hundreds of van der Graaf generators along pit
lane. |
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"He's in the pit, crew's over the wall..." |
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"...looks like they've gone with a full tire change..." |
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Vreeeeeeooooo-gh-gh-ghug! |
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"...and now for the charge... |
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ZZZZZAAAAAAAPPPPPPT-P-KOW!!! |
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"Wow, that almost got away from them, but it's alright and
he's away clean in... 11.3 seconds! A new track record and
just an incredible performance by this veteran pit crew.
Let's go trackside with Maria..." |
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Charging down the straight... |
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Actually, this would be a very interesting application for
dynamic motivators, given the extreme braking forces the
cars apply going into corners. I think weight is the major
hurdle to overcome here. |
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// Gods, I would love to work there // |
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Not as much as you would love working at
BASEEFA, where it's Christmas every day
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What happens if you're competing in the
Classic Sports category and your DeLorean
hits 88 mph
? |
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I'm really not so much into stuff that blows up. I've found
plenty of novel ways to get hurt without messing around
with bombs. |
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I'm pretty much a one-man destructive test platform,
though. I don't abuse tools, but I expect the most out of
them and often find their limits. I've lost track of how
many angle grinders I've burned out (Milwaulkees
especially; they suck), except for my little DeWalt that I
got in school. It seems to live a charmed life. I'm a regular
claimant of the Craftsman guarantee. |
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// What happens if you're competing in the Classic Sports
category and your DeLorean hits 88 mph
? // |
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You get your doors blown off by a Ferrari Daytona doing
about 110, that's what. |
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4in for the fingers, 9in for the toes? |
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//I've lost track of how many angle grinders I've burned out (Milwaulkees especially; they suck)// No, you're confusing them with the vacuum cleaner |
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Probably best not to use an angle grinder near one's
genitals. |
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Have I got a <link> for you. |
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Good link [Alter]. You hadn't previously said how you'd been
burning out all those angle grinders. Have you considered a
correspondence course on lock picking? |
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I wondered how she got that nasty cut. |
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Due to the necessary delay of electrochemical reaction transition times, you really can't charge a battery this way; it would simply fry just inside the terminals. A capacitor, perhaps, if you don't melt the contacts in the process. |
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