Electric roads

[Khunajawdge]

Don't you just hate this BS; A road made of Glass? h34r: ?

 

[bigtallguy]

I don't hate it, if it works and solves a problem then why not?

 

[ionbeam]

While not exactly the same, in the '60s the University of Missouri-Rolla developed Glassphalt. Glassphalt met the Asphalt Institute requirements for medium speed traffic, roughly 40 mph. The asphalt blend uses 5% to 40% of crushed glass in place of stone and sand. In this blend ratio it has slightly less traction than standard asphalt. Missouri has been using Glassphalt for about 50 years. There has also been some usage in other states and locations, including NYC. The original thinking was to use Glassphalt as a way to keep glass out of dumps and landfills while being less expensive than recycling.

They might as well mix the glass with a little indium and stick some wires in it. It will be exciting to see how the Electric Roadway stands up to the heavy snow plows and snow removal equipment in the northern states. I'm am absolutely sure that road salt would just love to meet the electrical grid in the road.

 

[Zorlac]

I'll split the difference on cost, just fill all the current potholes that can swallow my front wheel and we'll call it even.

 

[Khunajawdge]

I'll split the difference on cost, just fill all the current potholes that can swallow my front wheel and we'll call it even.

Amen to that!

Here's another road tidbit;

The Eisenhower interstate system requires

that one mile in every five must be straight.

These straight sections are usable as airstrips

in times of war or other emergencies.

 

[BwanaDik]

I don't hate it, if it works and solves a problem then why not?

+1

Yea, if it works, why not?

 

[ionbeam]

Here's another road tidbit;

The Eisenhower interstate system requires

that one mile in every five must be straight.

These straight sections are usable as airstrips

in times of war or other emergencies.

FWIW Snopes

 

[Bustanut joker]

Damnit Alan.... Why you gotta always take the fun out of things like this?

Next thing you're going to disprove is the theory that Chuck Norris was pissed and punched the ground in Japan..

 

[HotRodZilla]

Hmmmmmmmmm...That's interesting. I wonder what the final cost on that would be though. How would we keep them clean enough to actually continue converting sunlight to energy after a year or two of use?

 

[SacramentoMike]

Hmmmmmmmmm...That's interesting. I wonder what the final cost on that would be though. How would we keep them clean enough to actually continue converting sunlight to energy after a year or two of use?

Easy.

I really believe that the solution to our energy problems is out there, because humans are creative and imaginative and there's money to be made. It's been my observation that people like science fiction writers and wild-eyed dreamers come up with the ideas, and engineers and technicians figure out how to implement them. If you're old enough to remember "**** Tracy" and all his gadgets, most of them can be bought at Radio Shack now. If it isn't "glass roads" (and I wouldn't rule it out), it'll be something else, and lots of us will live to see it.

p.s., Why does a Zamboni have a passenger seat?

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[Bustanut joker]

p.s., Why does a Zamboni have a passenger seat?

So I can ride on it and moon Red Wings and Mighty Duck fans...

 

[HotRodZilla]

Hmmmmmmmmm...That's interesting. I wonder what the final cost on that would be though. How would we keep them clean enough to actually continue converting sunlight to energy after a year or two of use?

Easy.

I really believe that the solution to our energy problems is out there, because humans are creative and imaginative and there's money to be made. It's been my observation that people like science fiction writers and wild-eyed dreamers come up with the ideas, and engineers and technicians figure out how to implement them. If you're old enough to remember "**** Tracy" and all his gadgets, most of them can be bought at Radio Shack now. If it isn't "glass roads" (and I wouldn't rule it out), it'll be something else, and lots of us will live to see it.

Hmmmmmmmm...Good idea. Either that or this:

But either one of those mamajammas is gonna take forever.

Unfortunatley, I think that as long as people continue to breed and live as long as we currently do, a solution to our energy problems will be out of reach, and even if it's not, we are going to run out of food, water or room.

 

[RadioHowie]

Unfortunatley, I think that as long as people continue to breed and live as long as we currently do, a solution to our energy problems will be out of reach, and even if it's not, we are going to run out of food, water or room.