GM Forum - Buick, Cadillac, Olds, GMC & Pontiac chat

Performance, Brainstorming & Tuning Talk about modifications, or anything else associated with performance enhancements. Have a new idea for performance/reliability? Post it here. No idea is stupid! (please use Detailing and Appearance for cosmetic ideas)

Magnets

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Feb 25, 2003 | 12:02 AM
Share
  #11  
Teuobk's Avatar
Teuobk
Junior Member
 
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
From: Palo Alto, CA
Teuobk is on a distinguished road
Default
Originally Posted by vze3r85p
Most frames are made of aluminum
Electric currents are induced in aluminum by a moving/time-variant magnetic field, producing forces opposing the moving/time-variant magnetic field. It'* actually a really cool effect -- this effect is used for the primary braking system on rides like "Drop Zone" at King'* Island.

Originally Posted by vze3r85p
If you would have told someone the earth was round 1000 years ago the would have thought you were crazy
People have known that Earth is round for thousands of years. In fact, back in 200 BC, the Greek astronomer Eratosthenes calculated the Earth'* circumference

Sorry, pet peeve about the earth thing....
Reply
0
Old Feb 25, 2003 | 12:11 AM
Share
  #12  
vze3r85p's Avatar
vze3r85p
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Posts like a Northstar
 
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 762
Likes: 0
From: Lansdale, pa
vze3r85p is on a distinguished road
Default
Sensor'* in the bumpers and receivers in the road. It would be a smart system . Lot'* of $$$$$ , but what about the tree'*
Reply
0
Old Feb 25, 2003 | 03:51 PM
Share
  #13  
89BonnieLE's Avatar
89BonnieLE
Junior Member
Posts like a V-Tak
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 27
Likes: 0
From: Michigan
89BonnieLE is on a distinguished road
Default hey ya never know!
Hey It seems hard to believe but there was once a time with no internal combustion engines(NO BONNIES!!! ) So I guess stranger things could happen.
Reply
0
Old Mar 2, 2003 | 07:49 PM
Share
  #14  
con10der's Avatar
con10der
Senior Member
Posts like a Northstar
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 530
Likes: 0
From: Mount Vernon, Ohio
con10der is on a distinguished road
Default
sounds alot like MAG-LEV...same technology they use for trains in Europe...I my self..I'll keep my Bonne'
Reply
0
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
videos of my trans magnets
harofreak00
Lounge
27
Apr 19, 2007 08:36 PM
I got new magnets!
opensourceguy
General GM Chat
21
Mar 12, 2005 09:27 PM
Magnets...
MOS95B
1992-1999
14
Dec 5, 2004 05:21 PM
Magnets and Motherboards (Computer gurus!)
DrJay
Lounge
12
Mar 3, 2004 03:55 PM
Back to Subforum
Performance, Brainstorming & Tuning
View Next Unread
Tranny Coolers.....Suggestions




Advanced Search

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:08 PM.