Meme and bafflement
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wellinghallThe meme, from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
el_staplador -
Leave me a comment telling me of ten things you'd like to see. It could be a seedling in the greenhouse, my toothbrush, my favourite pair of jeans or the front door - anything you like.
And then I can photograph some of them, and post the photos here. And you don't have to think of ten things if you don't want to.
And the bafflement -
Modified Sinclair C5s
"A heavily modified C5 reached a top speed of 150 miles per hour (240 km/h) and accelerated from 0 to 60 mph in 5 seconds taking the speed record for an electric vehicle. The C5 also became the world's first electric stunt vehicle when it was driven through a 70ft tunnel of fire. A "turbo conversion" converting the C5 to 24 volts and boosting the speed to 27–30 miles per hour (43–48 km/h) is available.
During the Swiss Tour de Sol in the early 1990s, several C5s were solarised and modified to provide more range and speed. Plans were made available for these conversions, required to use the C5 legally in Switzerland.
Sinclair C5s have also been converted to jet engine power.
In 2006 another Sinclair C5 was fitted with a hybrid rocket engine for an episode of Sky TV's Brainiac science show. After evaluating the performance of three different fast foods as rocket fuels (combined with nitrous oxide), the winning fuel was used to propel the C5 in a drag race with an electric scooter."
And they sell for incredible amounts of money:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-C5_W0QQitemZ270555157380QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Collectables_OtherTransportation_RL?hash=item3efe581384
el_staplador - Leave me a comment telling me of ten things you'd like to see. It could be a seedling in the greenhouse, my toothbrush, my favourite pair of jeans or the front door - anything you like.
And then I can photograph some of them, and post the photos here. And you don't have to think of ten things if you don't want to.
And the bafflement -
Modified Sinclair C5s
"A heavily modified C5 reached a top speed of 150 miles per hour (240 km/h) and accelerated from 0 to 60 mph in 5 seconds taking the speed record for an electric vehicle. The C5 also became the world's first electric stunt vehicle when it was driven through a 70ft tunnel of fire. A "turbo conversion" converting the C5 to 24 volts and boosting the speed to 27–30 miles per hour (43–48 km/h) is available.
During the Swiss Tour de Sol in the early 1990s, several C5s were solarised and modified to provide more range and speed. Plans were made available for these conversions, required to use the C5 legally in Switzerland.
Sinclair C5s have also been converted to jet engine power.
In 2006 another Sinclair C5 was fitted with a hybrid rocket engine for an episode of Sky TV's Brainiac science show. After evaluating the performance of three different fast foods as rocket fuels (combined with nitrous oxide), the winning fuel was used to propel the C5 in a drag race with an electric scooter."
And they sell for incredible amounts of money:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-C5_W0QQitemZ270555157380QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Collectables_OtherTransportation_RL?hash=item3efe581384
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Date: 2010-05-01 03:36 pm (UTC)Eight things - pick as many as you like!
Date: 2010-04-16 07:01 am (UTC)- The first cup of tea of the day
- A bird, beast or bug from around your house or garden
- The view from your front door
- The first thing you'd grab if your house was on fire (assume
- Not necessarily the oldest thing in your house, but the thing that's belonged to you for the longest time.
- The geekiest thing you own
- A photo or picture you have hanging up around the house
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Date: 2010-04-20 08:07 am (UTC)Re: Eight things - pick as many as you like!
Date: 2010-05-01 03:36 pm (UTC)Re: Eight things - pick as many as you like!
Date: 2010-05-02 09:01 am (UTC)#2 and 5 will be done sometime, honest!
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