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Slauerhoffbrug ‘Flying’ Drawbridge
By Andrew Liszewski
Not only does this cantilevered drawbridge known as the Slauerhoffbrug in Leeuwarden, Netherlands look pretty amazing when it’s hoisting a section of the bridge into the air to let boats through, but I have to assume/desperately hope it doubles as a gigantic catapult when traffic is slow. Unfortunately something tells me that pesky ‘public safety’ issue would put a kibosh on those plans though.
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Cruden Hexatech Racing Simulator
We’ve seen many racing simulators in the past, and the Cruden Hexatech has certainly got to be one of the most expensive ones, chalking up a bill of $191,000. For that princely sum, you’ll get a simulator that is completely suspended on a hydraulic tripod, allowing you to simulate F1, NASCAR, WRC and Le Mans races. You’ll be able to receive feedback from the chassis, track, tire, suspension settings, drive trains, aero load, and all sorts of stuff. It comes with three 42-inch screens, but since you’re rich enough to get this, you could always get a specially built room and project the images on those walls, right? How do you think this compares to the Ferrari simulator?
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Palm Pre Plus spotted
The Palm Pre Plus ought to get you excited if you’re a Palm fanatic, as it will not only run on the webOS platform, but has been spotted somewhere in the FCC, where it includes a Palm model number in the Wi-Fi Certification Database known as the Palm P101EWW. In other news, the Palm Pixi might soon make its way to the FCC in order to approve its release under the Verizon wireless carrier banner.
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Aerodynamic long tail improves fuel efficiency 15 percent
While windtunnels have long been employed in aerospace and all forms of race engineering, we’re likely to see them employed more frequently in future in the quest for improved fuel efficiency from our automobiles. Ecomodder.com’s Darin Cosgrove recently added this 1.37 tailpiece to his Pontiac Firefly to improve its drag coefficient from 0.34 to 0.23 and its fuel efficiency by 15.1 percent at 90kmh (56mph)…
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