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This was never serious. Technical writing e.g. in textbooks in the 1950s explain that a nuclear-power car is 'not within the bounds of reality'. https://babel.
by acidburnNSA 2y ago
This was never serious. Technical writing e.g. in textbooks in the 1950s explain that a nuclear-power car is 'not within the bounds of reality'.
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015003994194&view=1up&seq=19 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015003994194&vi...
- creshal 2y agoToday, we have nuclear powered cars on Mars. And with their amazingly powerful (checks notes) 0.13hp engine, you'll have plenty of time to admire the view.
- worstspotgain 2y agoHey, don't knock it, the West was won on 1hp.
- stragies 2y agoToday?, Curiosity landed 2012 in the Gale Crater on Mars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mission_radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-mission_radioisotope_the...
- boxed 2y agoWith no humans close to them.
- worstspotgain 2y agoHmm, I don't know, it's a concept car, not a sci-fi car. Show me a big shot realist and I'll show you an even bigger dreamer.