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Old 04-26-2009, 10:20 PM   #9 (permalink)
Tourigjm
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The Vue - '03 Saturn Vue
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We posed this question in Aircraft design class, would making every passenger on a 737 contribute some pedal power make the jet more efficient.

turns out we would have to carry even more weight to carry water to keep everyone hydrated... this lowers efficiency

the human power didn't even make up for the added weight of water/food
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