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Car
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In 1910, magician Harry Houdini was the first solo pilot to
fly a plane in Australia. He taught himself to drive an automobile
just so he could drive out to the airfield- and he never drove
again! |
In 1994, new cars put out cleaner air then they took in in
LA, due to the high concentration of Co2 in the air and ability
of cars to burn the Air. |
If you are in an automobile when lightning strikes,you are
generally safe. This is due to the Farrady effect in which
the electricity disapates over the area of the car. There would
be a potential difference(Pd or V(volts)) between different
points across the area of say the roof for example. This effect
causes circles of electricity over the 'cage' of the car. |
35 MPH is the average speed most cars travel on interstate
highways during peak morning and afternoon rush. |
Women spend more than $65 million on new cars and trucks, influence
80 percent of all new-car purchases, and bought 60 percent
of new cars in 2000. |
160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil,
the world's widest road.
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