Solar Powered Car Attempts to Break Record 126
Snowdon writes "Jaycar Sunswift III today started on its 4000km journey across the Australian outback, in an attempt to beat the 8.5 day record from Perth to Sydney. The team expects to complete the journey in 6 days, depending on the weather. It is a seriously innovative machine, with the aerodynamic design iteratively optimised on 80 CS lab computers over three months, custom-built carbon-fibre wheels, chassis, suspension and steering components, and custom-built power electronics and telemetry/control systems (components of which presently use Linux, but will soon run Iguana/Wombat). It is the result of several years' work by both undergraduate and postgraduate students at UNSW. Keep track of the team's progress by visiting www.sunswift.com."
Too bad their webserver isn't run on 80 computers (Score:3, Funny)
Pffft Yeah Right (Score:5, Funny)
Iteratively optimised on? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:No Roo bars? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Iteratively optimised on? (Score:2, Funny)
Trick question! Australia doesn't have computers yet... Or soap.
Re:No Roo bars? (Score:1, Funny)
Total Rice (Score:3, Funny)
Mopar or No Car!
Re:I wish them luck (Score:3, Funny)
They have an annual boat race down the river. The boats don't have bottoms, and the team members grab the boat with their hands and run Flintstones-style.
Re:Total Rice (Score:3, Funny)