[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] THIS IS COOL ... (but not real)

[Paul Garmon]

On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 10:37 PM Allan Sherman <allanpsherman at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Here is an article from 2017 debunking this and similar proposals:
>
> https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/27/16203096/traffic-gyroscopic-vehicle-concept-ridiculous-ideas-video-watch
>

Yup.  Of course, a private company sending rockets (and people) into space
also sounds ridiculous, no?

Well, there are a few places (besides DisneyWorld) that do have some mildly
"futuristic things":

   - How New York's Roosevelt Island Sucks Away Summer Trash Stink : NPR
   <https://www.npr.org/2017/07/26/539304811/how-new-york-s-roosevelt-island-sucks-away-summer-trash-stink>

   - Roosevelt Island Tramway - Wikipedia
   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_Island_Tramway>

   - has a song ;-> Eleanor Friedberger - Roosevelt Island - YouTube
   <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4h51YBt2lA>



Oops, just realized that I sent this to the wrong email addr on the last
try:

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Paul Garmon <paul.garmon at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 10:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] THIS IS COOL ...

Hi,

We'll call the last one "SimCity fights a building fire?"  [see: The Sims
1- Cooking Fire - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fZM0u336Qw>]

Just to say...  if the building had a sprinkler system and you had a
pandemic to kill off traffic, then this is all moot.

Yes, does seem like an "artist's rendering".  Personally, this makes much
more sense, just bring nozzles and water hoses up, and maybe just hook over
a railing or something?  For rescues, sure, drones could just tote
something like an enclosed airplane slide tube up and have escapees latch
it onto something.  Far simpler means something that works, yes?

   - DJI R&D head dreams of drones fighting fires by the thousands in
   'aerial aqueduct' | VentureBeat
   <https://venturebeat.com/2019/04/20/dji-rd-head-dreams-of-drones-fighting-fires-by-the-thousands-in-aerial-aqueduct/>
   (note the part of the article about a "computer glitch" being
   responsible for Notre Dame fire is one of those stupid reporting errors:
   there was a glitch in that the fire alarm may have reported the fire in the
   wrong location -- the fire itself seems likely caused [though still
   unknown?] by improper disposal of smoking materials [cigarettes], which
   probably smoldered for a long time, at least if you subscribe to Occam's
   razor!
   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor#:~:text=Occam's%20razor%2C%20Ockham's%20razor%2C%20Ocham's,friar%20William%20of%20Ockham%20(%20c.>
   )


The idea that big vehicles could somehow travel over traffic has been
around for a while, but delicately on two wheels like a stunt driver?  I'm
not convinced.  Here's one from a few years back you've probably seen?

   - Elevated Bus That Drives Above Traffic Jams - YouTube
   <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vVlBe94dCs>


Paul



On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 10:07 PM David Wiederspahn <dwiedertoo at gmail.com>
wrote:

> If you look at the last frame of the video when it stops, it is clearly a
> CGI (Computer Generated Image).  If you replay the video, you can see other
> indications of it being CGIs, especially in the pedestrians. An interesting
> concept but I don't see how it would work, at least the part of a
> severely top heavy load balancing on line contact while making dynamic
> turns.  I guess a massive, vertical axis gyroscope could manage it but,
> while an interesting concept, I don't think it would be ultimately
> practical.  If the hovering drone part could work, why not just fly it to
> the fire?
>
> David Wiederspahn
> 1 Leonard Ave #3
> Cambridge, MA 02139
> 617-520-4756
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 9:49 PM George Gamota <ggamota at stma-llc.com> wrote:
>
>> But is it real or just a proposal on a drawing board?
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* LCTG <lctg-bounces+ggamota=stma-llc.com at lists.toku.us> *On
>> Behalf Of *jjrudy1 at comcast.net
>> *Sent:* Monday, June 8, 2020 9:18 PM
>> *To:* Lex Computer Group <LCTG at lists.toku.us>; Jason Feightner <
>> jf8ner at hotmail.com>; Judy Mir <judithmir at me.com>; Janice and Harry Tagen
>> <janicetagen at metrocast.net>
>> *Subject:* [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] THIS IS COOL ...
>>
>>
>>
>> This is unbelievable!!
>>
>>
>>
>> John Rudy
>>
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