Living in the Future

It occurred to me just the other day, that I'm living in the future. It may be the present for the teenagers running about, but for me, it's the future. I'm really impressed by a lot of the gadgetry we've managed to come up with, but I also feel a little ripped off. Where's my personal jet pack?

We at the very least they should be able to make me a flying car...then again since their are roughly $7,000 in safety features built into a car before they spend a dime on any other design features it would take a miracle to make a car that also meets FAA standards. ($7K, explains why cars are so expensive and still don't have any headroom.)

We here are a couple flying cars just to show that imagination is not actually dead in the auto industry.

http://www.gizmag.com/pal-v-flying-car/22032/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=777d5a65fe-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email



This one I like a little better. I think their will be a few 1st world enthusiasts who would buy a flying car but most users will be missionaries and flying doctors. This second one seems like a better design for that purpose and I believe its connected to the son of Nate Saint, one of the missionaries killed in 1956 by Ecuadorean villagers.



This is the flying car that's perhaps closest to production. http://www.gizmag.com/terrafugia-prototype-first-flight/22047/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=3bb0ba5f39-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email

71 mpg

I'm frequently commenting on the horrid state of econuts in America. What's got my goat now is hybrid cars. I'm not anti-hybrid completely, my dad designed a hybrid in the late 70's with 4 wheel drive, and 4 wheel steering. My dad was an inventor and a mad genius. He envisioned a car with 4 induction electric motors, 1 over each tire and a super efficient 2 cycle gas engine to keep the batteries topped off. His car actually recharged the batteries when you hit the brakes. Anyway, he abandoned the project because gas prices weren't quite bad enough to get people to buy it AND because you've got to mine the lithium for the batteries so its really not that eco-friendly anyway.

Modern hybrids are ridiculous. They don't actually get better gas mileage than a standard car. I call that a failure. Then theirs the all electric vehicles with 100 mile range. Completely impractical. Say you want to go 105 miles. You've got to stop and charge your car for 8 hours. With power rates being what they are you actually pay more per mile.

Everytime I turn around someones talking about how smart they are in Europe, well for a change I agree. Europe has been investing in clean diesel for a long time and they are very close to making it. Ford now has a new Fiesta that goes 71 mpg. Can you get it in the US...nope. Econuts have green washed our economy. Pop culture environmentalism says hybrids are the way to go so you don't get to have the option of something that works.

I have a dream folks, that one day the news media will stop propgandizing for the left and cover what's really out there that's news worthy.

http://www.gizmag.com/ford-fiesta-econetic-technology/21943/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=4483461352-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email

Perhaps the answer is to make the car small. Here's a couple ideas from MIT I do think are ingenious.



The smallest car ever made for production was the P50 which originally sold for just over $300. The Peel Company will be releasing replicas of the classic soon, but thanks to the unionized workers and massive safety restrictions, and just plain greed on behalf of automakers it will now sell for $12,676.

http://www.gizmag.com/ford-fiesta-econetic-technology/21943/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=4483461352-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email



And here's an alternate fuel for you:

Amazing Car of the Future

Are you ready for the car of the future? It looks nice, but that central joystick will be tough to get used to. I worry that I'd buy one and have to hire my nephew to drive me around in it.

The New Mercedes Benz SCL600

Fun with driving

Susan phones her husband, Nick, at work for a chat.
Nick: "I'm sorry dear, but I'm up to my neck in work today."
Susan: "But I've got some good news and some bad news for you, dear."
Nick: "OK darling, but as I've got no time now, just give me the good news."
Susan: "Well, the air bag works."