The British Bloodhound car will need "bullet-proof wheels" when it tries to break the land speed record in 2012.I never knew that rivalry in the land-speed record contest was so serious.
Monday, 15 November 2010
Hitting a moving target
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It is just that any loose gravel on the road will have the kinetic energy of a bullet.
ReplyDeleteIf the front wheels eject any loose gravel or small stones at those speeds, they will get an awful lot of kinetic energy - and may well damage, even pierce, the rear wheels.
What a buzz-kill, Ironmistress! Anyway, I prefer caltrops. Or spiky wheel hubs, if racing side by side.
ReplyDeleteWell, the British Secret Service has a long tradition on spiked hubs, if the James Bond flicks are to be believed :-)
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