Thursday, March 23, 2006

Ariel Atom - fantastic video

[See previous]

A friend sent this video in on the Aerial Atom - you have to see the video to believe this car:

Ariel Atom

Specs:More specs here

Comments:
I would buy one of these cars in a second, but I bet they are illegal in the U.S. Motorcycles are far more dangerous and legal, but this car will be illegal because it has four rather than two wheels. Why?
 
I don't know what was cooler, the car, or the guy's face as it fluttered in the wind and g-forces.
 
How can it accelerate that fast on those skinny tires?
 
Motorcycle tires only have have a very small area that is in contact with the ground due to their rounded profile, so technically this vehicle has more tire surface area than a motorcycle.

I also seem to remember something from a intro physics class about increasing the total amount of tire against the road does not increase total traction. Or something like that...
 
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