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Old 04-07-2011, 06:35 PM   #4 (permalink)
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cop:where's your mirror?
you:right there. (pointing at the camera)
cop:it's not a mirror
you:no, it sends a 3.5 megapixel image to this videoscreen here

(a thought:what power consumption would there be for such an apparatus? Would it be less than the cost of the air drag from regular mirrors? How much more enviromentally friendly is the manufacture of a mirror compared to a mini LCD display and camera?)
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I think you missed the point I was trying to make, which is that it's not rational to do either speed or fuel economy mods for economic reasons. You do it as a form of recreation, for the fun and for the challenge.
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