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LordHuffnPuff
Title: Mahna Mahna
Joined: Jan 12 2009
Location: Fairyland
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The M-B Fuel Cell Roadster
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March 26, 2009 -- Mercedes Benz has released pictures of an intriguing (if not practical) design study where century old tradition meets transport technologies of the future. The historical roots of the F-CELL Roadster are immediately recognizable in its large spoked wheels that hark back to the the first car developed by Karl Benz in 1886. Pair this with a modern-day hybrid drive system with a 1.2 kW (1.6 hp) electric motor powered by small fuel cell and you have one very modern roadster in a classic quadricycle package.
Mercedes has not specified what type of fuel is used but as a typical fuel cell is only 50% energy efficient, it needs to be capable of 2.4 Kw (3.2 hp) to drive the electric motor at full power. The F-Cell quadricycle has a top speed of 25 km/h (15 mph) and a claimed range of 350 km (218 miles). The Steering wheel, brake and throttle pedal have all been replaced by a center console mounted joystick controlling the vehicle with drive-by-wire technology. The quadricycle doesn't look to have any out-board friction brakes so we can only presume all braking is via the electric motor.
The concept was build by 150 Daimler AG trainees which included junior employees from the fields of automotive mechatronics, model-building, electronics, coating technology, manufacturing mechanics, product design, and interior appointments. The prime objective of the project was to integrate the topic of alternative drive systems into training with hands-on experience. |
I need to procure one and drive around in a top hat and monocle.
http://www.gizmag.com/mercedes-benz-f-cell-roadster/11331/
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Black Zarak
Title: Big Coffin Hunter
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No, you need to drive it with a tophat and FUTURE monocle
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Cameron
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I can't really see any use for this other than maybe driving around a park or something.
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Slayer1
Title: ,,!,, for you know who
Joined: Sep 23 2008
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| Black Zarak wrote: |
| No, you need to drive it with a tophat and FUTURE monocle |
Just out of curiousity.... what's a future monocle?
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TheRoboSleuth
Title: Sleuth Mark IV
Joined: Aug 08 2006
Location: The Gritty Future
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| Black Zarak wrote: |
| No, you need to drive it with a tophat and FUTURE monocle |
Just out of curiousity.... what's a future monocle? |
Its like what the terminator had, or most cyborgs.
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Black Zarak
Title: Big Coffin Hunter
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I was thinking more of like a single lense with all sorts of doo-dads and heavy metal bits. And it definitely shoots lasers.
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Rycona
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| Black Zarak wrote: |
| I was thinking more of like a single lense with all sorts of doo-dads and heavy metal bits. And it definitely shoots lasers. |
Yea, I imagine that the current practical monocle usage will be made obsolete in the future, because laser eye surgery will be nearly infallible as well as affordable.
If the future, they may fix people's eyes with specially rendered laser eye surgery monocles.
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Black Zarak
Title: Big Coffin Hunter
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Hahaha, like just average people doing it on the street. "Hold still my good man!" zzzzzzz... "There! Now you have perfect 20/20 vision!"
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
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| RobotGumshoe wrote: |
| Slayer1 wrote: |
| Black Zarak wrote: |
| No, you need to drive it with a tophat and FUTURE monocle |
Just out of curiousity.... what's a future monocle? |
Its like what the terminator had, or most cyborgs. |
i was actually thinking it would be closer to the snake's eyepatch in MGS4
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TheRoboSleuth
Title: Sleuth Mark IV
Joined: Aug 08 2006
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| username wrote: |
| RobotGumshoe wrote: |
| Slayer1 wrote: |
| Black Zarak wrote: |
| No, you need to drive it with a tophat and FUTURE monocle |
Just out of curiousity.... what's a future monocle? |
Its like what the terminator had, or most cyborgs. |
i was actually thinking it would be closer to the snake's eyepatch in MGS4 |
And that would be a future eyepatch. 
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Ba'al
Title: Zerg Zergling
Joined: Mar 02 2008
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How about a scouter? Cyberpunk is where it's at.
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TheRoboSleuth
Title: Sleuth Mark IV
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| Ba‘al wrote: |
| How about a scouter? Cyberpunk is where it's at. |
Steam Pressure turns the gauge. It can only take so much before the pressure causes it to explode, when your reading someones power level and ITS OVER 9000!!!!
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Tyop
Title: Grammar Nazi
Joined: May 04 2008
Location: Sauerkrautland
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That Mercedes-Benz is sweet. I'll have to ask the Lord if he won't buy me one.
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