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Who said nuclear profileration was so bad? (nuclear bicycle)
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:19 pm
by kevin
I just had a wonderful idea. Behold!

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:45 am
by kevin
Come on guys, this is important stuff.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:46 am
by coriolis
Concept good. Details needed.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:47 am
by kevin
The box underneath the seat is where the reactor goes.

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:58 am
by coriolis
Now I get it.
Looks darn good to me.
Throw in a fuel rod and away you go.
For long trips, you could carry a spare in your jersey pocket.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:22 pm
by GalvestonDuck
Wouldn't you need special...uh, erm...bike shorts to ride one of those things?
You say "reactor" and all I can think about is Chinatown, Three Mile Island, and Chernobyl.
I'll take pedals, thank ya very much. Besides, isn't a bike for recreation and exercise?
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:08 pm
by coriolis
It wouldn't bother me and kevin. It has to do with brass....
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:15 pm
by kevin
GalvestonDuck wrote:Wouldn't you need special...uh, erm...bike shorts to ride one of those things?
You say "reactor" and all I can think about is Chinatown, Three Mile Island, and Chernobyl.
I'll take pedals, thank ya very much. Besides, isn't a bike for recreation and exercise?
In my schematic the radiation is directed downward so you'd really just need protecting shin pads and shoes. Or you could lift your legs up.
I am sure in the event of a reactor core problem the only person who might die would be the rider. A very slim chance. I'd be more concerned with headgear.
And bikes are for recreation and exercise in America, but not the developing world. Think of the possibilities! The Chinese are going to be buying cars soon and there's only room for our pollution in this world, so if they get nuclear powered bicycles the problem is solved.
Also, because of problems with engines breaking down in extreme places (antarctica, saharan desert), the nuclear bike would be a supurb choice for exploration in those remote locales.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:17 pm
by kevin
coriolis wrote:It wouldn't bother me and kevin. It has to do with brass....
Yep!
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:03 pm
by brunota2003
and i thought i had seen everything...

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:03 pm
by brunota2003
hey, im now a TD, YAY!!!!!

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:45 pm
by coriolis
brunota, you can ride the beta version.