I know one of the design criteria is to allow someone to be placed between the cranks using outside assistance, but I think it will be worth while...
Not quite the same: Teflon is a long fluorocarbon chain, that by itself doesn't stick to anything, because of the nature of the carbon-fluorine...
IIRC, it's a self-assembling nanostructure that allows it to work. So you just coat it wet, and cure/dry it according to the instructions. Once...
1: That's a voltage issue, not an AC/DC issue - you can run higher DC voltage if it's useful. 2: But they are still not 100% efficient, and...
I believe current building codes in NYC prohibit above-ground storage of fuel inside a building - you can have the generators above ground just...
I am well aware of that. :cool: Just giving the 'this is the system for an irregular volume' answer. Only reason I'd actually use it in real...
Alternately stated: It takes money and energy to get oil out of a well. (Or shale, or whatever other alternate oil source you are talking about.)...
I think you halved the volume one to many times - the averaging of the corners would already have done it for you. I'd use the...
I would just like to comment that if you click on a user's name, there is an option to put them on your ignore list - and then you don't see any...
All boats have crew weight limits and engine weight limits. You just run into them quicker on small boats. (And there is usually less margin for...
More importantly, they want to simplify logistics: One fuel for everything. Then it never matters which vehicle is running low on fuel, or which...
In some things also, volume counts. One person dropping one banana peel is no problem. Ten people each dropping one banana peel is likely no...
Depending on the style of the novel, I'd wonder about trying to build a 'bumper' for the boat: A lightweight forehull, that sits a bit forward of...
Unless they are red-green colorblind...
If you are looking for a cheap, low-tech way to carry cargo, I think you are starting in the wrong place. I'd start with looking at other similar...
I've seen them in stores, and never found them all that noisy - in fact, most of them that I've seen have been very quiet. Even Consumer Reports...
From Wikipedia: Watertight bulkheads. True stern rudders. Leeboads and centerboards. Those would be the major ones; I'm sure there were...
Sailor, I think the requirements people are looking for here are more about the boat than the sails. Tell us about the boat, and we (well, they)...
The ship design has been around since about 200 BC, so over 2,000 years. As a sail-powered cargo ship, it has the same problems as any...
All of which is great if the idea is to get exercise, or to get a cheap boat to use for yourself. I don't see that as this boat's market. In...
