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HungLikeJesus · 06-13-2010, 11:53 AM

In the sidebar to the electric motorcycle article there was a link to
Wind-Powered Car Actually Moves Faster Than Wind Speed, Answering Tricky Physics Question

This is about a car built to be propelled by the wind (with the wind coming from behind), that can reach speeds more than 2.5 times the speed of the wind. The discussion and comments remind me very much of the plane-on-a-treadmill debate.

The article is only about 200 words - all of the interesting details are in the comments. If you read the comments, pay attention to PhillnYork.

06-13-2010, 11:53 AM	#3
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	In the sidebar to the electric motorcycle article there was a link to Wind-Powered Car Actually Moves Faster Than Wind Speed, Answering Tricky Physics Question This is about a car built to be propelled by the wind (with the wind coming from behind), that can reach speeds more than 2.5 times the speed of the wind. The discussion and comments remind me very much of the plane-on-a-treadmill debate. The article is only about 200 words - all of the interesting details are in the comments. If you read the comments, pay attention to PhillnYork. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.