Wind Powered Tram

[helen m]

found this interesting article about a new wind powered tram: [url="http://www.yarratrams.com.au/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-39/44_read-1331"]clicky[/url]



and no, it doesn't have a sail on the roof - it's powered by wind generated electricity....

[jonjets]

Good story,any alternative power is fine by me that doesn't burn up our remaining resources

[iblis.raeb]

[quote name='PeterJMelb' post='21643' date='Oct 29 2009, 06:53 PM'][color="#8B0000"]

I'm a big fan of cheap gravity!

Why don't we do away with lifts in tall buildings.

We could get lift by having a balance system whereby a person jumps out with some kind of rope tied to him and the other end tied to a person on the ground.

Thus they would meet in the middle.

Then do the same with another person to complete the trips.[/color][/quote]

How about getting from the first to the ground floor and getting to the top floor from the one just below?‼

[iblis.raeb]

How was the Da Vinci exhibit???

[jonjets]

weird guy Leo,gayboy,never finished anything he did,had the Mona lisa for 13 years,and she was never finished.............brilliant man.............

[iblis.raeb]

I hit a bustling Darby day reveler filled Southbank yesterday... and yeah, the wax (resin) sculptures are very life like, particularly the old man Leonardo and the kneeling boy.



The unfinished wall fresco of the last supper is poignantly reminiscent. All in all, two many replicas and not enough originals.

[iblis.raeb]

[quote name='PeterJMelb' post='21685' date='Nov 1 2009, 04:08 PM'][color="#8B0000"]

However I believe no one would leave originals in that exhibition space as it is not very secure.

Thus the insurance would be enormous.[/color][/quote]

Very good point, Peter.

[iblis.raeb]

[quote name='PeterJMelb' post='21706' date='Nov 2 2009, 01:21 PM'][color="#000080"]Have you been to the gallery section now at Federation Square?

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Nope. <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='<_<' />