Lightyear One - from solar racer to commercial product

[rmay635703]

Originally Posted by oil pan 4

Cobalt and war, I don't recall seeing a link.
But cobalt, slavery and child labor go together like peanut butter, jelly and bread.

There are reasons we are now forced to throw away most of our recyclables

[oil pan 4]

All those jobs promised by the green new deal. That's what a lot of them will look like.

[aerohead]

Originally Posted by rmay635703

There are reasons we are now forced to throw away most of our recyclables

I believe that the World Almanac lists cobalt as one of the strategic materials of which the US has zero,and must cozy up to bad actors,in order to import enough for our pistons,even from our sworn enemies.All USA refined petroleum products require cobalt.When you go the the gas station in your MADE IN THE USA whatever, to fill up,you can thank Vladimir Putin.And the US 7th-Fleet will be there 24-7-365, to make sure Middle East petroleum and Russian cobalt make it over here safely,so we can make it to our political rallies and bad-talk the commies.

[All Darc]

A car that is "blonde girl" proof :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4nghGR3B08

Parking easy even for blondes...

[All Darc]

Tesla's "glass metal" had different results :

First was fine :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-0UdLOC2iQ

But then : https://youtu.be/6Q3uaepRCl4?t=73

Was the exact same ball???
Or the guy was stronger that day???

Anyway if the window was slightly curved instead od straight, if would resist better.
Test (looks the same kind of ball) with curved "metal glass" :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWzUh53H_VU

[RedDevil]

Glass can only take so much before it breaks. It builds up tension that can be latent for years until the final straw unloads it.
If they hadn't run that test before the unveiling the windows would have coped well.

My parents used to have a long narrow low table of which the top was a sheet of glass supported by the corners. It was more than a meter long and at least 10 mm thick and quite heavy. It has taken a lot of abuse over the years, including me as a toddler using it as a trampoline. When my parents pulled me away they marveled that the glass did not break as they saw it bend down deep.

Then one day someone dropped a tiny fragile worked crystal liquor glass on it from maybe 10 cm above its surface. An enormous bang as it shattered in hundreds of flints. And right in the middle of the carnage was the liquor glass, unharmed...

[All Darc]

Uhnn... so do you think the glass in the unveiling was the same from previous test?
Remamber they did in two windows.

By the way, the video of the VW glass test was not using a Tesla "metals glass" but a usual VW glass, if we read the video description:

"A demonstration intended to show the strength of the windows on Tesla's first pickup truck went wrong when Elon Musk’s team threw a metal ball at them.
I've made the same test with a normal window and the metal ball didn't even scratch the glass!
How hard is a normal window compared to the Tesla Cybertruck window?
In this video, I've tested how hard is a lateral window from a VW Golf.
In the first test, I threw in the glass with a 0.5kg metal ball - test passed successfully.
In the second test, I hit the window with a 1.25 kg hammer - test passed successfully.
In the last test, I hit the window with a 4 kg hammer and the window breaks instantly.
After I broke the normal window I decided to make the new window indestructible adding one the exterior a 4mil Safety film from Armolan and on the interior a 1.5mil Film Hp Eldorado from Armolan this is how you make an Armor Glass.
The result was awsome the window didn't break after I hit him repeatedly with a 4 kg hammer and a 0.5kg metal ball.
I found out that the side windows are really hard to break.
The metal ball didn't even scratch the glass, my window faced a 4 kg hammer."

If the hammer in the video are real... I have my doubts. Anyway if the hammer had sharp head it would broke the glass.

I saw people with cars usings films against vandamism, for windows, and the windows even so use to crack when hit with small hammers, despite hold, like a bullet proof window when get shot with bullets.

I'm not sure about micro tension bulid up, but I know glass can have micro invisible cracks that accumulate over time. I oncesaw a glass cup of juice explode on table, when I waxmixing it with a small long spoom to dissolve sweetner.

Originally Posted by RedDevil

Glass can only take so much before it breaks. It builds up tension that can be latent for years until the final straw unloads it.
If they hadn't run that test before the unveiling the windows would have coped well.

My parents used to have a long narrow low table of which the top was a sheet of glass supported by the corners. It was more than a meter long and at least 10 mm thick and quite heavy. It has taken a lot of abuse over the years, including me as a toddler using it as a trampoline. When my parents pulled me away they marveled that the glass did not break as they saw it bend down deep.

Then one day someone dropped a tiny fragile worked crystal liquor glass on it from maybe 10 cm above its surface. An enormous bang as it shattered in hundreds of flints. And right in the middle of the carnage was the liquor glass, unharmed...

[Xist]

In 2018, the U.S. imported 11% of the petroleum it used, the lowest since 1957.[9] The largest sources of U.S. imported oil were: Canada (40%), Saudi Arabia (11%), Venezuela (9%), Mexico (8%), and Colombia (4%).

So, the biggest sworn enemy that we are supporting is Canada, eh? .4 x 11 = 4.4. We pull 4.4% of our oil from our hat and 1.21% from Saudi Arabia.

We should really try to get that down to 1.2%!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrol..._United_States

[oil pan 4]

Yeah Canada with help from england is the only county to lay siege to the United States and burn Washington dc.
We got our ass kicked by canada, how sad is that?

Saudi is only our friend for as long as we buy their oil and sell them weapons. Stop either one and see how long we stay on their Christmas card list.
Venezuela, Mexico and Columbia have to sell their oil to some one.

[All Darc]

K.I.T.T (Pontiac Firebird) could be a good car to turn to a solar electric.

It have a large surface for solar cells.