On 16 February 2011 17:00, RussellMc wrote: >> Also, on the video the gradient looks pretty flat too - are you sure you >> didn't mean 3 degrees, 1:30, or something? > > Note my "laws of physics" comment re lifting a mass vertically. > > You need ~10 kW to cause 1000 kg to ascend vertically at 1 m/s. He > even stated the factor of 2 implication of sine =A030 for those who may > have missed it. > > He's doing a classic "free energy" / perpetual motion / magnets / > crystals / oxygen free copper / Apple ... trust me I saw it myself, > where do you want your Brooklyn Bridge delivered to? Presumably to see > how "real engineers' rise to the challenge. > > Even from a Ningbo hotel room I can smell the sizzle of the sausages ... > > If you want "a bit of a rise" with a road joining them, Look up > Dante's view (Dante's lookout) just along from =A0Zabriski point (not > the movie). > > Over a mile and you FEEL like you could walk down it in under an hour. > Don't try! Walking down the road may =A0not be too too much wiser, > often. > > > > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Russell > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > The worlds "steepest Street" (Guinness Records) is apparently Baldwin St in Dunedin. At its steepest point it's still "only" 19 degrees or 35%. (Bit of a puffer to climb, even so). I can't really see a road approaching this steepness for any appreciable distance. Even less likely without Guinness knowing about it. RP --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .