Sensible A-class physics
Posted April 24, 2008 by Vasco NévoaCategories: BatteryPacks, Motors
“Portuguese drivers in the greater Lisbon area last monday were surprised by a strange scenario: a crazy dude with a camera and tripod in the backseat of the car, going back and forth on the same road, over and over again, accelerating to 80 kph and then letting the car stop by itself. He spent a lot of time doing that, making the other occasional road users slightly unhappy (although he had spent all morning and over 100km to find a suitable road).
Fig.1 - Camera with tripod locked in back seat
When asked about it, he said he was videotaping the speedometer of the car during the experiment. He also had a number of strange wires and electrical devices on the floor of the car, which he explained were necessary to keep the camera rolling without danger of running out of battery power.”
Fig. 2 - power inverter to feed camera.
This could have been the headlines, if the police had caught me. But they didn’t. And I’ve got my data.
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