Comments on: The Atomic Automobile http://www.damninteresting.com/the-atomic-automobile A collection of Damn Interesting things Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:31:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Rodger Wrighthead http://www.damninteresting.com/the-atomic-automobile#comment-25239 Rodger Wrighthead Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:05:40 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=656#comment-25239 Fallout 3-esque. Fallout 3-esque.

]]> By: Zardoz-51 http://www.damninteresting.com/the-atomic-automobile#comment-24628 Zardoz-51 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:40:10 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=656#comment-24628 No Comment, At This Time. No Comment, At This Time.

]]> By: a1c http://www.damninteresting.com/the-atomic-automobile#comment-22437 a1c Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:55:05 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=656#comment-22437 Just slip off a toilet and invent the flux capacitor already. Just slip off a toilet and invent the flux capacitor already.

]]> By: Tuckerfan http://www.damninteresting.com/the-atomic-automobile#comment-18493 Tuckerfan Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:53:44 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=656#comment-18493 Ford wasn't the <i>only</i> company to have a "nuke mobile." Studebaker-Packard had the Astral, which was a single wheeled vehicle with a nuclear powerplant. Anyone interested in building their own, could probably get everything they need at United Nuclear and The Black Hole of Los Alamos. Ford wasn’t the only company to have a “nuke mobile.” Studebaker-Packard had the Astral, which was a single wheeled vehicle with a nuclear powerplant.

Anyone interested in building their own, could probably get everything they need at United Nuclear and The Black Hole of Los Alamos.

]]> By: smw http://www.damninteresting.com/the-atomic-automobile#comment-18049 smw Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:21:22 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=656#comment-18049 There may not be atomic powered autos in the near future, sad to say, but that's not to say it can't happen. I read an rticle that when the computer came out, the world market was estimated at 5 or 6. That was of the ww2 version and I think my Palm pilot has more computer power than Enniac. We do, however, have atomic vehicles, they're ships at sea, on & under it. I think a locomotive would be a logical step i n the right direction. Smaller, smarter, and self directed to a certain point. just send the golf-cart out on a nasty day for your usual pop/beer run. Credit card already online at the store. And stop flirting with that robot down the street! There may not be atomic powered autos in the near future, sad to say, but that’s not to say it can’t happen. I read an rticle that when the computer came out, the world market was estimated at 5 or 6. That was of the ww2 version and I think my Palm pilot has more computer power than Enniac. We do, however, have atomic vehicles, they’re ships at sea, on & under it. I think a locomotive would be a logical step i n the right direction. Smaller, smarter, and self directed to a certain point. just send the golf-cart out on a nasty day for your usual pop/beer run. Credit card already online at the store. And stop flirting with that robot down the street!

]]> By: Falco Peregrinus http://www.damninteresting.com/the-atomic-automobile#comment-16119 Falco Peregrinus Sat, 07 Jul 2007 19:23:32 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=656#comment-16119 <p>It would be pretty awesome if someone made this car but instead of a nuclear heat source it had a b0iler like on a Doble steam car or something. Also, the perfect guy to do something like that would be Jay Leno, because he already has a Doble, the money to do it and likes "unique" cars. Or whoever as long as it was a steam turbine driven car with that body design that runs. Also, i think the boiler on the Doble was natural gas fired so it would be fairly non polluting (not sure on the emissions or fuel for it though).</p> It would be pretty awesome if someone made this car but instead of a nuclear heat source it had a b0iler like on a Doble steam car or something. Also, the perfect guy to do something like that would be Jay Leno, because he already has a Doble, the money to do it and likes “unique” cars. Or whoever as long as it was a steam turbine driven car with that body design that runs. Also, i think the boiler on the Doble was natural gas fired so it would be fairly non polluting (not sure on the emissions or fuel for it though).

]]> By: jtrainor http://www.damninteresting.com/the-atomic-automobile#comment-13836 jtrainor Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:20:24 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=656#comment-13836 <p>You had me until "mobile Chernobyl", a term only used by agenda-pushers or the uneducated.</p> You had me until “mobile Chernobyl”, a term only used by agenda-pushers or the uneducated.

]]> By: E-hero http://www.damninteresting.com/the-atomic-automobile#comment-13323 E-hero Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:54:18 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=656#comment-13323 <p>Couldn't this be viewed as selling atomic bombs to the public, I don't know a ton about physics, but that doesn't sound good.</p> Couldn’t this be viewed as selling atomic bombs to the public, I don’t know a ton about physics, but that doesn’t sound good.

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