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Principia Discordia => Techmology and Scientism => Topic started by: Richter on December 16, 2008, 05:57:36 PM

Title: Will they run? A few 1930's physics / engineering puzzles.
Post by: Richter on December 16, 2008, 05:57:36 PM
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/12/15/will-these-vehicles-run/
Title: Re: Will they run? A few 1930's physics / engineering puzzles.
Post by: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on December 16, 2008, 06:51:25 PM
Those are incredibly amusing!
Title: Re: Will they run? A few 1930's physics / engineering puzzles.
Post by: Richter on December 16, 2008, 06:59:16 PM
The real fun is in how you explain it. 

Respectively, overcoming friction / inertia, or the fact that your action is bolted to your equal and opposite reaction kind of keep them from running.