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  • Posted by $ Abaco 8 years, 11 months ago
    These should sell well with the liberal, trendy preppers. That means about 5 units...
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  • Posted by Herb7734 8 years, 11 months ago
    A good idea unless you're claustrophobic. I like the egg shape. It would be like getting out every morning as if you were being reborn.
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  • Posted by ohiocrossroads 8 years, 11 months ago
    It would really be kind of useless without wheels. The 9.7 kW*hr storage battery probably weighs somewhere around 250 pounds by itself. Who wants to lug that up a mountain?

    Oh goody! They say you can tow it behind your electric car, and the turbine will recharge its battery while you drive. Wonder how much good that will do, because 750 Watts is about equal to 1 HP, and wouldn't push any car very fast. It takes about 22 HP to push an average-sized car down the road at 55 MPH.
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  • Posted by Ibecame 8 years, 11 months ago
    I like cool stuff (toys), and maybe because I am a do it yourself kind of guy, but why not buy a trailer and add the Wind Generator, solar panels, and water purifier? Wheels are usually included on a trailer.
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  • Posted by freedomforall 8 years, 11 months ago
    How well insulated? Source website http://www.ecocapsule.sk/ is down/overloaded, so can't get specs.
    Looks like it needs to be longer, slimmer and have wings, retractable landing gear, and a turbojet.
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 8 years, 11 months ago
    Tell Nancy Pelosi that is a Progressive flying machine.
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  • Posted by Temlakos 8 years, 11 months ago
    And this is tested, and workable?

    It shows this much: sun and wind can generate enough power to provide comfort in a shelter for a few people. They will not suffice for an industrial economy. For that you need something like John Galt's electrostatic motor--or a low-footprint nuclear reactor.
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  • Posted by Zenphamy 8 years, 11 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I still think it's pretty cool. I could see some places on the WA coast or a few places in the mountains.
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  • Posted by $ 8 years, 11 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I was wondering the same thing. Needing a trailer to haul it makes it a lot less portable and a lot more limiting where you can park it. Perhaps the tires are removed after you park in your location?
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  • Posted by Zenphamy 8 years, 11 months ago
    Where's the tires?? I don't think I can haul that on my back or the top of my truck.
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  • Posted by Non_mooching_artist 8 years, 11 months ago
    Ok these are really cool. The beach photo makes me think that alien pods just washed up on shore. 😜
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