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shmokes:
Since nobody can satisfactorily explain to me the origin of the universe, I therefore believe in all things ridiculous.

danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: RayB on February 13, 2010, 03:18:34 am ---Hey Danny, you were saying something about flywheels?

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/02/13/020209/Porsche-Unveils-911-Hybrid-With-Flywheel-Booster


--- End quote ---

Now see, Xiaou, this is the sort of ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- that advances us. Ok, the idea of using a flywheel to store waste energy from braking has been around since the 70's. But this is brilliant. We waste a stack of energy in braking. And it takes a lot of energy to accelerate. So regenerative braking saves some of it. Now feed it back to two motors in the front wheels to boost you out of a turn. Bloody brilliant! About the only time you really need 4wd on a road car is when cornering. This way, you have 4wd at the only time you really need it, and the extra power (160hp!) is pure waste energy recycled.

This is the sort of ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- you should be drawing our attention to Xiaou. People who are knuckling down and actually achieving stuff, instead of being all mystical n ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- to obfuscate their lack of success...

Edit: I should say that YOU are being all mystical to obfuscate Steorns lack of success.

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