Smarter speed bump using non-Newtonian liquid
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Smarter speed bump using non-Newtonian liquid
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Re: Smarter speed bump using non-Newtonian liquid
#2Being Spanish, I know someone will stab those with a knife or a screwdriver the first day they are installed. That someone might even be me.
I mean I'm happy they are proud of their invention but, please. Don't make me laugh.
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#3This is going to be fun. Some people will learn that it's soft at slow speeds and will assume it's always soft and severely damage their cars.
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#4This is going to be fun. Some people will learn that it's soft at slow speeds and will assume it's always soft and severely damage their cars.
No tears shed by me. Speed limits are to be obeyed, not ignored.
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#5This a really interesting idea. The problem of stabbing/puncturing can be solved by moving the liquid lower in the ground and having a floating more robust layer above. I imagine it would be particularly useful in places like outside hospitals where ambulances would prefer a smooth ride if possible.
However, I'm sure we used to make a liquid with similar properties when we were children out of cornflower (?) and water.
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#6Increased expense and fragility to reduce the impact of going over speed bumps that (if properly designed) already have less impact when drivers are at out below the desired speed? Seems to me that there are likely more durable me cost effective ways to spend that money, such as making sure that bumps actually are properly sized /shaped for their target speeds.
This seems like an interesting concept that's worth the effort and expense only for very niche applications.
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#7Being Spanish, I know someone will stab those with a knife or a screwdriver the first day they are installed. That someone might even be me. I mean I'm happy they are proud of their invention but, please. Don't make me laugh.
I was actually thinking it's a brilliant application but no where near durable enough to be practical.
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#8A student startup built something similar for potholes, which i think is a better use of the tech (1). Essentially road repair crews could carry a couple bags of the fluid and drop the bag into a pothole, where it would confirm to the shape of the hole while stiffening on impact from the tires. Unsurprisingly this was invented in Cleveland.
1. http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-04/bouncy-thic...
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#9Immediately brings to mind the shield exercise in Dune which only the slow blade can pierce. Can't recall if it had a name.
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#10This is going to be fun. Some people will learn that it's soft at slow speeds and will assume it's always soft and severely damage their cars.
No tears shed by me. Speed limits are to be obeyed, not ignored.
Let's see if you shed a tear when a car breaks and city hall (this is, all the citizens, including you) has to pay for it.