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Re: The future: Hamster wheels that run on magnets?

Miramon — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:10:05 -0000

Good luck shielding the magnetic fields away from electronics and humans. And that doesn't look like an example of 80s design. It looks more like 30s design to me.

Re: The future: Hamster wheels that run on magnets?

GOPer — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:50:24 -0000

I for one welcome our Sith overlords!

Re: The future: Hamster wheels that run on magnets?

don11 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:15:32 -0000

I like the version in the South Park episode better. Seems a lot more fun.

Re: The future: Hamster wheels that run on magnets?

Jifdc — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:26:47 -0000

I admit, it may not be on the green side of things. I guess the claim that it would run whisper-quiet could factor in a few points but I can't help but wonder if its efficiency would better compared to a normal 4 wheel electric car? The concept may seem far-fetched by some, but.... you have to admit... it looks pretty darn cool!

Re: The future: Hamster wheels that run on magnets?

Magnet Mogul — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:46:13 -0000

This is odd... Most of the mention of magnets that I've seen in the cleantech space has been by crackpots that don't understand that a magnet is very similar to a spring. It stores energy - it doesn't generate it. An electric motor - in every electric vehicle - uses a magnetic field. However, the original energy source is electricity, and 50% of the electric grid in the US is...coal.

Re: The future: Hamster wheels that run on magnets?

theBike45 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:44:44 -0000

What's so damn green about it? It still uses electricty, doesn't it? Electricity, in case you have been living on Mars, is produced by fossil fuel.

Re: The future: Hamster wheels that run on magnets?

Clint Tseng — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:13:52 -0000

Sure... but too bad the "science" behind it is based in less reality than the aforementioned Star Wars. This vehicle can't exist.