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That is insanely cool!

@Banjerboef

A car that continually accelerates (such as in a crowded city) will burn a lot more fuel, and release more pollution. A hybrid doesn't have this problem since the engine will always be running at the optimal speed. So in a situation where there is a lot of starting and stopping, electric cars have the advantage in terms of efficiency.

@Banjerboef

Now you're moving the goalposts. You said that the whole concept was useless and stupid. When I counter with the obvious advantages, you just say "what if?"

Tell me, which is more likely?
1: You're driving to work on an average weekday
2: You're going on a vacation to the alps.



A car with solar panels has a whole host of other problems, a hybrid is generally far more practical. Solar-powered cars suffer from absolutely atrocious acceleration; they produce a very small amount of torque. To offset this, solar powered cars must have a very large upward surface area, be very light, and be very aerodynamic. Good luck getting that up a steep hill.

Brilliant!

Woah man, that's pretty crazy. Nice discovery! Any plans on what to make with it?

It's got a really smooth leg motion, but there's a couple of problems with it. The cogs powering/linking it are very loose, you'd be better off using Conundrumers circle gears. (http://www.algodoo.com/algobox/details.php?id=28444)

It doesn't have very high clearance, but I suppose that's a matter of preference.

Putting weight on polygons can sometimes make it glitch. It's good practice to create the feet seperately, out of circles and squares. It makes it stronger.

But other than that, good walker.

One question though, how are the Klann linkages modified?

Neat. Did you use a program to make it?

Oh, and s_noonan, that website is a good reference. Thanks for the link. (even though it wasn't directed at me)

Pretty decent, few problems though. The can drops a great height, and that would shake the shit out of it. The coins are way heavier than the cans, and realistically would never be able to knock one out.

Also I don't quite seen the point of the spinning coin-holder to the right. You'd achieve the same effect with just a ramp.

Great. Smooth walk, steady pace, clean manufacturing.

I notice you're using some crazy hinge thing to transmit power. How do you do that, and what's to stop the connection warping the axle of the cog it's connected to?

Nicely done, Jon.

Thanks s_noonan, I hope so. I think it's the first on Algobox, using a materials inertia to sort them.

No, it's b2. I didn't even know there was a more recent one.

Damn it Fred! a 1/4 failure rate, but only when somebody else tests it. I feel like it's jinxed or something.

AlgodooInfinity, if you like this one check out my gravity one as well.

http://www.algodoo.com/algobox/details.php?id=57571

Damnit, I was working on one of these. Beat me to it.

Damn, that's smart. Nice gun man.

Thanks guys! The reception for this was better than I expected.

Phenomenal.

Cheers Xray.

The flags on the ship show the direction of the wind, face the sails in the direction of the wind and the ship will move, using the rudder to keep the ship on course.

Of course, when the wind's coming directly at you you're rather fucked, unless there is something I'm missing.

Hah, cheers Noonan. That was pretty much my thought process through the whole thing.

You have no idea how awesome that sounds coming from you. You were one of the first people to "wow" me when I got into Algodoo.

Thanks. I used to change it in the final design but then couldn't be bothered colour-scheming everything once things got more complex. Muted, transparent colours on a black background are way easier on the eyes.

Not a watchmaker, just a chem student with far too much time on his hands.

Rules need much more clarification.

Cheers noonan.
I just wish you'd posted it an hour ago, when I wasn't halfway through my next project (operating on the same principle)

But seriously, thanks. There's a huge lack of specific, constructive criticism in Algobox, and that'll be useful for improving the NEXT GEN models!

"3. The flux capacitor that is set at 3 needs to be set to 7 for better performance."

^ I've thought about that, but I'm not sure how to implement it with this design. If you've got any good ideas, PM me. I'm stumped.

Absolutely mindblowing

Thanks s_noonan!

Bear in mind it's a bit unpolished... but I just got sick of the endless tinkering.

Shit yeah!

Thanks guys

Neat!

This will be incredibly useful!

Thanks s_noonan!