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Money4Nothing2000 t1_j0beamk wrote
Reply to comment by Ancient_Persimmon in Tesla Semi 500-Mile Trip Video Shows Truck May Have Had a Lower GVW Than 81,000 Lb by Ssider69
Looked like 6 footers to me.
Money4Nothing2000 t1_j08ffmg wrote
Reply to comment by Ancient_Persimmon in Tesla Semi 500-Mile Trip Video Shows Truck May Have Had a Lower GVW Than 81,000 Lb by Ssider69
I was actually wrong.
Those were 6ft Jersey barriers, which weight about 2400 lbs each, give or take. That's 26,400 lbs for 11 of them.
I've seen flatbeds carrying 20. Here's a truck carrying 18.
Money4Nothing2000 t1_izz0uf5 wrote
Reply to Tesla Semi 500-Mile Trip Video Shows Truck May Have Had a Lower GVW Than 81,000 Lb by Ssider69
If you look at how many of the concrete highway dividers were loaded, it looked like about 12 tons worth. If that's the max loading of a Tesla truck, that's pathetic.
Money4Nothing2000 t1_jdin98h wrote
Reply to World’s first solar panel 'carpet' on railway tracks may generate electricity by diacewrb
I'm an electrical engineer, and, just...HAHAHAHAHAA.
There's no freaking way this works. Those solar panels will be destroyed by vibration, and covered in dust and oil, and be worthless in no time. These guys DON'T have some special robust panels that will survive. Also, panels that are flat have like 40% less energy output than tilted panels.
And how the hell are you gonna connect inverters and cables to panels in a LONG STRAIGHT LINE? Like, the most idiotic topology for a solar panel installation.
We have tons of space to put panels THAT ARE NOT RUN OVER BY TRAINS, why don't we put there there?