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INSANE 245 mph (394 kph) using thousands of AA batteries
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Nevada agreed to shut down a state highway for the torpedo-shaped car's attempt to top 300 mph (483 kph) -- which would shatter the old mark of 245 mph (394 kph), set by an American team in 1999 using a similarly streamlined car powered by thousands of "AA" batteries.
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/sci....ap/index.html
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Brian says (9:16 AM): I was looking at houses in Ottawa... I actually have a temptation in me to move
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Originally Posted by Athens
The article says this new team's car is powered by 52 batteries, compared with the one from 1999, which used "thousands" of "AA" batteries. 
They didn't say what type of batteries the new group is using...
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Is that supposed to be cheaper than gas ?
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Is that supposed to be cheaper than gas ?
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only if you buy energizer
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http://www.mafia-designs.com
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I bet they are Lithium Polymer batteries.
We can use a 3oz 11v LiPo cell in the place of a 10oz 8cell 9.6v NiCd pack now and run for 30 minutes compared to 8 minutes before.
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I think the long term environmental effects from battery waste would soon be much more serious than our current oil-polution issues. Even rechargable batteries have to be replaced.
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Is that supposed to be cheaper than gas ?
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These are just for breaking records, we arnt going to be driving cars that run on AA. But serious who would have thought that 6000 AA Batteries could power a car to those speeds.
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Brian says (9:16 AM): I was looking at houses in Ottawa... I actually have a temptation in me to move
Jeff ******* says (9:19 AM): Eww, Ottawa is gross. It's infested with politicians, and presently, 1 Harper as well.
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wouldn't it be annoying if you put one in the wrong way and had to take them all out again to change it.
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You can't eat all those hamburgers, you hear me you ridiculous man?
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The adventures of humans always reaching for the frontier. Hopefully the research that lead to this achievement will help all of us in energy efficiency.
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