Which Tire Loses Traction First?

g. daniels wrote:

fog jell asked a serious question: i asszoom he meant to do that.
the cemetery fills with drivers once confused by the physics involved
probably from riding with the Budman(a genetically based acquired
skill)on rear axles unlocated by panhard rods, coil springs or leading
links and frankly Bike.tech talk confusing the cognitive framework for
the impresssionable reader with a lotta hapless engineering babble
wasn't going to straighten the mess out.
if yawl follow what i mean.

So, better to be easy to understand and wrong than technical and correct?


--
Benjamin Lewis

I regret to say that we of the FBI are powerless to act in cases of
oral-genital intimacy, unless it has in some way obstructed interstate
commerce. -- J. Edgar Hoover

Benjamin Lewis wrote:
g. daniels wrote:

fog jell asked a serious question: i asszoom he meant to do that.
the cemetery fills with drivers once confused by the physics involved
probably from riding with the Budman(a genetically based acquired
skill)on rear axles unlocated by panhard rods, coil springs or
leading links and frankly Bike.tech talk confusing the cognitive
framework for the impresssionable reader with a lotta hapless
engineering babble wasn't going to straighten the mess out.
if yawl follow what i mean.

So, better to be easy to understand and wrong than technical and
correct?

Hey, let's not let that "fog jell" remark go...uh, unremarked upon. NICE
ONE!

Bill "sorry, Carl " S.

Well said!


"Benjamin Lewis" wrote in message
...

So, better to be easy to understand and wrong than technical and correct?


--
Benjamin Lewis

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 18:02:49 GMT, "S o r n i"
wrote:

Benjamin Lewis wrote:
g. daniels wrote:

fog jell asked a serious question: i asszoom he meant to do that.
the cemetery fills with drivers once confused by the physics involved
probably from riding with the Budman(a genetically based acquired
skill)on rear axles unlocated by panhard rods, coil springs or
leading links and frankly Bike.tech talk confusing the cognitive
framework for the impresssionable reader with a lotta hapless
engineering babble wasn't going to straighten the mess out.
if yawl follow what i mean.

So, better to be easy to understand and wrong than technical and
correct?

Hey, let's not let that "fog jell" remark go...uh, unremarked upon. NICE
ONE!

Bill "sorry, Carl " S.


Dear Bill,

"Frog jelly" is the phrase that will give your memos a
certain spurious air of authenticity.

Carl Frog-Jelly

g.daniels wrote:

fog jell asked a serious question: i asszoom he meant to do that.
the cemetery fills with drivers once confused by the physics involved
probably from riding with the Budman(a genetically based acquired
skill)on rear axles unlocated by panhard rods, coil springs or leading
links and frankly Bike.tech talk confusing the cognitive framework for
the impresssionable reader with a lotta hapless engineering babble
wasn't going to straighten the mess out.
if yawl follow what i mean.

Why should today be different? Of course I have no idea what
you mean. That was the point, right? I assume you write in
English under another name when you have something to say.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

I ran across this interesting article/advertisement.(pdf link)

http://snipurl.com/98uc

Could be these guys have an idea about which tire loses traction, they
built what some claim is the first autonomous motorcycle for the DARPA
Grand Challenge.

On 22 Sep 2004 02:50:38 -0500, Jim Smith
wrote:

I ran across this interesting article/advertisement.(pdf link)

http://snipurl.com/98uc

Could be these guys have an idea about which tire loses traction, they
built what some claim is the first autonomous motorcycle for the DARPA
Grand Challenge.

Dear Jim,

That's a fascinating link.

Imagine bicycling along a path and having that contraption
coming toward you, stopping, and balancing!

I'd love to see a video of it, however far it got along the
DARPA course.

That raises the question--despite the "success story," there
doesn't seem to be the ghost of a hint how far the machine
got on the 250-mile course. Does anyone know?

Thanks,

Carl Fogel

writes:

On 22 Sep 2004 02:50:38 -0500, Jim Smith
wrote:

I ran across this interesting article/advertisement.(pdf link)

http://snipurl.com/98uc

Could be these guys have an idea about which tire loses traction, they
built what some claim is the first autonomous motorcycle for the DARPA
Grand Challenge.

Dear Jim,

That's a fascinating link.

Imagine bicycling along a path and having that contraption
coming toward you, stopping, and balancing!

I'd love to see a video of it, however far it got along the
DARPA course.

That raises the question--despite the "success story," there
doesn't seem to be the ghost of a hint how far the machine
got on the 250-mile course. Does anyone know?


The "winner" of the race made it 7 miles. not 17, not 70, but 7. Team
Blue, the motorcycle folks, withdrew the day of the race, I do not
know why. There are movies on the net. check:

http://www.ghostriderrobot.com

Note that one of the pictures shows some of the gear fitted to a
bicycle.

DARPA is having another race October 2005.

writes:


Imagine bicycling along a path and having that contraption
coming toward you, stopping, and balancing!


Yeah, how about the part where they say the gyro can be used to right
the cycle if it falls over. That should be enough to freak out quite
a few folks.

On 22 Sep 2004 12:59:04 -0500, Jim Smith
wrote:

writes:


Imagine bicycling along a path and having that contraption
coming toward you, stopping, and balancing!


Yeah, how about the part where they say the gyro can be used to right
the cycle if it falls over. That should be enough to freak out quite
a few folks.

Dear Jim,

Just the video of the thing balancing itself while one of
the techs tries to push it over is amazing.

I'm almost convinced that computers might someday be useful.

Carl Fogel