[Spridgets] Renewable energy (here I go, off-topic with y'all :)

[Steven Guterman]

This was excellent, I was on the floor laughing.

Steve

On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 10:46 PM, Paul Herder <george.brokaw at cox.net> wrote:

> You mean like this one?
>
> :)
>
> http://www.funnyville.com/funny-flash/dengdeng.html
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> I fly RC model airplanes - both electric powered and gasoline powered (no
> slimers).  There are electronic sound sysems available that can make your
> electric Piper Cub sound like the real thing.  The sound of a real Cub
> engine is digitized and played back through speakers in the model.  The
> engine note is sychronized to the speed of the prop.  Very realistic
> sounding.
>
> Electric car manufacturers could do the same thing.  Imagine your Chevy
> Volt
>
> with the digitized exhaust note of a Ferrari.  :-)
>
> In fact the guvment make make the car manufacturers do something like this.
> One of the big complaints with electric vehicles is that pedestrians can't
> hear them coming as well as gas or diesel powered vehicles.
>
> Rick
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>
> >I have never driven an electric car, so I can't say from experience.  And
> a
> > part of the sensory experience of driving is listening to a nice sounding
> > exhaust note............
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