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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Loopwing toy car runs on wind power]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm not going to call shenanigans on this quite yet... but 5 mph wind for 5 minutes = 3.5 hours of run time?  That sounds insane...<br><br>If it is really that efficient, than this next idea isn't really useful... but if that windmill was connected to a capacitor... it could be ready to charge the car at a later time even if there was no wind. <br><br>Thoughts?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kennyb123]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2007 11:22AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Loopwing toy car runs on wind power]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</guid><description><![CDATA[Okay... research done... Engadget, get your facts straight.<br><br>5 minutes of 18 km/h (11 mph) equals 3:30.  3 hours and thirty minutes? NO!<br><br>THREE MINUTES AND THIRTY SECONDS.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kennyb123]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2007 11:27AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Loopwing toy car runs on wind power]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</guid><description><![CDATA[WOW!!!  sorry engadget... i check your site about 5 times a day... but i gotta say, PWNED!!!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[hickhamt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2007 1:01PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Loopwing toy car runs on wind power]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</guid><description><![CDATA[ruh roh someone didn't read the article before blogging it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[tchiseen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2007 11:29AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Loopwing toy car runs on wind power]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</guid><description><![CDATA[And this surprises you, why?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[LikesGadgetsWillTravel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2007 2:29PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Loopwing toy car runs on wind power]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</guid><description><![CDATA[Another correction:<br><br>it's a Team Associated RC10 kit car. ^_^ Unless you grew up in Japan.<br><br>I'm a hobbyist.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[David]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2007 11:41AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Loopwing toy car runs on wind power]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</guid><description><![CDATA[The rechargeable vehicle runs for 1-2 minutes for each 5-10 minute of charge, according to this post.  Also has a video.<br><br><a href="http://www.transporttrends.com/mvnforum/mvnforum/viewthread?thread=1569" rel="nofollow">http://www.transporttrends.com/mvnforum/mvnforum/viewthread?thread=1569</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2007 11:39AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Loopwing toy car runs on wind power]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</guid><description><![CDATA[That seems like about 15 minutes of fun.  For 3500 Yen = $30... that's $120/hr.  You could get one of those mini-RC racers Geeks and friends sold for $5 each, and stack up a pile of batteries.<br><br>Not a toy.  Demonstration, maybe.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[LikesGadgetsWillTravel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2007 2:36PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Loopwing toy car runs on wind power]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</guid><description><![CDATA[David, nice call on the Team Assoc RC-10.  Hey remember when speed controllers had servos with wiper arms?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[StaffordshireBT]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2007 3:30PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Loopwing toy car runs on wind power]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/31/loopwing-toy-car-runs-on-wind-power/</guid><description><![CDATA[RC10 is NOT a Tamiya. It's from Associated. Tamiya had the Hornet and the Frog which were also very popular.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigbrainblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 3rd 2007 12:28AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>