lI1|1! Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 i'm only posting this here because spray is slow and i figure you're all bored. of special interest to you sailors. this guy built a wheeled device that is powered by the wind and travels downwind faster that the wind. see video. aJpdWHFqHm0 small PDF file with a text description of the device More discussion here can it be? is it possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderfour Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 It is definitely possible if the propeller is driving a gear box connected to the wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choada_Boy Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 It's called a "hill". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClimbingPanther Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 what a farce. sounds like it came from "The Onion" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 He should make a propellor driven electric generator. He could make a fortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Didn't this guy also invent the self-eating watermelon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foraker Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Why not hook it up to a generator and we can all have perpetual energy then? Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lI1|1! Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 Why not hook it up to a generator and we can all have perpetual energy then? Yay! they've done that, it's called a windmill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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