05-07-2007, 02:39 PM
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I just found this on YouTube and had to share it...I'm not one to usually make a thread and post a link, but O-well this is just so cool! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlJLqvrlsLs <-Mine! I called dibs... 
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05-07-2007, 03:17 PM
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| Brilliant. A bit of a waste of money on his part, but over all it was very entertaining to watch in action. | |
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05-07-2007, 06:19 PM
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| No, it's a brilliant piece of engineering!
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05-07-2007, 06:20 PM
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| Here comes the invasion... | |
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05-07-2007, 06:58 PM
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| Well it is wonderfull, I'll agree with you on that, but the practicality of it really doesn't strike me as outstanding. It is wonderful though, and I am sure with future improvements it could become a very useful form of locomotion. I think that some form of suspension is an order. Brilliant idea though! | |
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05-07-2007, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Aussie_Fencer  but the practicality of it really doesn't strike me as outstanding. | Does the practicality of a Model T that goes 10 mph strike you as outstanding?
Everything has to start somewhere...cloths first started out as dead vegetation...now look we're at.
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05-07-2007, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Aussie_Fencer Brilliant. A bit of a waste of money on his part, but over all it was very entertaining to watch in action. | Pshh... Next you'll tell me the MechWarrior I'm building is a waste of money... shows what you know! 
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05-07-2007, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by fences_like_a_lemur Does the practicality of a Model T that goes 10 mph strike you as outstanding?
Everything has to start somewhere...cloths first started out as dead vegetation...now look we're at. | Of course. It seems that my statement came out a tad more pessimistic than I had meant car. I in fact am quite impressed with its design and its maneuvering abilities. I think it is a wonderful piece of technology with a bright future, just with a few adjustments to the suspension, lol. | |
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05-07-2007, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by RPI Epeeist Pshh... Next you'll tell me the MechWarrior I'm building is a waste of money... shows what you know! | It's been done.
Uses paintball guns, is slow and ungainly.
I havethe video on my machine here, but cannot remember where I orignally found it.
As for the spider car, I find myself wishing of a gigantic shoe to whack it with...
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05-07-2007, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Aussie_Fencer Of course. It seems that my statement came out a tad more pessimistic than I had meant car. I in fact am quite impressed with its design and its maneuvering abilities. I think it is a wonderful piece of technology with a bright future, just with a few adjustments to the suspension, lol. | Wow, you are so unwilling to have a debate. Fight, mate! | |
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05-08-2007, 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Rabid Monk It's been done.
Uses paintball guns, is slow and ungainly.
I havethe video on my machine here, but cannot remember where I orignally found it.
As for the spider car, I find myself wishing of a gigantic shoe to whack it with... | No... they've been attempted but never completed fully into a real MechWarrior. I know of the one you're talking about and it has wheels and slides, not walks. Looks cool though.
Besides, you can't have just one... they have to battle!!!
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05-08-2007, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Aussie_Fencer I think it is a wonderful piece of technology with a bright future, just with a few adjustments to the suspension, lol. | The suspension isn't the problem; what needs to be worked on is the propulsion and probably the foot pads to increase traction. To achieve that, they need to make the legs move quicker which wouldn't really require much more than some more hydraulics; if they got it going faster though, they'd want to work on the feet so that they had good traction to propel it forward without slipping or losing it's footing. Another problem is that I'm not sure how well it would handle bad terrain and how well the brakes and turning work. Other wise it looks great! I guess I just found what to do for my PhD!
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05-08-2007, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by fences_like_a_lemur The suspension isn't the problem; what needs to be worked on is the propulsion and probably the foot pads to increase traction. To achieve that, they need to make the legs move quicker which wouldn't really require much more than some more hydraulics; if they got it going faster though, they'd want to work on the feet so that they had good traction to propel it forward without slipping or losing it's footing. Another problem is that I'm not sure how well it would handle bad terrain and how well the brakes and turning work. Other wise it looks great! I guess I just found what to do for my PhD! | More traction on the feet would be good, but you would have to come up with a design that not only gripped the ground, but also allowed to turn easily, because depending on the tread pattern it could make turning harder or easier. Sounds like a good PhD topic to me, good luck. | |
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05-08-2007, 10:44 PM
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| You've both got it wrong...
What he needs to be doing is scaling it up 100X and try to kill President Ulysses S. Grant and finally win the Civil War for the South!
He just has to watch out for Will Smith...
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05-08-2007, 10:45 PM
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