Well at least he can be sure the paint has properly dried!

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 12:57 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23930675

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 12:59 pm

...imagine if he had a Corvette (or some other car made of plastic)

YouTube · Post by **Sailor** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 1:23 pm

"As a precautionary measure, the City of London has agreed to suspend three parking bays in the area which may be affected while we investigate the situation further."

Horses and stable doors?

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 1:41 pm

why not just put a solar collector in its path and light a few street lamps?

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 2:38 pm

I know you don't mean it literally the way it's written, but...

lewd lude lover wrote:why not just put a solar collector in its path and light a few street lamps?

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:59 pm

he does mean it the way he wrote it lol a solar collector uses the suns rays to produce heat then electrickery

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 5:11 pm

Nope, but to put a solar collector in the path of the rays (blocking them out) so that you then need to put streetlights in to make it light again?

That would be a bit pointless! So I'm assuming he meant stick a solar panel in and store the electrickery, to light street lamps later on when it's dark.

But maybe he did mean the first thing, after all?

Ok, I've lost the plot now

This coupled with too much head scratching over piling and possible track movements today, has done my head in.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 5:12 pm

by in the way I assumed he meant where the car was parked

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 7:51 am

Sorry guys, I think I asked you to make too many leaps of logic in one go maybe

If you were to place some kind of solar collector/accelerator/photovoltaic device within the arc of the focus from this building you could probably harness quite a bit of solar energy. Energy that could then be used to light street lamps later in the day, heat water, charge your rampant rabbits

As we build taller and taller buildings (I'm thinking 2-4km for residential etc) this could be a very neat way of gathering free solar energy. Rather than melting cars.

Post by **Lude-dude** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 9:51 am

if it melts cars then that's some good solar energy,

which begs the question why don't they make some kinda collector and focus this on solar farms?