Meanwhile in Sweden...

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Re: Meanwhile in Sweden...

Post by Drakeule » Tue Jul 26, 2016 8:11 pm

Too hot? In Sweden? It's 95f almost every day! But I guess you could call me on the cold there.

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Re: Meanwhile in Sweden...

Post by abner_mohl » Tue Jul 26, 2016 10:20 pm

Swedish Engineer Test Flies Human-carrying Drone
http://www.gizmag.com/home-made-manned- ... ght/44539/
A Swedish engineer, in his garage, has built a flying vehicle using drones and gasoline engines.

You have to see the thing to understand how insanely simple, crazy, and cool this is. For example, the whole thing is essentially nothing more than a seat surrounded by eight drones, their spinning propellers rotating only about two feet from the passenger.

But it appears to work, though the design is without doubt not quite finalized. In a video of one of his test flights was fortunately an unmanned flight, because about three minutes in the vehicle goes out of control and crashes.

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Re: Meanwhile in Sweden...

Post by a_contemplative_life » Wed Jul 27, 2016 5:04 am

Sort of reminds me of a flying carpet.
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Re: Meanwhile in Sweden...

Post by gkmoberg1 » Wed Jul 27, 2016 10:15 pm

I am content to watch and not try this myself.

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Re: Meanwhile in Sweden...

Post by dongregg » Wed Jul 27, 2016 10:22 pm

a_contemplative_life wrote:Sort of reminds me of a flying carpet.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke
“For drama to deepen, we must see the loneliness of the monster and the cunning of the innocent.”

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Re: Meanwhile in Sweden...

Post by metoo » Thu Jul 28, 2016 3:58 pm

Below you see what happens when you try to steal from the wrong gal...

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But from the beginning Eli was just Eli. Nothing. Anything. And he is still a mystery to me. John Ajvide Lindqvist

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Re: Meanwhile in Sweden...

Post by dongregg » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:09 pm

+1 :lol:
“For drama to deepen, we must see the loneliness of the monster and the cunning of the innocent.”

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Re: Meanwhile in Sweden...

Post by Drakeule » Sun Jul 31, 2016 3:54 am

metoo wrote:Below you see what happens when you try to steal from the wrong gal...

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http://www.thelocal.se/20160728/did-thi ... f-the-year
I was going to say something, but that's one manly looking chick.

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Re: Meanwhile in Sweden...

Post by TΛPETRVE » Tue Aug 02, 2016 9:42 pm

Careful. Last time some random dude called her "manly", she tore his bollocks off, and made a tiny omelet with 'em.
Att fly är livet, att dröja döden.

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Re: Meanwhile in Sweden...

Post by PeteMork » Sat Jun 24, 2017 2:17 pm

Swedish Midsummer Dance
We never stop reading, although every book comes to an end, just as we never stop living, although death is certain. (Roberto Bolaño)

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