alfadriver
alfadriver MegaDork
10/23/23 3:19 p.m.

I know some of you will enjoy this creation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQIu5tZ0vbQ&ab_channel=TomScott

DeadSkunk  (Warren)
DeadSkunk (Warren) UltimaDork
10/23/23 3:35 p.m.

In reply to alfadriver :

LOL, you can see his eyes go wide when he launches.

SV reX
SV reX MegaDork
10/23/23 3:35 p.m.

"...quite a history of floppy haired British presenters getting into high speed vehicles and ending up in the hospital" laugh

Wow. That's amazing. 

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH MegaDork
10/23/23 8:13 p.m.

Saw the news when this car first broke the record, I could see that it had just a few small fans but I didn't realize that just those 2 little fans were doing the work! They look like small industrial fans, almost like computer fans, not even RC aircraft EDFs...



Edit: Also the fact that you can hear him screaming throughout the run is hilarious and only possible because it's an EV laugh

MrJoshua
MrJoshua UltimaDork
10/23/23 8:34 p.m.

In reply to GameboyRMH :

I noticed that. Those fans look tiny and the airflow through that top grate looks horrible. 

 

Edit-It's definitely quick! Fun to watch. smiley

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) MegaDork
10/23/23 8:48 p.m.

Neat vehicle, but it was grating how they kept saying it was a "fast" car.  I went faster in my 100hp E36 M3box on my way to work.

 

It's a quick car, but it is not fast.

alfadriver
alfadriver MegaDork
10/23/23 9:35 p.m.

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

It would be interesting to see how quick it can be to some fast speeds.  It seems that it's capable of going to 100mph/160kph. Maybe. 

stuart in mn
stuart in mn MegaDork
10/24/23 7:03 a.m.

I assume it's geared to optimize the 0-100kph run, so in its current configuration may not be able to go much faster than that.

I was wondering what the time is for deceleration from 100 to 0, it looks like it does that pretty quickly too.

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