01-01-2009, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by shumby
That is why they are developing it. Have to try stuff to get it to work. Yes with todays tech. the consept is out to lunch. but 40-50 years down the road who knows. Come on you build and design rockets. you must think out side the box sometimes.
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Of course, but I also have to work within the laws of physics. Toyota will not get more than 500 W/m^2 even if they spend money for another fifty years. They will not get a practical car down to 400 pounds with a drag coefficient under 0.1 either. Sell me an efficient car, yes. Environmentally sound, good. Personally I'd love to commute to work using the energy that falls on me every day (very evident in the desert!) but I'm saying that the energy has to be collected by large areas.
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