3 ms·
Wait, so now I have to write a research paper on 5 topics? You said "it is ecological at heart concept" 1)can't be ecological with 2 stroke engine, EVER You
by emp_zealoth 10y ago
Wait, so now I have to write a research paper on 5 topics?
You said "it is ecological at heart concept"
1)can't be ecological with 2 stroke engine, EVER
You said "it is great to be serviceable by amateurs"
2) From 1) follows lack of "fixable with whatever".
You need high fuel pressure for good atomization and efficient burn, you need precise tolerances, you need high-grade materials for the engine to not burn fuel like crazy and not produce all kinds of nasty shit. One could go on for hours
Wikipedia claims: The engine produced very smoky exhaust and significant air pollution – nine times the hydrocarbons and five times the carbon monoxide emissions of the average European car of 2007.
Great ecology.
Another point of gravity fuel feed: guess where the tank is - directly above an aircooled engine. Top marks for safety
On the topic of safety: Yes, being hit by a modern car might actually be safer on a bike than in that thing. Sure as fuck I'd personally prefer that if it was compared to motorbike + clothes.
You might burn. The steering column might impale you. The steering wheel might take your head off. That thing literally folds on itself. It isn't speed that kills you but being crushed into a funny looking ball
The carcirogenic part was just highlight one problem. They used waste from dye production. Do you think anyone even bothered to check how toxic it is? Do you really think that waste from a soviet plant is harmless? They used it because they had no other materials available.
That sweet eco-touchy-feely recycled duroplast? Turns out you can't really dispose of it. (They ground it up and mixed it as aggregate in cement for pavement construction)
About recycling: I meant it has to be required because it usually isn't worth it (especially for normal people, not buisnesses that happen to have it by the tonne)
http://www.businessinsider.com/low-oil-prices-hurt-plastics-recycling-2016-4?IR=T http://www.businessinsider.com/low-oil-prices-hurt-plastics-...
Sure, I can use fabric shopping bags. Just to buy trash bags instead, but whatever makes you feel nice. Most of the time the supermarkets make me use a gazyllion shitty plastic bags for every single loose thing (self-weighting) anyway.